GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Top-seed Tusculum College defeated No. 8 Lenoir-Rhyne College 5-0 in the quarterfinal round of the 2008 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Men's Tennis Tournament, held Tuesday at the Nichols Tennis Complex. The Pioneers (18-1), ranked No. 35 in NCAA Division II, advances to Friday's 3 p.m. semifinal against No. 5 seed Carson-Newman College at the Rock Hill Tennis Center in Rock Hill, S.C.

Tusculum swept all three doubles points, including an 8-0 victory by the No. 1 duo of Carlos Garcia and Sergio Espinosa over the L-R pairing of Nate Summer and Brad Totten. Garcia won his 13th straight singles match as he defeated Totten 6-0, 6-0 in the third flight.

Nicolas Bigler was victorious in his No. 1 singles match with Summer, 6-1, 6-0 to seal the win for the Pioneers. Lenoir-Rhyne ends its season at 0-10 on the year.

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No. 1 Tusculum 5, No. 8 Lenoir-Rhyne 0
Singles
1 - Nicolas Bigler (TC) def. Nate Summer 6-1, 6-0
2 - Sergio Espinosa (TC) vs. Jared Elkins (LR) DNF
3 - Carlos Garcia (TC) def. Brad Totten 6-0, 6-0
4 - Henrique Rodrigues (TC) vs. Robert Dough (LR) DNF
5 - Leo Guaycurus (TC) vs. Andy Bridges (LR) DNF
6 - Hunter Beal (TC) vs. Alex Stockton (LR) DNF

Doubles
1 - Garcia/Espinosa (TC) def. Summer/Totten 8-0
2 - Guaycurus/Rodrigues (TC) def. Dough/Elkins 8-0
3 - Bigler/Beal (TC) def. Bridges/Stockton 8-2