GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- The Tusculum College women's team returned to its winning ways with Sunday's 9-0 victory over visiting Lees-McRae College at the Nichols Tennis Complex.

The Pioneers (3-1) bounced back from Saturday's home loss to Young Harris College with a convincing shutout of the Bobcats (0-3) as TC dropped just one set in its nine (singles/doubles) matches on the afternoon.

Tusculum swept through doubles, including an 8-0 pro set win by the No. 3 doubles duo of Megan Buckmaster and Marissa Lewis as they defeated the LMC pairing of LeeAnn Sullivan and Emily Jones.

Kate Hutchinson accounted for her second point of the afternoon with her 6-3, 6-4 win at No. 1 singles over Samantha Wohlers.

TC also got singles wins by Taylor Patterson, Emily Waters, Erin Mills, Adrienne Kaye and Amanda Sumner.

Tusculum will open South Atlantic Conference play this Friday afternoon when the Pioneers host defending league co-champion Anderson University for a 1 p.m. contest at the Nichols Tennis Complex.

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