SUMTER, S.C. --- Caitlin McCullough came from a set down to win the clinching singles match and give Tusculum University a 4-3 victory over Lenoir-Rhyne University in the quarterfinal round of the South Atlantic Conference Women's Tennis Championship tournament Thursday morning at the Palmetto Tennis Center.

McCullough defeated Evelin Menyhart 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 at flight three singles as the sixth-seeded Pioneers (11-7) avenged a 4-3 loss to the Bears (11-4) on Sunday and advanced to Friday's semifinals against second-seeded Queens University of Charlotte, starting at 9 a.m.

Just as they did in Sunday's regular-season finale, the Pioneers took the doubles point from the Bears to open the match. Julia Lopez and Paulina Loretz earned a 6-2 win at flight one over Gemma Southwick and Lucy Whelan, while McCullough and Rory Church earned a 6-2 win at flight three over Natalie Lutz and Diana Babinets to clinch the point.

In singles, Tusculum received wins at the top two flights as Lopez beat Southwick 6-2, 7-5 at number one and Emilie Hansen defeated Alicia Wahlberg 6-4, 6-2 at number two. Wins by the Bears in straight sets at flights four, five and six left the match tied 3-3, but McCullough came back to beat Menyhart and send the Pioneers into the semifinals.

Queens (11-3) beat Newberry 4-1 in quarterfinal action on Thursday to move into Friday's semifinals against the Pioneers. Tusculum and Queens will be meeting for the fifth time in the last season SAC tournaments, with the Pioneers winning in 2014 and 2017 and the Royals winning in 2015 and 2018.

Top-seeded Wingate will play fourth-seeded Carson-Newman in the other semifinal on Friday, after the Bulldogs beat Lincoln Memorial 4-0 and the Eagles shut out Limestone by an identical 4-0 score. Friday's winners will meet for the SAC championship on Saturday at 9 a.m.