The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's tennis team hosts Belmont at Manker Patten Tennis Club this weekend.  The Mocs take on the Bruins at 4:00 p.m. (E.S.T.) on Friday, Jan. 19. 

Since Monday's opener at Austin Peay had to be rescheduled to Feb. 4, this will be the first match of the spring for UTC.  Belmont is 0-1 on the year after losing 7-0 at MTSU on Sunday. 

The Mocs are 9-1 all-time against the Bruins, including wins in the last six meetings.  UTC won last year's match 5-2, which was the first in the series since 2013. 

"Since our first match got postponed the team is more eager than ever to get started," stated head coach Chad Camper. "Playing at home at Manker Patton will be great to start the season. Belmont is a young team and is dangerous at many spots. We will have to bring a high quality of tennis to earn a win."

UTC is coming off a 14-8 record in 2017, Camper's first year with the Mocs.  Chattanooga returns five of its top six players from last year's squad, led by senior Samantha Caswell. Other returners include juniors Mckenzie Barco, Delaney Edwards, Caroline Hall and Sydney Patton. 

Sophomore Annie Tarwater redshirted last season and leads the four newcomers, including junior Tamri Chalaganidze and freshmen Emma Van Hee and Boghdana Zaprorzhets.

Be sure to check back to GoMocs.com for a complete recap from Friday's action.