HARTSVILLE, S.C. --- Tusculum University earned a sweep of singles play and picked up a 6-1 win at Coker University in South Atlantic Conference women's tennis action Tuesday at the Coker Tennis Courts.

The Pioneers (9-5, 4-3 SAC) fell behind 1-0 after doubles, but captured all five contested singles matches with the Cobras (4-13, 0-8 SAC).

Coker, which had just five players available for the match, conceded the third flight of doubles but won the first two flights to take a 1-0 lead over the Pioneers. Tusculum quickly took a 3-1 lead in singles as Valentina Loretz shut out Katherine Matthews 6-0, 6-0 at flight five and Leonie Floeth downed Angelina Krieg 6-1, 6-0 at flight three.

The Pioneers clinched the match at flight two as Tabitha Howe beat Tamara Macias 6-3, 6-2, and added victories from Elodie Baechler at flight one over Jessica Binzari by a 3-6, 6-4, (10-8) score and from Paulina Loretz at flight four by a score of 6-0, 6-0 over Khushi Agarwal.

Tusculum hosts Catawba on Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Nichols Tennis Complex. The Indians (4-8, 0-5 SAC) have lost their last three conference matches by identical 6-1 scores, and will be playing the second of five consecutive road matches.