In a battle of unbeaten Women's tennis teams in the South Atlantic Conference, host Anderson University emerged with a 5-4 victory over Tusculum College Saturday afternoon.

The Trojans improved to 8-0 in the SAC and 10-6 overall, while the Pioneers (13-2, 4-1 SAC) had their 12-match winning streak come to an end.

Three of the six singles matches went three sets, with two of the winners having to erase a one-set deficit to earn a point. The closest of the matches was at flight three, where the Trojans' Avery Owens won 6-2, 6-7, 7-6 over the Pioneers' Courtney Conley.

Tusculum picked up singles victories from Holly Verner at flight one by a 7-5, 6-0 score over Camie Beaulieu-Brune, and at flight four where Taylor Patterson defeated Shelby Anderson 2-6, 6-2, 7-5. Verner's victory was her team-best 13th singles win of the season and her eighth in a row.

In doubles, Verner teamed with Katelyn Doss for an 8-2 win at flight one over Beaulieu-Brune and Anderson, while Conley and Patterson downed Lindsay Gregory and Clair Larkin 8-3 at flight two.

The Pioneers will look to get back on a winning track Sunday at 2:00 p.m. with a SAC match at Lenoir-Rhyne.