GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Tusculum University claimed a 7-0 victory over 41st-ranked Lincoln Memorial University in South Atlantic Conference women's tennis action Tuesday afternoon at the Nichols Tennis Complex.

The Pioneers (8-4, 4-0 SAC) won their third consecutive match by shutting out the Railsplitters (7-6, 2-3 SAC), marking the first time that Tusculum has blanked a nationally-ranked opponent since a 9-0 victory over 40th-ranked USC Aiken on March 8, 2004.

Tusculum earned the doubles point as Valentina Loretz and Elodie Baechler defeated Haley White and Keana Moon 6-1 at flight three, followed by Leonie Floeth and Ylva Frafjord Landa beating Rosalie Carrier Dulac and Kushi Khandoji 6-2 to clinch the point. Tabitha Howe and Paulina Loretz would close the doubles sweep with a 6-3 win at flight one over Sophia Aray and Amanda Dahlstrom.

In singles, Howe beat Dahlstrom 6-3, 6-0 at flight two and Baechler earned a 6-2, 6-3 victory at flight four over Khandoji for a 3-0 Tusculum lead. Landa battled illness deep in the second set against White at flight six, but gutted out a 6-2, 7-5 victory to clinch the win for the Pioneers.

Tusculum would close out the sweep as Valentina Loretz won 8-1 over Paula Sanleon at flight five, Floeth defeated Aray 7-5, 6-3 at flight one and Paulina Loretz used a tiebreaker for a 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, (10-7) win over Carrier Dulac at flight three.

The Pioneers will visit Limestone on Friday, March 24 at 2 p.m. The Saints won their fourth straight match and improved to 5-5 overall and 3-2 in the SAC with a 5-2 win over Coker on Tuesday.