
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. --- The Tusculum University women's beach volleyball team swept the season series over Wingate and Erskine, and are the winners of four-straight heading into the final week of the regular season.
Tusculum (8-10, 6-4 SAC) has one last date ahead of the conference championships. The Pioneers have a tri-match at Eastern Kentucky on Tuesday (Apr. 8), also featuring a rematch with Morehead State.
Match 1: Tusculum 4, Wingate 1
The Pioneers won four of five, including three in straight-sets.
At the top flight, Brynn Smith and Hannah Marsh withstood a three-set battle, coming away with a 21-13, 17-21, 15-9 victory.
The third flight of Ryann Gallagher and Morgan Willis eked out a 22-20 first set win, blowing away their Bulldogs opposites with a 21-12 set two.
Kyla Oppenhuis and Landry Tea allowed just 15 points to the No. 4 pair of Wingate, easing to a 21-7, 21-8.
The No. 5 pair of Katie Murphy and Nyah Goss doubled up the Bulldogs by scores of 21-11, 21-10.
The lone loss for TU came at the second flight. Mia Johnson and Kassidy Mercado dropped a 21-12, 21-15 decision.
Match 2: Tusculum 4, Erskine 1
All five flights needed just two sets to determine a winner. Marsh/Willis, Goss/Murphy, and Oppenhuis/Tea went 4-0 on the weekend.
Both the combination of Marsh/Smith and Gallagher/Willis recorded 21-15, 21-15 victories at the first and third flights.
At the fourth flight, Oppenhuis and Tea won a 21-15, 21-13 showing.
Murphy and Goss continued their efficient day with a 21-11, 21-14 outcome.
The second flight of Johnson and Mercado fell to the Flying Fleet 21-12, 21-7.