GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Tusculum University earned a 7-0 sweep of Coker University in South Atlantic Conference women's tennis action Monday afternoon at the Nichols Tennis Complex.
The Pioneers (7-3, 4-1 SAC) swept doubles and lost just one set in singles against the Cobras (0-9, 0-6 SAC) after having their five-match winning streak snapped at Queens on Saturday.
In doubles, Annie McCullough and Caitlin McCullough teamed for a 6-1 win at flight one over Charlotte Clarke and Zoe Heed. Emilie Hansen and Amber Lackey defeated Gracie Waldron and Angelina Krieg 6-2 at flight two, while at flight three Paulina Loretz and Julia Lopez beat Khushi Agarwal and Katherine Matthews by a 6-1 score.
In singles play, Annie McCullough downed Clarke 6-1, 6-2 at flight one, Hansen defeated Waldron 6-2, 6-3 at flight three and Loretz downed Krieg 6-3, 6-2 at flight five to clinch the match for the Pioneers. At flight two, Lopez rallied to defeat Heed 10-8 in a tiebreaker after splitting the first two sets 2-6 and 6-4. Caitlin McCullough beat Agarwal 6-2, 6-4 at flight four and Rory Church earned an 8-0 pro set win over Matthews at flight six.
The Pioneers will remain home to take on Newberry on Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Nichols Tennis Complex. The Wolves have dropped two straight and are 7-3 overall and 4-3 in conference play.
