The Tusculum College Women's tennis team swept its way to a 9-0 victory over Converse College in a non-conference match Tuesday afternoon.

The Pioneers (8-1) won their fifth straight match in dominating fashion, sweeping all three doubles contests by identical 8-0 scores before winning each of the six singles matches in straight sets against the Valkyries (2-6).

In doubles, Kealee Heffner and Kate Hutchinson defeated Claudia Gunn and Marisa Esformes at flight one, Sarah Baker and Erin Mills beat Kelsey Rembert and Samantha Sheffield at flight two, and Emily Waters and Amanda Sumner boosted their record to 8-0 by defeating Klaire Rouse and Tanashia Thomas at flight three.

In singles play, Baker beat Gunn 6-1, 6-0 at flight one, Mills downed Esformes 6-3, 6-1 at flight two and Heffner knocked off Rembert 6-1, 6-0 at flight three to clinch the win for the Pioneers. Rounding out singles play, Kaye won 6-1, 6-0 at flight four over Sheffield, Waters bested Rouse 6-1, 7-5 at flight five and Sumner won 6-0, 6-1 over Thomas at flight six.

The Pioneers will commence their Spring Break schedule starting on Monday when they face West Liberty at Hilton Head Island, S.C.