BELMONT, N.C. --- Tusculum University extended its winning streak with a 5-2 victory at Belmont Abbey College in non-conference men's tennis action Tuesday afternoon.

The Pioneers (6-1) have won five straight regular-season matches and own a six-match win streak overall including an exhibition victory at UNC Asheville. Tusculum lost the doubles point to the Crusaders (6-7) but came back to win five of the six singles matches.

In doubles, the Pioneers took their lone victory at flight two as Dmitry Bezborodov and Frank Bonacia defeated Gabriel Martin and Alex Turner 6-3 at flight two. The Crusaders won the other two matches to take the team point, including a tiebreaker win in the decisive contest.

In singles, Bezborodov beat Nelson Stafford 6-2, 6-3 at flight one and Nemanja Subanovic earned a 6-4, 7-5 win over Bailey Horne at flight two. At flight three, Bonacia defeated Andres Golindano 6-2, 6-4 while Leon Huck outlasted Martin in a tiebreaker at flight four by a 10-4 score after splitting the first two sets 3-6, 7-6 (7-2). Kenta Kondou was also a winner for the Pioneers with a 6-2, 6-1 victory at flight six over Kevin Yarzagaray.

In exhibition competition, Michael Younan won in both singles and doubles play as he teamed up with Lluis Tomas for the doubles victory. Vadzim Raitsou also claimed an exhibition win in singles for the Pioneers.

Tusculum, which has played its last seven matches on the road, returns to the Nichols Tennis Complex to host Limestone in a South Atlantic Conference match at noon on Saturday.