GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- A three-set victory by Caitlin McCullough in the final match boosted Tusculum University to a 4-3 victory over Newberry College in South Atlantic Conference women's tennis action Wednesday afternoon at the Nichols Tennis Complex.
The Pioneers (8-3, 5-1 SAC), ranked sixth in the Southeast Region by the ITA, won two of the final three singles matches to break a 2-2 tie and beat the Wolves (7-4, 4-4 SAC), who are ranked seventh in the region.
Tusculum earned the doubles point by sweeping all three matches, as Annie McCullough and Caitlin McCullough defeated Judit Gonzalez Agud and Elisa Aguirre 6-1 at flight one, Emilie Hansen and Amber Lackey downed Amy Griffiths and Lucy Spice 7-6 (7-4) at flight two, and Julia Lopez teamed with Paulina Loretz for a 6-4 win at flight three over Rosie Harfield and Rebecca Gibbons.
In singles, Annie McCullough defeated Agud 6-3, 6-1 at flight one, but the Wolves picked up wins at flights three and five to level the match at 2-2. Rory Church defeated Gibbons 6-4, 6-1 at flight six to give the Pioneers a 3-2 lead, but Aguirre defeated Lopez 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 at flight two to even the score once again. In the final match, Caitlin McCullough held on for a 7-5, 6-7 (3-7), 6-4 win over Spice to secure the victory at flight four.
The Pioneers will host 15th-ranked Wingate on Friday at 10 a.m. at the Nichols Tennis Complex. The Bulldogs are the only undefeated team in the conference with a 6-0 league record and are 8-1 overall.
