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Lander advances past Drury at NCAA's Round of 16

SURPRISE, Ariz. - The No. 8-ranked Lander men's tennis team advanced to the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Division II National Tournament Wednesday when the Bearcats blanked No. 13 Drury, 5-0, at the Surprise Racquet & Tennis Complex. (Tournament Bracket)

Lander improves to 18-3 and will face the winner of No. 7 Concordia/No. 19 Northwest Missouri State at 12 p.m., Thursday. Drury ends the season at 23-2.

In doubles, No. 1 Adam Jonsson/Loic Minery (L) def. Maximilian Hepp/Jorge Nadal (D), 8-1; No. 2 Thibaut Leoussoff/Marc Hofer (L) def. Sebastien Amato/Christian Ibsen (D), 8-4; and No. 3 Benjamin Salle/Diego Zegarra (L) def. Damien Minguez/Sacha Mourier (D), 8-1.

In singles, Leoussoff gave Lander a 4-0 lead with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Jakub Sipos at the No. 3 position, then Minery clinched the victory with a 6-1, 6-3 triumph over Sebastien Amato at No. 2.

The remaining matches were halted when Lander secured the needed points for the victory.

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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
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
Benjamin Salle

Benjamin Salle

Junior
Diego Zegarra

Diego Zegarra

Senior