Dominant performances in singles and doubles enabled Tusculum College to defeat Shepherd University and Edgewood College by identical 9-0 scores in non-conference men's tennis action Tuesday at Hilton Head.

The Pioneers (8-3) will resume their South Atlantic Conference schedule next Tuesday afternoon when Mars Hill visits the Nichols Tennis Complex.

Tusculum 9, Shepherd 0
(Box Score)

The Pioneers won all six singles matches in straight sets after sweeping doubles to pick up the win over the Rams (1-4).

In doubles, Lukas Winkelmann and Jonas Winkelmann teamed for an 8-3 win at flight one over Chris Pratt and Michael Lesko. At flight two, Nicolas Planchard and Leon Seiz defeated Steven Lesko and Steve Kolumban by a score of 8-6, and at flight three it was Joseph Elphingstone and John Taylor picking up an 8-1 win over Grant Davis and Al Starlings.

In singles, Lukas Winkelmann won when Pratt retired while trailing 6-0, 3-0 at flight one and Planchard beat Michael Lesko 6-2, 6-0 at flight two. Jonas Winkelmann was a 6-3, 6-2 victor over Davis at flight three, and David Siegle won 6-0, 6-2 at flight four over Kolumban. Seiz continued the winning pace for the Pioneers with a 6-1, 7-6 triumph at flight five against Steven Lesko, and Elphingstone captured the final point with a 6-2, 6-4 win at flight six over Will Wheatley.

Tusculum 9, Edgewood 0
(Box Score)

The Pioneers lost just seven games in singles and five in doubles against the Division III Eagles (1-11), with four of the singles matches finishing up in 6-0, 6-0 sweeps.

In doubles, the Winkelmann brothers beat Patrick Lagman and Austin Papenthien 8-2 at flight one, Taylor and Siegle bested Brian Davenport and Alex Hadjiev 8-3 at flight two, and Planchard and Elphingstone teamed for an 8-0 win at flight three over Michael Wanta and Brandon Glock.

Lukas Winkelmann and Planchard both boosted their singles records to 11-0, as Winkelmann beat Papenthien 6-0, 6-1 at flight one and Planchard defeated Lagman 6-4, 6-2 at flight two. Jonas Winkelmann started the sweep parade for the Pioneers with a 6-0, 6-0 win at flight three over Davenport.

Siegel over Hadjiev, Taylor over Wanta and Seiz over Glock rounded out the lineup at flights four throught six, respectively.