GREENWOOD - The seventh-ranked Lander men's tennis team earned its third straight shutout and its seventh of the season Sunday when the Bearcats defeated Young Harris, 9-0, in a Peach Belt Conference match at the Joe Cabri Tennis Center.
Lander improves to 13-3 overall and 8-1 in the PBC, while Young Harris drops to 11-9, 2-7.
In singles, No. 1 Vincent Verpeaux (L) def. Guilherme Frias (YHC) 6-2, 7-5; No. 2 Marc Hofer (L) def. Brecht Vangrinsven (YHC) 6-3, 6-2; No. 3 Ristomatti Lanne (L) def. Sebastian Edin (YHC) 6-3, 6-1; No. 4 Niklas Terhorst (L) def. Abel Pigache (YHC) 6-1, 6-0; No. 5 Oscar Axelsson (L) def. Raul Quevedo (YHC) 6-1, 6-2; and No. 6 Diego Zegarra (L) def. Sebastian Dartnell (YHC) 6-3, 6-2.
In doubles, No. 1 Oscar Axelsson/Adam Jonsson (L) def. Guilherme Frias/Raul Quevedo (YHC) 9-8; No. 2 Vincent Verpeaux/Paulo Fernandes (L) def. William Edin/Sebastian Dartnell (YHC) 8-3; and No. 3 Samuel Poutignat/Niklas Terhorst (L) def. Abel Pigache/Brecht Vangrinsven (YHC) 8-5.