TUSCALOOSA, Ala. --- The Chattanooga women's tennis team fell 7-0 to the Alabama Crimson Tide Sunday afternoon in Tuscaloosa.

Alabama (1-0) got off to a quick start winning all three doubles matches. The Tide posted an 8-0 win at the No. 2 spot over UTC senior Beata Knizat and freshman Jennemieke van der Veek. Next sophomore Annie Green and freshman Brianna Wishing fell 8-2 at No. 3 followed by an 8-3 loss at No. 1 by freshmen Shaina Singh and Emily Hangstefer.

The Lady Mocs fought off a strong Alabama effort, but managed to win just seven games in the singles matches. Singh at No. 1, Hangstefer at No. 2 and freshman Charlotte Bossy at No. 3 all dropped their matches by identical 6-0, 6-0 scores. At the fourth spot, van der Veek fell 6-0, 6-3 and Annie Green lost her match 6-0, 6-1 at No. 6. Knizat managed to win games in both sets, but fell 6-1, 6-2 at No. 5.

The Lady Mocs will return home Friday, Jan. 30 to host Middle Tennessee at the Hixson Racquet Club. The match is slated to start at 5 p.m.

Alabama 7, UT-Chattanooga 0

Doubles
1. Paulina Bigos/Tiffany Welcher (UA) def. Shaina Singh/Emily Hangstefer (UTC) 8-3
2. Courtney McLane/Taylor Lindsey (UA) def. Beata Knizat/Jennemieke van der Veek (UTC) 8-0
3. Meritt Emery/Alice Tunaru (UA) def. Brianna Wishing/Annie Green (UTC) 8-2
Order of Finish: 2,3,1

Singles
1. No. 72 Tiffany Welcher (UA) def. Shaina Singh (UTC) 6-0, 6-0
2. Courtney McLane (UA) def. Emily Hangstefer (UTC) 6-0, 6-0
3. Pualina Bigos (UA) def. Charlotte Bossy (UTC) 6-0, 6-0
4. Meritt Emery (UA) def. J. van der Veek (UTC) 6-0, 6-3
5. Shelley Godwin (UA) def. Beata Knizat (UTC) 6-1, 6-2
6. Taylor Lindsey (UA) def. Annie Green (UTC) 6-0, 6-1
Order of finish: 1,3,2,4,6,5