GREENWOOD - The No. 8-ranked Columbus State women's tennis team dealt Lander its second loss of the season Saturday afternoon when it defeated the Lady Bearcats, 8-1, in a Peach Belt Conference match at The Joe Cabri Tennis Center.
CSU improves to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the PBC, while Lander moves to 2-2, 0-2.
In singles, No. 1 Beatriz Leon (C) def. Yuriko Ono (L) 6-0, 6-3; No. 2 Camila Tobar (C) def. Ivanka Mocic (L) 6-1, 6-1; No. 3 Anni Poikola (L) def. Saravinder Pannu (C) 6-1, 6-7, 11-9; No. 4 Kirsa Utech (C) def. Caroline Yodice (L) 6-0, 6-0; No. 5 Olivera Tadijin (C) def. Renata Mello (L) 6-3, 6-2; and No. 6 Rachael Williams (C) def. Lauren French (L) 6-1, 6-2.
In doubles, No. 1 Kirsa Utech/Camila Tobar (C) def. Maggie Elliott/Ivanka Mocic (L) 8-2; No. 2 Beatriz Leon/Giorgia Vitale (C) def. Caroline Yodice/Lauren French (L) 8-1; and No. 3 Rachael Williams/Olivera Tadijin (C) def. Yuriko Ono/Renata Mello (L) 8-3.