GREENWOOD - The No. 29-ranked Lander women's tennis team snapped a six-match losing streak Sunday when the Lady Bearcats defeated the University of Montevallo, 6-2, in a Peach Belt Conference match at The Joe Cabri Tennis Center.
Lander improves to 6-7 overall and 4-6 in the PBC, while Montevallo drops to 6-12, 2-11.
In singles, No. 1 Nikola Polcerova (M) def. Marion Courbis (L) 6-2, 6-2; No. 2 Elise Sancelme (L) def. Allison Howell (M) 7-5, retired; No. 3 Anni Poikola (L) vs. Anais Robert (M) 6-4, unfinished; No. 4 Ivanka Mocic (L) def. Grace-Laura Rowe (M) 6-0, 6-3; No. 5 Alyssa Savill (L) def. Octavia Saunders (M) 6-0, 6-2; and No. 6 Lori Flick (L) def. Meagan Stevens (M), by default.
In doubles, No. 1 Nikola Polcerova/Anais Robert (M) def. Marion Courbis/Renata Mello (L) 8-2; No. 2 Elise Sancelme/Alyssa Savill (L) def. Allison Howell/Grace-Laura Rowe (M) 8-4; and No. 3 Ivanka Mocic/Maggie Elliott (L) def. Meagan Stevens/Octavia Saunders (M) 8-2.