GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- The No. 43 Tusculum College men's tennis team swept through doubles and Nicolas Planchard clinched the deciding point as the Pioneers defeated visiting Coker College 8-1 Saturday afternoon at the Nichols Tennis Complex.

The Pioneers (11-1, 4-1 SAC) picked up three hard-earned doubles points, including an 8-4 pro set victory by the No.1 duo of Lukas and Jonas Winkelmann. At No. 2 doubles, Leon Seiz and Tashique Kader posted an 8-5 win over the Coker pairing of William Marrafao and Dominic Allan. TC also got an 8-5 decision at the third flight as Planchard and Siegle were victorious over Zach Grooms and Mark Watt.

Lukas Winkelmann, the No. 10 ranked singles player in NCAA Division II, extended his winning streak to 44 consecutive matches with his 6-1, 6-2 victory over Marrafao at the top flight to improve to 11-0 on the year.

Planchard's 6-1, 6-4 victory over Simon Bergbom at No. 2 singles sealed the victory for the Pioneers. The trio of Seiz, Kader and Siegle completed the scoring for the Pioneers.

Tusculum returns to action Sunday when they host Newberry College for a noon contest at the Nichols Tennis Complex.

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