FLORENCE, S.C. | Columbus State University defeated Young Harris College 5-0 in the quarterfinals of the 2017 Peach Belt Conference Men's Tennis Tournament Friday (April 21) afternoon at the Dr. Eddie Floyd Florence Tennis Center.

The No. 9 Cougars, who are the tournament's No. 1 seed, improved to 19-3, while the No. 8 seeded Mountain Lions fell to 10-12. CSU will face No. 5 seed Flagler College in a 1 p.m. semifinal match Saturday (April 22), while the Mountain Lions will face No. 4 seed and cross-mountain rival University of North Georgia in a 1 p.m. elimination match Saturday (April 22).


#9 COLUMBUS STATE 5, YOUNG HARRIS 0
Singles competition
1. #43 KP Pannu (CSU) def. Mateo Besada (YHC) 6-2, 6-3
2. Zach Whaanga (CSU) vs. Daniel Tiboldi (YHC) 3-6, 6-4, unfinished
3. Paul Sprengelmeijer (CSU) vs. Alex Pavel (YHC) 7-6, 5-3, unfinished
4. Matei Avram (CSU) def. Raul Quevedo (YHC) 6-3, 6-3
5. Jorge Vargas (CSU) vs. Javier Villar (YHC) 6-2, 3-5, unfinished
6. Shao-Yu Yu (CSU) vs. Tim Fleerkamp (YHC) 6-2, 5-4, unfinished

Doubles competition
1. KP Pannu/Maciej Kierkus (CSU) def. Alex Pavel/Raul Quevedo (YHC) 8-2
2. Zach Whaanga/Matei Avram (CSU) def. Jan-Niklas Graetz/Javier Villar (YHC) 8-1
3. Paul Sprengelmeijer/Jorge Vargas (CSU) def. Mateo Besada/Tim Fleerkamp (YHC) 9-7

Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1,4)