FRANKLIN SPRINGS, Ga. – The No. 6-ranked Lander men's tennis team dropped just one set on its way to a 7-0 sweep of Emmanuel on Friday afternoon. 

The Bearcats (5-0) matched their best start since 2013, while Emmanuel (3-4) fell to its third PBC opponent of the season. 

Lander lost a total of four doubles games on its way to the first point of the match. Adam Elliget and Axel Cronje combined for a 6-1 win at the No. 1 position and Guillaume Tattevin and Kim Oshiro clinched the first point of the day with a 6-1 win at the No. 2 slot. The duo of Matthew De Groot and Jamieson Nathan also won 6-2 at the No. 3 position. 

The Bearcats controlled singles play by winning in straight-sets at five of the six positions. Tommaso Rossin extended the Bearcat lead to 2-0 with a 6-3, 6-0 win at No. 6 and Elliget won 6-4, 6-2 at the top spot. Oshiro clinched the match at No. 5 with a 6-2, 6-1 victory. Tattevin, battled to a 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 win at No. 2, Nathan cruised late in a 7-6, 6-2 win at the No. 4 slot, and Thomas De Negri ended the night with a 6-4, 7-6 win at No. 3. 

Lander returns to the courts for a home doubleheader against Belmont Abbey on Thursday at 2:00 p.m.

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