Third-Seeded Cougars Advance with 5-0 Win over Lander at PBC Tennis Tournament

Jonesboro, GA - Columbus State got the 2009 Peach Belt Conference Tennis Championship off to a good start, defeating Lander 5-0. The third-seeded Cougars move to 16-4 on the season with the win, while #6 seed Lander falls to 8-8.

CSU got off on the right foot in the match, taking a 3-0 lead after the doubles matches. Frank Suarez and Diego Motivar closed out the win by swiftly taking care of business in singles. Suarez defeated Damien Cordesse 6-0, 6-1, while Motivar knocked off Juan Manrique 6-1, 6-2. The other singles matches were halted at that point as CSU had the required five wins to seal the victory.

The Cougars advance to face #2 seed Armstrong Atlantic State on Saturday at 3 PM. The Cougars and Pirates have met twice in 2009, with AASU winning 6-3 in Savannah in February, and then taking a 5-0 win on April 3 in the Blue-Gray tournament in Montgomery.

Here are Friday's full match results:

Columbus State 5, Lander 0

 Singles competition

1. Frank Suarez (CSU) def. Damien Cordesse (LU) 6-0, 6-1

2. Dimitri Caron (CSU) vs. Levan Clark (LU) unfinished

3. Nemanja Djuric (CSU) vs. Sheharyar Wali (LU) unfinished

4. Diego Motivar (CSU) def. Juan Manrique (LU) 6-1, 6-2

5. Paul van Rensburg (CSU) vs. T.C. Valle (LU) unfinished

6. Luis Gonzalez (CSU) vs. Maxime Desmars (LU) unfinished

Doubles competition

1. Luis Gonzalez/Frank Suarez (CSU) def. T.C. Valle/Sheharyar Wali (LU) 8-3

2. Dimitri Caron/Paul van Rensburg (CSU) def. Damien Cordesse/Juan Manrique (LU) 8-6

3. Diego Motivar/Nemanja Djuric (CSU) def. Levan Clark/Gary Bertoldo (LU) 8-6

Match Notes:

Lander University 8-8

Columbus State 16-4

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