Columbus, Ga. - Lander handled six-seeded Georgia College & State on Friday afternoon, winning 4-1 in the first round of the Peach Belt Conference tournament.

Nick Beamish and Markus Sorensen started the afternoon in No.1 Doubles, coming out victorious 6-4. Hugo Regner and Matthew De Groot won No.2 Doubles with the same result.

Regner started off No.1 Singles defeating his opponent 6-4in two straight sets. De Groot won his No.3 Singles match with the same score as his teammate. With only one more point needed for match-play, Emilien Baradel went to a tiebreaker set, ultimately triumphing 6-3, 7-6.

The Bearcats will play the two-seeded and #8 ranked Flagler on Saturday morning at 11 am. This is a rematch of last year's semifinals, where the Bearcats fell 2-4.

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