Visiting Lincoln Memorial University defeated Tusculum College 8-1 in a South Atlantic Conference Women's tennis match Monday afternoon at the Nichols Tennis Complex. The Railsplitters (8-2, 3-1 SAC) swept all three doubles pro sets and won five of the six singles matches over the Pioneers (9-5, 3-2 SAC).

In doubles play, Sofia Lopez Mimendi and Aura Penalosa defeated Courtney Conley and Taylor Patterson 9-8 at flight one, Leah Donoff and Melanie Smith teamed for an 8-3 victory at flight two over Kristen Keefer and Katie Hillis, and Alexandra Granger and Shena Joseph came away with an 8-6 victory over Megan Buckmaster and Blake Thompson at flight three.

The lone singles win for the Pioneers came at flight four, where Keefer was a 6-2, 6-1 winner over Joseph. Thompson took the second set from Penalosa at flight five by a 6-2 score, but fell 10-4 in the tiebreaker after dropping the first set 6-3.

In other singles matches, Donoff defeated Conley 6-2, 6-1 at flight one, Mimendi was a 6-1, 6-2 winner over Patterson at flight two, Granger downed Buckmaster 6-2, 6-3 at flight three, and Smith edged Hillis 6-4, 6-4 at flight six.

Tusculum will be back on the courts Tuesday afternoon at Mars Hill, beginning at 2 p.m.