Tusculum College prepared for Tuesday's showdown for the lead in the South Atlantic Conference with a 7-2 win over Brevard College in a SAC Women's tennis match Sunday afternoon at the Nichols Tennis Complex.

The Pioneers (17-1, 8-0 SAC) won their 14th straight match on Sunday and will host nationally-ranked Wingate on Tuesday afternoon for sole possession of first place in the conference. The Bulldogs will bring a 9-0 league record into Tuesday's match against the Pioneers.

Just as it has in its previous 13 wins, Tusculum took the lead in doubles and used strong performances at the bottom of the lineup to claim the win over the Tornados (4-10, 1-7 SAC). The Pioneers have outscored their conference opponents by a 54-18 margin through their first eight league contests.

In doubles play, Kate Hutchinson and Kealee Heffner beat Katie Daugherty and Michelle Prata 8-6 at flight one, Erin Mills and Adrienne Kaye pushed their record to 15-0 by defeating Nirvanna Silva and Claudia Hellman 8-1 at flight two, and at flight three Emily Waters and Amanda Sumner moved to 15-1 with an 8-3 victory over Jule Hermann and Ana Drummond.

In singles, the Tornados got wins from Daugherty and Prata at the top two flights to pull within 3-2, but Hutchinson defeated Hermann 6-2, 6-3 at flight three for her 13th straight win to give the Pioneers a 4-2 lead. Heffner won her 11th in a row and clinched the match with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Hellman at flight four, Kaye improved to 18-0 by beating Silva 6-2, 6-3 at flight five, and Waters downed Drummond 6-0, 6-0 at flight six to wrap up the victory.

Match time against Wingate on Tuesday is scheduled for 12 noon.