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May 18, 1998

Lander's dynasty in II men's tennis continues with sixth straight title

Lander continued its dominance in Division II men's tennis by capturing its sixth consecutive NCAA Division II Men's Tennis Championship May 8-11 at the Cooper Tennis Center in Springfield, Missouri.

Lander, which began competing as an NCAA member institution in 1992-93, defeated Barry in the title match, 5-1.

The Senators started quickly, winning two of the three doubles matches. Frank Potthoff, Jan Grueninger and Erik Friberg then won their singles matches to clinch the title.

Lander advanced to the title match by defeating Hawaii-Hilo, Central Oklahoma and Florida Southern in the preliminary rounds.

The Senators completed a 20-0 campaign and join Southern Illinois-Edwardsville as the only team to win six consecutive titles.

First Round

Lander 5, Hawaii-Hilo 0; Central Okla. 5, Rollins 2; Abilene Christian 5, Francis Marion 2; Fla. Southern 5, Lees-McRae 0; Armstrong Atlantic 5, Presbyterian 1; Northwood 5, Bloomsburg 0; Ouachita Baptist 5, West Fla. 4; Barry 6, Erskine 0.

Quarterfinals

Lander 5, Central Okla. 2; Fla. Southern 5, Abilene Christian 4; Northwood 5, Armstrong Atlantic 3; Barry 5, Ouachita Baptist 4.

Semifinals

Lander 5, Fla. Southern 1: Barry 5, Northwood 3 .

Third Place

Fla. Southern 5, Northwood 3

Doubles -- No. 1: Marek Kolar-Remco Lambers, Northwood, def. Alberto Bonfil-Ameya Chandavarkar, 8-1; No. 2: Volker Bargenda-Patrick Ney, Fla. Southern, def. Rogier Eijking-Danny Silvestri, Northwood, 8-6; No. 3: Norman Schuelein-Eduardo Carvallo, Fla. Southern, def. Mattias Nehlin-Mark Orsmond, Northwood, 8-6.

Singles -- No. 1: Bonfil, Fla. Southern, def. Kolar, Northwood, 6-4, 6-2; No. 2: Lambers, Northwood, def. Bargenda, Fla. Southern, 6-1, 6-1; No. 3: Suspended; No. 4: Chandavarkar, Fla. Southern, def. Danny Silves-tri, Northwood, 6-2, 6-1; No. 5: Norman Schuelein, Fla. Southern, def. Mattias Nehlin, Northwood, 6-3, 6-1; No. 6: Mark Orsmond, Northwood, def. Eduardo Carvallo, Fla. Southern, 6-4, 6-2.

Championship

Lander 5, Barry 1

Doubles -- No. 1: Frank Potthoff-Laio Teixeira, Lander, def. Iphton Louis-David Cardozo, 8-3; No. 2: Jan Grueninger-Martin Kahm, Lander, def. Herbert Bende-Lior Chalbianski, Barry, 8-3; No. 3: Alan Murray-Jean Max Mangones, Barry, def. Erik Friberg-Raul Campos, 9-8 (7-3).

Singles -- No. 1: Potthoff, Lander, def. Bende, Barry, 6-3, 6-4; No. 2: Grueninger, Lander, def. Chalbianski, Barry, 6-0, 6-1; No. 3: Suspended; No. 4: Suspended; No. 5: Suspended; No. 6: Erik Friberg, Lander, def. Jean Max Mangones, Barry, 6-1, 6-3.