SPARTANBURG, S.C.  – The Converse University men's tennis team secured their best victory of the season thus far by defeating the No. 21 Lander Bearcats by a not-doubt score of 6-1.

Senior Marty Letessier and sophomore Lucas Walker won 6-3 at No. 2 doubles over the No. 22 ranked pairing in the nation. Freshmen James Hardy and Patrick Flood capped off the doubles point with a 6-3 victory at No. 3 doubles.

Lander took No. 1 singles with the Valkyries taking every other court. Junior Manuel Roncero won his first set at No. 2 singles 6-2 and forced a tiebreaker in set two before winning set three much easier at 6-2.

Junior Takuma Furumaki won 6-4, 7-6 at No. 3 singles, winning his second-set tiebreaker 7-3.

Walker won 6-2, 7-5 at No. 4 singles, securing the match for the Valkyires.

Letessier won set one at No. 5 singles easily at 6-1 and sealed the match with a 6-4 victory.

Hardy responded to narrowly losing set one at No. 6 singles by cruising to a 6-1 victory in set two and securing the match with a 6-3 victory in set three.

Next Up For Converse:
With the team's match against Lincoln Memorial originally scheduled for tomorrow, Feb. 24 canceled due to travel restrictions faced by the Railsplitters, the Valkyries are back in action Saturday, March 7 as they host the Georgia College Bobcats. The match is set to begin at 1 P.M.

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