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Annie McCullough reaches 100 singles wins as Pioneers shut out Belmont Abbey

Annie McCullough reaches 100 singles wins as Pioneers shut out Belmont Abbey

BELMONT, N.C. --- Tusculum University All-American Annie McCullough earned her 100th career singles victory as the 23rd-ranked Pioneers defeated Belmont Abbey College 7-0 in non-conference women's tennis action Tuesday afternoon.

McCullough beat Kayla Vaughan 6-2, 6-1 at flight one of singles to pick up her 100th victory in her 115th singles match at Tusculum. McCullough is 100-15 overall in singles play, with a 63-7 record in dual matches and a 37-8 mark in tournament play. McCullough is six wins shy of tying Franziska Funke (2015-18) for the most dual-match wins in program history at 69.

McCullough and her sister, Caitlin, added to their career doubles victory total with a 6-1 win over Erica Dorn and Sylvia Goldsmith. The McCulloughs, who were ITA Division II All-Americans last season, are 69-16 in doubles during their Tusculum careers, including a 46-10 mark in dual matches.

The Pioneers (5-2) earned the doubles point with a sweep of the Crusaders (1-5), as Emilie Hansen and Amber Lackey defeated Vaughan and Elliott Peterson 6-3 at flight two, while Julia Lopez and Paulina Moretz teamed for a 6-2 win over Laura Seib and Carlie Davis at flight three.

Tusculum dropped just one set in singles, as Lopez won 10-5 in a tiebreaker over Goldsmith at flight two after splitting the first two sets 6-2, 6-7. At flight three, Hansen beat Peterson 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 while Caitlin McCullough won 6-2, 6-2 over Seib at flight four. Also winning for the Pioneers were Loretz by a 6-2, 6-2 score over Talia Semaan at flight five, and Rory Church at flight six over Blair Boatwright by a score of 6-3, 6-0.

Tusculum also played several exhibition matches against Belmont Abbey, with Johanna Palacio and Valentina Loretz earning singles wins and Palacio teaming with Martina Marras for a doubles victory.

The Pioneers return to South Atlantic Conference action on Saturday against Limestone at the Nichols Tennis Complex, with first serve scheduled for noon.

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