Tusculum College claimed its third straight shutout with a 9-0 victory over Mars Hill University in a South Atlantic Conference men's tennis match Tuesday afternoon at the Nichols Tennis Complex.

The Pioneers (9-3, 2-1 SAC) extended their winning streak to six matches by sweeping doubles and winning 11 of 12 sets in singles against the Lions (4-7, 2-3 SAC).

In doubles, the team of Jonas Winkelmann and Lukas Winkelmann defeated Euquerio Guerrero and Sam Lee 8-1 at flight one, John Taylor and David Siegle beat Alberto Ortiz and Joel Sturgis at flight two by a score of 8-4, and Nicolas Planchard teamed with Leon Seiz for an 8-1 win over Marcus Gattner and Daniel Nelson at flight three.

The Pioneers put the match away in the first half of singles, as Lukas Winkelmann and Planchard each improved their records to 12-0 with straight-set wins. Lukas Winkelmann downed Guerrero 6-1, 6-2 at flight one, and Planchard earned the clinching point with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Ortiz at flight two. Jonas Winkelmann boosted his season record to 11-1 by defeating Sturgis 6-1, 6-1 at flight three.

At flight four, Siegle needed a tiebreaker to defeat Lee 6-1, 6-7, (10-2), while Taylor bounced Gattner 7-5, 6-1 at flight five and Seiz swept Nelson 6-0, 6-1 at flight six.

The Pioneers will be back home on Saturday at 11 a.m. against Catawba at the Nichols Tennis Complex.