The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's tennis team hits the road to open Southern Conference action this weekend.  The Mocs visit Wofford on Saturday, March 23, and Western Carolina on Sunday, March 24.

"We are excited to get into SoCon action," stated head coach Chad Camper. "It's a very competitive group of teams and we look forward to putting all the hard work to use. Both matches will take maximum effort to win on every court."

First serve against the Terriers is set for 10:00 a.m. (E.D.T.) at the Reeves Tennis Center in Spartanburg, S.C.  A link for live scoring is available on the women's tennis schedule page on GoMocs.com.  Sunday's match against the Catamounts is 11:00 a.m. in Cullowhee, N.C.

Chattanooga is 7-5 overall and trying to snap a three-match slide.  Senior Caroline Hall and sophomore Emma van Hee lead the team with 7-5 marks in singles in the spring.  Hall is 5-1 at No. 3, while van Hee carries a 6-5 mark at No. 4.  Van Hee teams with senior Delaney Edwards at No. 1 doubles where they are 6-4 in the spring. 

Wofford is 9-5 overall and 1-1 in conference play.  They dropped a 6-1 decision to ETSU at home on Thursday and beat UNCG 4-3 on March 16.  The Mocs hold a 21-3 advantage in the all-time series with the Terriers, including 10 wins in a row.  The last loss was a 5-2 setback in Chattanooga on April 1, 2008. 

Western Carolina holds a 10-6 mark after wins over Fairleigh Dickinson (6-1), UNC Wilmington (5-2), Saint Jospeh's (6-1) and Bucknell (5-2) in Orlando, Fla., last week.  The Catamounts are 0-2 in league play with losses to Mercer (2-5) and Furman (0-7).  UTC is 34-0 all-time against Western Carolina in a series that dates back to 1987.