
HARTSVILLE, S.C. --- Tusculum University earned a 7-0 victory over Coker University in South Atlantic Conference men's tennis action Tuesday morning at the Coker Tennis Courts.
The 33rd-ranked Pioneers (8-6, 5-2 SAC) won two of the three doubles matches to take the team point, and did not drop a set en route to a clean sweep of singles over the Cobras (3-13, 1-7 SAC).
In doubles, the Pioneers fell behind after Coker won the number-one match, but Miles Ray and Robin Eldin teamed for a 6-1 win at flight three over Bradley Bomar and Nolan Smith and Frank Bonacia and Kenta Kondou claimed a 6-2 win at flight two over Sean Keane and Isaac MacMillan as Tusculum took a 1-0 lead in the match.
In singles, Kondou defeated Keane 6-1, 6-0 at flight three and Bonacia, ranked 60th in Division II, beat Thibaut Decaluwe 6-2, 6-4 at flight one to put Tusculum ahead 3-0. Marco Jalalian delivered the clinching point with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Smith at flight four, and Eldin closed the match with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over MacMillan at flight two. In pro set matches, Ray beat Bomar 8-2 at flight six and Nathan Matsuguma defeated Samuel Winter 8-2 at flight four.
Tusculum will return home to face Catawba on Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Nichols Tennis Complex. The Indians (3-9, 1-4 SAC) have been idle since dropping their fourth straight match on Thursday with a 7-0 loss at Lincoln Memorial.