AUGUSTA, Ga. - The No. 5-ranked Lander men's tennis team captured its Peach Belt Conference opening match Wednesday afternoon when the Bearcats defeated No. 41 Augusta University, 8-1, at the Newman Tennis Center.

The Bearcats improve to 3-1 overall and 1-0 in the PBC, while Augusta drops to 5-2, 0-2.

In singles, No. 1 Marc Hofer (L) def. Patrick Oliveira (A) 6-1, 3-6, 8-6; No. 2 Chris Devoize (L) def. Joao Ferreira (A) 6-1, 6-2; No. 3 David Korsten (L) def. Arthur Andrade (A) 6-3, 6-3; No. 4 Loic Minery (L) def. Joao Gabriel Freitas (A) 6-4, 6-2; No. 5 Thomas Sevel (A) def. Alexandre Springer (L) 6-4, 6-3; and No. 6 Ozan Cildir (L) def. Gabriel dos Santos (A) 4-4, retired.

In doubles, No. 1 Chris Devoize/Alexander Regner (L) def. Patrick Oliveira/Joao Gabriel Freitas (A) 9-8; No. 2 David Korsten/Marc Hofer (L) def. Thomas Sevel/Moritz Gehlhaus (A) 9-8; and No. 3 Loic Minery/Ozan Cildir (L) def. Joao Ferreira/Gabriel dos Santos (A) 8-3.