GREENWOOD – The seventh ranked Lander men's tennis team claimed its sixth shutout of the season Saturday when the Bearcats defeated North Georgia, 9-0, in a Peach Belt Conference match at the Joe Cabri Tennis Center.

Lander improves to 12-3 overall, and 7-1 in the PBC, while North Georgia drops to 8-7, 1-7.

In singles, No. 1 Vincent Verpeaux (L) def. Mateus Camasmie (UNG) 6-1, 6-1; No. 2 Marc Hofer (L) def. Giovani Santos (UNG) 6-1, 6-0; No. 3 Adam Jonsson (L) def. Alexander Reinauer (UNG) 7-5, 7-6; No. 4 Ristomatti Lanne (L) def. Mario Mesquita (UNG) 6-0, 6-2; No. 5 Diego Zegarra (L) def. Cameron Mistr (UNG) 6-0, 6-2; and No. 6 Oscar Axelsson (L) def. Matheus Pineda (UNG) 6-3, 6-4.

In doubles, No. 1 Oscar Axelsson/Adam Jonsson (L) def. Mateus Camasmie/Rodrigo Magan (UNG) 8-3; No. 2 Paulo Fernandes/Vincent Verpeaux (L) def. Sam Gantt/Giovani Santos (UNG) 8-2; and No. 3 Samuel Poutignat/Niklas Terhorst (L) def. Alexander Reinauer/Matheus Pineda (UNG) 8-6.