SALISBURY, N.C. --- Tusculum University defeated Catawba College 5-2 in South Atlantic Conference women's tennis action Monday afternoon.
The Pioneers (10-4, 7-2 SAC) swept doubles from the Indians (5-8, 2-7 SAC) and won four of the six singles matches to improve to 6-2 on the road this season.
In doubles, Julia Lopez and Paulina Loretz defeated Una Pandurevic and Carolina Correia 7-5 at flight one, Emilie Hansen and Rory Church beat Lauren Laughton and Charisma Nuqui 6-1 at flight two, and Martina Marras teamed with Johanna Palacio for a 6-2 win at flight three over Merionne Hunt and Vicky Beardsley.
In singles play, Loretz defeated Beardsley 6-1, 6-2 at flight three and Palacio earned a 6-2, 6-0 win over Hunt at flight six. Hansen came through with the clinching point by beating Laughton 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 at flight two, while Church went three sets for a 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 win over Correia at flight four.
The Pioneers will host Limestone on Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the first of three matches in three days to end the regular season.
