FLORENCE, S.C. – The No. 6-ranked Lander men's tennis team picked up straight-set victories from three of its singles players, including the clincher from Kim Oshiro, to beat Mount Olive and advance to the semifinals of the City of Florence Invitational on Friday afternoon. 

Lander (2-0) will play for a spot in the title match tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. against Palm Beach Atlantic. The championship will begin 2:00 p.m.

Guillaume Tattevin and Oshiro gave Lander a win 6-0 at No. 2 doubles and, after Mount Olive answered with a win at No. 1, Adam Elliget and Matthew De Groot earned the doubles point with a 7-6 win at No. 2. From there, the Bearcats dominated singles play. Jamieson Nathan breezed at No. 4, 6-0, 6-0, and Tommaso Rossin picked up another point with a 6-2, 6-1 win at the No. 6 spot. Oshiro finished the match at No. 5, winning 6-2, 6-2.

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