The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's tennis team dropped a 4-3 match to Samford tonight.  The Mocs had to play with five for most of the match, but still kept it close until the end. 
The loss drops the Mocs to 8-11 overall and 1-6 in Southern Conference action, while the Bulldogs improve to 12-10 and 3-4 in league play. 

Senior Annie Tarwater had to retire during doubles play due to a wrist injury at No. 3.  The other two matches were knotted a 5-5 at the time, and the Mocs need both to win the opening point. 

Senior Delaney Edwards and sophomore Emma Van Hee closed out their match 7-5.  They moved to 9-8 at No. 1.  Sophomore Bodgana Zaporozhets and Polina Goloputova's match at No. 2 went to a tiebreaker.  They won the extra frame 7-4 to take the point. 

With Tarwater out at No. 6 and the Mocs down two others with injuries, UTC needed to win three of the other five singles matches to take the dual.  Zaporozhets was first off at No. 4, snapping her two-match slide. 

Three of the other four matches were there setters.  Goloputova was down a set and 3-5 in the second before taking the frame 7-5.  She eventually lost in the third, allowing the Bulldogs to tie the match. Van Hee put UTC up 3-2 with a three-set win at No. 5.  However, the Mocs could not close out the win.

UTC's match against Alabama-Huntsville set for Sunday has been cancelled due to the weather forecast.  The Mocs now turn their attention to the Southern Conference Tournament next week in Macon, Ga.

Samford 4, Chattanooga 3
04/13/2019 at Chattanooga, Tenn. (Strang-Voges Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. Grace Jennings (SAM) def. Delaney Edwards (UTC) 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
2. Elsa Pool (SAM) def. Polina Goloputova (UTC) 6-3, 5-7, 6-1
3. Natalia De Ugarte (SAM) def. Caroline Hall (UTC) 6-3, 7-5
4. Bogdana Zaporozhets (UTC) def. Holly Horsfall (SAM) 6-1, 6-4
5. Emma Van Hee (UTC) def. Arianna Beltrame (SAM) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
6. Mary Kathrine Lewis (SAM) def. Annie Tarwater (UTC) retired

Doubles competition
1. Delaney Edwards/Emma Van Hee (UTC) def. Elsa Pool/Holly Horsfall (SAM) 7-5
2. Bogdana Zaporozhets/Polina Goloputova (UTC) def. Grace Jennings/Mary Kathrine Lewis (SAM) 7-6 (7-4)
3. Arianna Beltrame/Natalia De Ugarte (SAM) def. Caroline Hall/Annie Tarwater (UTC) 3-1, retired

Match Notes
Samford 12-10, 3-4 SoCon
Chattanooga 8-11, 1-6 SoCon
Order of finish: Doubles (,1,2); Singles (6,4,2,5,1,3)
Start time is delayed until 5:35 p.m. due to court availability.
T-3:10 A-47