The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's tennis team scored a 5-2 win over Belmont at McCallie's Strang-Voges Tennis Center tonight. The win puts the Mocs at 3-0 on the year, while the Bruins record was evened at 2-2.
Chattanooga took a hotly contested doubles point, beginning with sophomore
Lilly Holmes and freshman
Callie Billman scoring a 6-1 win at No. 3. Belmont evened it up at No. 1, but junior
Bogdana Zaporozhets and freshman
Jessie Young won at No. 2 in a tiebreaker.
Zaporozhets and Young improved to 3-0 in the spring at No. 2 doubles with tonight's win.
The Mocs kept the pressure on with straight-sets wins in singles from Holmes and junior
Emma Van Hee. Holmes took the win at 5, followed by Van Hee at No. 2. Both improved to 3-0 in singles play.
Leading 3-1,
Jessie Young clinched the dual with a three-set win at No. 1. The Mocs final points came after Billman won in a tiebreaker at No. 6. She also moved to 3-0 in singles.
Up next for Chattanooga is a Saturday night home match against USC Upstate. Action takes place back at the Strang-Voges Tennis Center at 7:00 p.m. (E.S.T.). A link for live scoring is available on the women's tennis schedule page on GoMocs.com.
Chattanooga 5, Belmont 2
1/31/2020 at Chattanooga, Tenn. (Strang-Voges Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1.
Jessie Young (UTC) def. Somer Henry (BEL) 1-6, 6-1, 6-0
2. Peyton Lee (BEL) def.
Caroline Gibbens - 6-4, 6-1
3. Erin Allen (BEL) def.
Bogdana Zaporozhets (UTC) 6-7 (4-7), 7-5, 1-0 (10-7)
4.
Emma Van Hee (UTC) def. Drew Hawkins (BEL) 6-2, 6-1
5.
Lilly Holmes (UTC) def. Terra Sheldon (BEL) 6-2, 6-3
6.
Callie Billman (UTC) def. Maria Plaksina (BEL) 6-2, 5-7, 1-0 (10-7)
Doubles competition
1. Sarah Brackin/Peyton Lee (BEL) def.
Emma Van Hee/
Caroline Gibbens (UTC) 6-4
2.
Jessie Young/
Bogdana Zaporozhets (UTC) def. Drew Hawkins/Lauren Carelli (BEL) 7-6 (7-4)
3.
Lilly Holmes/
Callie Billman (UTC) def. Erin Allen/Terra Sheldon (BEL) 6-1
Match Notes
Belmont 2-2
Chattanooga 3-0
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (5,2,4,1,6,3)
