GREENWOOD - The No. 5-ranked Lander men's tennis team won all but one doubles match Saturday afternoon to claim an 8-1 Peach Belt Conference victory over No. 13 Columbus State at The Joe Cabri Tennis Center.
Lander improves to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the PBC, while the Cougars slip to 4-2, 1-1.
In singles, No. 1 Chris Devoize (L) def. KP Pannu (C) 6-2, 7-5; No. 2 Marc Hofer (L) def. #48 Marco Almorin (C) 6-4, retired; No. 3 Loic Minery (L) def. #43 Jorge Vargas (C) 6-0, 6-1; No. 4 David Korsten (L) def. Zach Whaanga (C) 6-2, 6-4; No. 5 Ozan Cildir (L) def. Maciej Kierkus (C) 6-3, 7-5; and No. 6 Alexander Regner (L) def. Benedikt Wilde (C) 7-5, 6-3.
In doubles, No. 1 Marco Almorin/Maciej Kierkus (C) def. Marc Hofer/David Korsten (L) 8-3; No. 2 Chris Devoize/Alexander Regner (L) def. KP Pannu/Zach Whaanga (C) 8-4; and No. 3 Loic Minery/Ozan Cildir (L) def. Benedikt Wilde/Jorge Vargas (C) 9-8.