CHARLOTTE, N.C. --- Paulo dos Santos accounted for a pair of points as the Tusculum College Men's tennis team defeated host Johnson C. Smith University 8-1 Saturday afternoon.

Dos Santos and No. 3 doubles partner Drew Kiser opened the day with an 8-1 pro set win over Jamille Jones and Jerald Stuckey. Tusculum swept all three doubles matches, including an 8-2 victory at the second flight by TC's Steven Lin and Oliver Smith. Tusculum completed the doubles sweep with an 8-3 victory by the top-flight duo of Luis Zamora and Henrique Rodrigues.

Jason Stuckey accounted for the Golden Bulls? lone point as he rallied from a set down to defeat Zamora 5-7, 6-0, 7-5 at No. 1 singles.

Tusculum (2-0) closed out the match with five singles victories from Rodrigues, Lin, Smith and Kiser.

The Pioneers return to action Sunday, Oct. 4 as Tusculum travels to Bluefield State College for a 1 p.m. contest. It will be TC's final contest of the fall schedule.

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Tusculum 8, Johnson C. Smith 1
Singles
1 ? Jason Stuckey (JCSU) def. Luis Zamora 5-7, 6-0, 7-5
2 ? Henrique Rodrigues (TC) def. McKenzie Bean 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
3 ? Steven Lin (TC) def. Aaron Hutcherson 7-6, 6-1
4 ? Oliver Smith (TC) def. Robert Butts 6-4, 6-4
5 ? Drew Kiser (TC) def. Jamille Jones 6-0, 6-2
6 ? Paulo dos Santos (TC) def. Jerald Stuckey 6-0, 6-0

Doubles
1 ? Zamora/Rodrigues (TC) def. Hutcherson/Jason Stuckey 8-3
2 ? Lin/Smith (TC) def. Butts/Bean 8-2
3 ? dos Santos/Kiser (TC) def. Jones/Stuckey 8-1

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