The Tusculum College men's tennis team extended its season-opening winning streak to 11 matches with a 7-2 victory over Catawba College in South Atlantic Conference action Tuesday afternoon at the Nichols Tennis Complex.

The 49th-ranked Pioneers (11-0, 2-0 SAC) swept doubles and won the first two matches in singles to lock up the victory over the Indians (6-9, 1-4 SAC) in their first completed home match since February 22.

In doubles action, Tim Stierle and Jonas Winkelmann beat Jack Mordey and Mitchell McDonald 8-2 at flight one, Leon Seiz and Tashique Kader defeated Michael Patch and Lucca Picca 8-4 at flight two, and Eduardo Munoz teamed with Toby de Klerk at flight three for an 8-6 win over Iago Montero Nunez and Lucas Miller.

Stierle defeated Mordey 6-1, 6-3 at flight one to give the Pioneers a 4-0 lead, and Munoz claimed the winning point with a 6-0, 6-2 victory at flight two over Miller. In other results, Kader defeated Picca 6-4, 6-2 at flight four and de Klerk downed Nunez 8-4 in a pro set at flight six.

The Pioneers welcome 48th-ranked Wingate for a SAC showdown on Friday afternoon at 2:30 at the Nichols Tennis Complex. The teams shared the SAC championship last year, and either Tusculum or Wingate has won eight of the last 11 league titles.