GREENWOOD – The No. 8-ranked Lander men's tennis team cruised past non-conference opponent Coker College, 9-0, in the season-opening match for both teams Saturday at The Joe Cabri Tennis Center.
In singles, No. 1 Marc Hofer (L) def. William Marrafao (C) 6-0, 6-4; No. 2 Benjamin Salle (L) def. Mark Watt (C) 6-0, 6-2; No. 3 Thibaut Leoussoff (L) def. Simon Bergbom (C) 6-3, 6-0; No. 4 Loic Minery (L) def. Felix Schweyer (C) 6-1, 6-1; No. 5 Adam Jonsson (L) def. Dominic Allan (C) 6-0, 6-0; and No. 6 Diego Zegarra (L) def. Alex Arkin (C) 6-0, 6-0.
In doubles, No. 1 Adam Jonsson/Loic Minery (L) def. William Marrafao/Simon Bergbom (C) 8-3; No. 2 Marc Hofer/Thibaut Leoussoff (L) def. Mark Watt/Bhomik Saini (C) 8-2; and No. 3 Benjamin Salle/Samuel Poutignat (L) def. Dominic Allan/Alex Arkin (C) 8-1.
Lander will next travel to Georgia Gwinnett on Saturday, Feb. 7 for a non-conference match.