GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- The 43rd ranked Tusculum College men's tennis team capped off an undefeated South Atlantic Conference record at the Nichols Tennis Complex in the 2015 season with an 8-1 win over Lincoln Memorial University on Thursday.

Lukas Winkelmann sealed the victory for Tusculum (14-1, 7-1 SAC) in the top spot with his 47th-straight regular season singles victory, topping Joshua Coulthard by a 6-4, 6-3 margin. Nicolas Planchard picked up a win over LMU's (6-5, 5-3) Will Sparks (6-2, 6-4) in the second flight.

Leon Seiz and Joshua Peress fought hard in the fourth spot, but Seiz was able to earn a narrow 6-2, 1-6, 10-2 win. Tashique Kader and Toby de Klerk had little trouble in the fifth and sixth spots respectively. Kader blanked Guilherme Rocha 8-0 while de Klerk bested Carlos Zunino 8-1.

TC swept through doubles play. Lukas Winkelmann teamed with brother Jonas Winkelmann and the duo defeated Coulthard and Sparks 8-4 in the top flight. Leon Seiz and Kader were 8-5 winners over Pepe Batalla and Peress in the second spot while Joseph Elphinstone and David Seigle defeated Rocha and Zunino 8-5 in the third spot.

The Pioneers will begin a three-match road trip on Saturday when they head to Charlotte, North Carolina to take on Queens University of Charlotte. First serves are set for 2 p.m.

1. #3 Lukas Winkelmann (TC) def. Joshua Coulthard (LMU) 6-4, 6-3

2. Nicolas Planchard (TC) def. Will Sparks (LMU) 6-2, 6-4

3. Pepe Batalla (LMU) def. Jonas Winkelmann (TC) 7-6, 4-6, 10-4

4. Leon Seiz (TC) def. Joshua Peress (LMU) 6-2, 1-6, 10-2

5. Tashique Kader (TC) def. Guilherme Rocha (LMU) 8-0

6. Toby de Klerk (TC) def. Carlos Zunino (LMU) 8-1

1. Lukas Winkelmann/Jonas Winkelmann (TC) def. Joshua Coulthard/Will Sparks (LMU) 8-4

2. Leon Seiz/Tashique Kader (TC) def. Pepe Batalla/Joshua Peress (LMU) 8-5

3. Joseph Elphingstone/David Siegle (TC) def. Guilherme Rocha/Carlos Zunino (LMU) 8-5

Lincoln Memorial 6-5, 5-3 SAC

Tusculum 14-1, 7-1 SAC; National ranking #43