HARROGATE, Tenn. --- Tusculum University used a clean sweep of singles to defeat Young Harris College 7-0 in women's tennis action Saturday evening at the Lincoln Memorial University Indoor Facility.

The Pioneers (3-2) swept doubles from the Mountain Lions (1-4) then won all six singles matches in straight sets for their first victory of the spring season.

In doubles, Tabitha Howe and Elodie Baechler defeated Meghna Mallath and Simone Mercier 6-3 at flight one, Leonie Floeth and Ylva Frafjord Landa beat Joselyne Chapui and Louise Ratiu 6-4 at flight two, and Paulina Loretz and Valentina Loretz earned a 7-5 win at flight three over Emily Bush and Catarina Marcko Ferreira.

Tusculum clinched the match in the first round of singles, with Paulina Loretz defeating Mallath 6-2, 6-2 at flight three and Floeth beating Mercier 6-0, 6-3 for a 3-0 Pioneer lead. Baechler would deliver the clinch as she won 7-6, 6-3 over Bush at flight five. In the remainder of singles, Howe defeated Chapui 6-3, 6-2 at flight two, Landa beat Ratiu 6-1, 6-2 at flight four and Johanna Palacio earned a 6-2, 6-2 win over Ferreira at flight six.

The Pioneers will play at Mars Hill on Thursday, Feb. 16 at 1 p.m. in their South Atlantic Conference opener.