GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- The No. 37 Tusculum women's tennis team blanked visiting Wingate 9-0 Saturday in the South Atlantic Conference action at the Nichols Tennis Complex. The Pioneers (17-3, 6-1 SAC) win their sixth consecutive match, while improving their home record to 10-1 on the season.

Tusculum rolled through doubles, including an 8-2 win by the No. 2 pair of Jennifer Sparks and Amanda Pike. Pike and Sparks also accounted for points in singles play. Sparks won at No. 1 singles 6-2, 6-2 over Wingate's Kara Stasikelis, while Pike posted a 7-5, 6-1 win against Hollyn Alberghini at the No. 3 flight.

Bronwyn Hartley, Katelyn Doss, Blake Thompson and Heidi von der Lage each accounted for singles wins in the victory.

Tusculum and Wingate both return to action next week at the 2008 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament. Official seeding and pairings will be announced by the league office.

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No. 37 Tusculum 9, Wingate 0
Singles
1 - Jennifer Sparks (TC) def. Kara Stasikelis 6-2, 6-2
2 - Bronwyn Hartley (TC) def. Zoe Hartas 6-3, 6-1
3 - Amanda Pike (TC) def. Hollyn Alberghini 7-5, 6-1
4 - Katelyn Doss (TC) def. Pierce Dillard 6-0, 6-3
5 - Blake Thompson (TC) def. Shawn Kindley 6-1, 6-3
6 - Heidi von der Lage (TC) def. Ashley Keefer 6-2, 6-2

Doubles
1 - Caroline Crowe/Doss (TC) def. Alberghini/Stasikelis 8-5
2 - Pike/Sparks (TC) def. Dillard/Kindley 8-2
3 - Hartley/Thompson (TC) def. Hartas/Keefer 8-4