The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's tennis team gutted out a 4-3 win at Mercer today.  The Mocs snapped a six-match slide to improve to 8-8 overall and 1-3 in Southern Conference play.  The Bears fell to 10-10 on the year and 2-3 in league duals.

Senior Caroline Hall stepped her game up with wins in singles and doubles.  Her three-set comeback victory at No. 3 singles clinched the team win for the Mocs.

"This was a huge win for the program," stated UTC head coach Chad Camper.  "With a few girls out, it has been tough to put together four points. I couldn't be more proud of this team's fight."

The Mocs swept the opening doubles matches.  Senior Delaney Edwards and sophomore Emma Van Hee scored a 6-2 win over Katie Sidor and Celine Schepers at No. 1.  Edwards and Van Hee are 8-6 at No. 1 in the spring.

That win was followed by sophomore Bogdana Zaporozhets and freshman Polina Goloputova defeating Alara Hollyfield and Maeva Roquebert 6-3 at No. 2.  It is the second-straight win at No. 2 for this duo. 

Hall and fellow senior Annie Tarwater also won their second in a row at No. 3 with a 6-3 victory over Lucia Gutierrez and Marie Mottet.

Mercer bounced back in singles and quickly tied the score with a straight-set win at No. 5.  Zaporozhets snapped her six-match slide with a (6-3, 6-0) win over Schepers at No. 4.  Goloputova also ended her seven-match losing streak with a (6-3, 6-4) win over Roquebert. 

Mercer evened the score at 3-3 with wins at No. 6 and No. 1, before Hall closed it out against Hollyfield.  After dropping the first set 6-3, she only lost three games the rest of the way (3-6, 6-3, 3-0).  That gave Hall a 6-1 mark at No. 3. 

The Mocs close out the 2019 regular season with four straight home matches.  Up next for Chattanooga is a visit from UNCG at the UTC Tennis Center on April 6. 

Chattanooga 4, Mercer 3
03/31/2019 at Macon, Ga. (Leroy Peddy Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. Katie Sidor (MER) def. Delaney Edwards (UTC) 5-7, 6-3, 6-1
2. Polina Goloputova (UTC) def. Maeva Roquebert (MER) 6-3, 6-4
3. Caroline Hall (UTC) def. Alara Hollyfield (MER) 3-6, 6-3, 6-0
4. Bogdana Zaporozhets (UTC) def. Celine Schepers (MER) 6-3, 6-0
5. Marie Mottet (MER) def. Emma Van Hee (UTC) 6-2, 6-1
6. Lucia Gutierrez (MER) def. Annie Tarwater (UTC) 6-2, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. Delaney Edwards/Emma Van Hee (UTC) def. Katie Sidor/Celine Schepers (MER) 6-2
2. Bogdana Zaporozhets/Polina Goloputova (UTC) def. Alara Hollyfield/Maeva Roquebert (MER) 6-3
3. Caroline Hall/Annie Tarwater (UTC) def. Lucia Gutierrez/Marie Mottet (MER) 6-3

Match Notes
Chattanooga 8-8 (1-3 SoCon)
Mercer 10-10 (2-3 SoCon)
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (5,4,2,6,1,3)
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