GREENWOOD – The No. 6-ranked and second-seeded Lander men's tennis team punched its ticket to the Peach Belt Conference Tournament championship match on Monday as the Bearcats topped No. 11-ranked and third-seeded North Georgia 4-2 in the semifinals at the Joe Cabri Tennis Center.

Lander (14-1) picked up its second win of the season over North Georgia (10-4) and will face No. 1-ranked and top-seeded Columbus State in the championship match on Friday. 

The Bearcats took the first point of the day Tommaso Rossin and Matthew De Groot won 6-2 at No. 2 doubles, followed by a 6-2 win from Kim Oshiro and Jamieson Nathan at the No. 3 spot. 

After North Georgia took the day's first singles point, Hugo Regner put the Bearcats up 2-1 as he earned a 6-4, 6-3 win at the No. 6 singles position. Nathan delivered a 6-2, 6-3 victory at No. 5 to bring Lander one point away from victory. The Nighthawks cut the lead to 3-2, but Mikael Erler fought his way to a 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 victory to send Lander to the title match. 

Lander will be looking for its 12th PBC Tournament championship on Friday and its first since 2002.  

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