The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's tennis team dropped a 7-0 match to Liberty in Fort Myers, Fla., today.  The Mocs fall to 7-5 with the loss, while the Flames improve to the same record with their fourth win in a row. 

The doubles point was back and forth with senior Annie Tarwater and freshman Lilly Holmes winning at No. 2 to open the dual.  Liberty took the No. 3 match while the top bout went to a tiebreaker.  The Flames' Maria Medina and Lara Soares eventually won the point with a 9-7 victory in the final frame over senior Delaney Edwards and sophomore Emma Van Hee. 

Liberty kept the momentum going in singles, sweeping all six matches.  Only Van Hee's No. 5 bout against Grace Hashiguchi went to three sets [1-6, 6-3, 1-0 (9)].

Next up for the Mocs is the Southern Conference opener against Wofford on March 23 in Spartanburg, S.C.

Liberty 7, Chattanooga 0
03/14/19 at Fort Myers, Fla. (FGCU Tennis Complex)
Singles competition
1. Ashley Bongart (LIB) def. Polina Goloputova (UTC) 6-2, 6-2
2. Kalani Soli (LIB) def. Bogdana Zaporozhets (UTC) 6-2, 6-4
3. Maria Medina (LIB) def. Delaney Edwards (UTC) 6-3, 6-1
4. Alexandra Almborg (LIB) def. Caroline Hall (UTC) 6-4, 6-0
5. Grace Hashiguchi (LIB) def. Emma Van Hee (UTC) 1-6, 6-3, 1-0 (11-9)
6. Anna Dollar (LIB) def. Lilly Holmes (UTC) 6-2, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. Maria Medina/Lara Soares (LIB) def. Delaney Edwards/Emma Van Hee (UTC) 7-6 (9-7)
2. Annie Tarwater/Lilly Holmes (UTC) def. Grace Hashiguchi/Nasha Ghajar (LIB) 6-1
3. Anna Dollar/Ashley Bongart (LIB) def. Bogdana Zaporozhets/Polina Goloputova (UTC) 6-4

Match Notes
Chattanooga 7-5
Liberty 7-5
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (1,2,3,4,5,6)
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