TUSCULUM WOMEN’S TENNIS DEFEATS BREVARD 7-2

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- The No. Tusculum women’s tennis team won two doubles points en route to a 7-2 victory over visiting Brevard Sunday afternoon at the Nichols Tennis Complex.

Amanda Pike and Jennifer Sparks outlasted the defeated the Brevard pair of Merek Slagle and Sarah Douglas at No. 2 doubles, 8-1 in pro sets. Blake Thompson and Bronwyn Hartley also added a 8-2 victory at No. 3 singles over Kayley Duval and Kimberlee Cooper.

Pike outlasted Kimberly Dixon at No. 2 singles, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 while Hartley, Katelyn Doss, Thompson and Heidi von derLage brought in singles wins for the Pioneers.

Tusculum (6-0) will travel to Francis Marion Tuesday for a 2 p.m. match.

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No. 35 Tusculum 9, Brevard 0
Singles
1 –Lindsay Shaeffer (BC) def. Jennifer Sparks	6-1, 6-4
2 – Amanda Pike (TC) def. Kimberly Dixon	6-4, 4-6, 6-4
3 – Bronwyn Hartley (TC) def. Sarah Douglas	6-1, 6-0
4 – Katelyn Doss (TC) def. Kayley Duval	6-3, 6-1
5 – Blake Thompson (TC) def. Kimberlee Cooper	6-1, 6-0
6 – Heidi von der Lage (TC) def. Merek Slagle	6-2, 6-1
Doubles
1 – Shaeffer/ Dixon (BC) def. Crowe/ Doss	8-6
2 – Pike/Sparks (TC) def. Slagle/Douglas	8-1
3 – Thompson/Hartley (TC) def. Duval/Cooper	8-2