The Tusculum College men's tennis team claimed its first shutout win of the spring with a 9-0 victory over Milligan College in a non-conference match Tuesday afternoon at the Nichols Tennis Complex.

The Pioneers (4-3) lost a total of four games in doubles, then swept 11 of the 12 singles sets to earn the win over the Buffaloes (2-2).

The Tusculum singles trio of Lukas Winkelmann, Nicolas Planchard and Jonas Winkelmann all improved to 7-0 with straight-set wins against Milligan. Lukas Winkelmann beat Colin Bumann 6-2, 6-2 at flight one, Planchard defeated Fernando Gonzalez 6-2, 6-1 at flight two, and Jonas Winkelmann was a 6-1, 6-1 winner at flight three over Matias Yanez.

At flight four, John Taylor edged Jackson Lenoir 6-4, 4-6 and 10-4 in a tiebreak, Leon Seiz beat Alex Delozier 6-0, 6-2 at flight five and Joseph Elphingstone won 6-0, 6-3 at flight six over Chris Heldman.

Doubles action saw the team of Lukas and Jonas Winkelmann defeat Bumann and Yanez 8-1 at flight one, while Taylor teamed with David Siegle for an 8-2 win at flight two over Gonzalez and Lenoir. The Pioneers claimed their third doubles point at flight three when Planchard and Elphingstone defeated Delozier and Will Blackmarr by an 8-1 score.

The Pioneers resume their South Atlantic Conference schedule on Saturday at noon at Lincoln Memorial.