Nationally-ranked Francis Marion University handed Tusculum College a 9-0 loss in non-conference men's tennis action Saturday afternoon.

The 27th-ranked Patriots (8-3) did not lose a set in singles on their way to the victory over the Pioneers (3-4). All six players in the lineup for Francis Marion posted singles and doubles wins on the afternoon.

Tusculum will begin its Spring Break trip to Hilton Head Island on Monday with a match against Georgetown (Ky.) beginning at 3 p.m. The Pioneers will also face Charleston (W.Va.) and Dickinson during their stay.