AMERICUS, Ga. – The Lander women's tennis team recorded its first shut out of the season Saturday afternoon as the Bearcats blanked Georgia Southwestern, 9-0, in a Peach Belt Conference match at the Susan K. Smith Tennis Complex.

Lander, which improves to 4-0 overall and 2-0 in the PBC, will next host Francis Marion at 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 3. The Hurricanes drop to 3-5, (0-2).

In singles, No. 1 Yuriko Ono (LU) def. Maria Taboada (GSW) 6-1, 6-3; No. 2 Caroline Yodice (LU) def. Celia del Castillo (GSW) 6-4, 6-4; No. 3 Ivanka Mocic (LU) def. Hannah Ayers (GSW) 6-3, 6-1; No. 4 Nelli Lius (LU) def. Charli Allen (GSW) 6-1, 6-2; No. 5 Julia Suzuki (LU) def. Anneliese Leahy (GSW) 6-0, 6-2; and No. 6 Isabella Schulz (L) def. Kendall Crew (GSW) 6-3, 3-6, 10-2.

In doubles, No. 1 Yodice/Schulz (LU) def. Tobada/Castillo (GSW) 8-2; No. 2 Ono/Lius (LU) def. Ayers/Lauren Resnick (GSW) 8-0; and No. 3 Mocic/Suzuki (LU) def. Crew/Leahy (GSW) 8-1.