Tim Paulson rolled to a 6-0, 6-0 victory at No. 1 singles Tuesday as the top-ranked Linn-Mar tennis team defeated Dubuque Hempstead 8-1 in a Mississippi Valley Conference meet at Linn-Mar.

The Lions raised their records to 14-0 overall and 11-0 in the conference.

Trevor McCann, Ben Myers, Kyle Brendes, John Low and Ankur Parupally also cruised to straight-set victories in their singles matches for Linn-Mar.

The Lions are headed for a showdown at second-ranked Iowa City West on Thursday.

LINN-MAR 8, DUBUQUE HEMPSTEAD 1

Singles

1. Tim Paulson (LM) def. Briton Baverly, 6-0, 6-0
2. Trevor McCann (LM) def. Luke Ellert-Beck, 6-0, 6-0
3. Ben Myers (LM) def. Alex Ahlrichs, 6-0, 6-0
4. Kyle Brendes (LM) def. Jacob Hansel, 6-1, 6-1
5. John Low (LM) def. Nick Zarra, 6-0, 6-1
6. Ankur Parupally (LM) def. Riley Donovan, 6-0, 6-3

Doubles

1. Paulson/Neel Yadav (LM) def. Baverly/Ahlrichs, 6-2, 6-2
2. Myers/Jack Miller (LM) def. Ellert-Beck/Hansel, 6-1, 6-2
3. Donovan/Charlie Warren (DH) def. Antoinne Bioche/Tyler Brown, 7-5, 5-7, 10-7