GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- The 31st-ranked Tusculum College women's tennis team had little trouble with visiting Carson-Newman University on Tuesday afternoon, blanking the Eagles 9-0 at the Nichols Tennis Complex.

TC (14-1, 6-1 South Atlantic Conference) only dropped two games as a team in sweeping through doubles play. Franziska Funke and Amanda Sumner defeated the Carson-Newman (5-7, 3-5) duo of Mallory Jackson Jill Corsato 8-1 in the top spot. Erin Mills and Kealee Heffner blanked Brooke Sanderson and Haleigh Chastain 8-0 in the second spot while Kate Hutchinson and Emily Waters were 8-1 winners over Jennifer Ott and Catherine Cooke in the third spot.

In singles play, Heffner defeated Jackson (6-2, 6-0) in the first flight, and Mills won by default over Jill Corsato at number two. Funke didn't drop a game to Ott (8-0) in the second spot, while Hutchinson bested Sanderson 6-2, 6-0 in the fourth position.

Kaye and Sarah Baker were victorious in the fifth and sixth positions respectively. Kaye defeated Chastain 6-3, 6-1 while Baker beat Cooke by an 8-1 margin.

The Pioneers will return to the courts for the final SAC home event of the season on Thursday when they play host to Lincoln Memorial University beginning at 2 p.m.

1. Kealee Heffner (TCW) def. Mallory Jackson (C-N) 6-2, 6-0

2. Erin Mills (TCW) def. Jill Corsato (C-N), by default

3. Franziska Funke (TCW) def. Jennifer Ott (C-N) 8-0

4. Kate Hutchinson (TCW) def. Brooke Sanderson (C-N) 6-2, 6-0

5. Adrienne Kaye (TCW) def. Haleigh Chastain (C-N) 6-3, 6-1

6. Sarah Baker (TCW) def. Catherine Cooke (C-N) 8-1

1. Franziska Funke/Amanda Sumner (TCW) def. Mallory Jackson/Jill Corsato (C-N) 8-1

2. Erin Mills/Kealee Heffner (TCW) def. Brooke Sanderson/Haleigh Chastain (C-N) 8-0

3. Kate Hutchinson/Emily Waters (TCW) def. Jennifer Ott/Catherine Cooke (C-N) 8-1

Carson-Newman 5-7, 3-5 SAC

Tusculum; National ranking #31; Regional ranking #7