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Men's tennis falls to Armstrong in PBC title match

FLORENCE - The No. 7-ranked Lander men's tennis team saw its 11-match win streak come to an end Sunday when the Bearcats fell to No. 4-ranked Armstrong State, 5-2, in the finals of the Peach Belt Conference Tournament hosted by Francis Marion at the Dr. Eddie Floyd Tennis Center. Earlier Sunday, the Bearcats advanced to the championship match with a 5-2 win over third-seeded and No. 20 ranked Georgia College, 5-2, in the semifinal round.

Second-seeded Lander moves to 15-3 overall and will learn this week whether it will earn a berth into the national tournament. Top-seeded Armstrong is now 20-4 overall and Georgia College is 13-8.

Against Armstrong in doubles, No. 1 Adam Jonsson/Loic Minery (L) def. Marek Pesicka/Otakar Lucak (A) 8-5; No. 2 Pablo Gor/Ignacio Hernandez (A) def. Thibaut Leoussoff/Marc Hofer (L) 8-2; and No. 3 Benjamin Salle/Samuel Poutignat (L) def. Luca Cerin/Damian Okrutny (A) 8-4.

In singles, No. 1 Fernando Bogajo (A) def. Marc Hofer (L) 6-1, 6-2; No. 2 Pablo Gor (A) def. #44 Benjamin Salle (L) 6-2, 6-1; No. 3 Otakar Lucak (A) def. Loic Minery (L) 6-4, 6-2; No. 4 Luca Cerin (A) vs. Thibaut Leoussoff (L) 4-6, 6-2, 3-0, unfinished; No. 5 Jan Porteset (A) vs. Adam Jonsson (L) 7-5, 2-6, 2-1, unfinished; and No. 6 Ignacio Hernandez (A) def. Diego Zegarra (L) 6-2, 7-6 (7-4).

Against Georgia College in doubles, No. 1 Adam Jonsson/Loic Minery (L) def. Vincent Castermans/Yannick Hass (GC) 8-3; No. 2 Jannik Kumbier/Taylor Powell (GC) def. Thibaut Leoussoff/Marc Hofer (L) 8-5; and No. 3 Benjamin Salle/Samuel Poutignat (L) def. Mattia Campus/Pedro Ecenarro (GC) 8-6.

In singles, No. 1 Yannick Hass (GC) def. Marc Hofer (L) 6-2, 6-4; No. 2 Benjamin Salle (L) def. Vincent Castermans (GC) 6-3, 6-4; No. 3 Loic Minery (L) vs. Jannik Kumbier (GC) 6-3, 4-5, unfinished; No. 4 Thibaut Leoussoff (L) def. Pedro Ecenarro (GC) 6-3, 6-4; No. 5 Adam Jonsson (L) def. Anton Waern (GC) 7-6 (7-3), 6-0; and No. 6 Samuel Poutignat (L) vs. Taylor Powell (GC) 5-7, 3-2, unfinished.

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Players Mentioned

Marc Hofer

Marc Hofer

Sophomore
Adam Jonsson

Adam Jonsson

Senior
Thibaut Leoussoff

Thibaut Leoussoff

Sophomore
Loic Minery

Loic Minery

Junior
Samuel Poutignat

Samuel Poutignat

Senior
Benjamin Salle

Benjamin Salle

Junior
Diego Zegarra

Diego Zegarra

Senior

Players Mentioned

Marc Hofer

Marc Hofer

Sophomore
Adam Jonsson

Adam Jonsson

Senior
Thibaut Leoussoff

Thibaut Leoussoff

Sophomore
Loic Minery

Loic Minery

Junior
Samuel Poutignat

Samuel Poutignat

Senior
Benjamin Salle

Benjamin Salle

Junior
Diego Zegarra

Diego Zegarra

Senior