Freshman Jessie Young.
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's tennis team won seven of 11 singles matches on day of the Mercer Gridiron Classic in Macon, Ga. Freshman
Jessie Young took two singles and the lone win in doubles to lead the Mocs.
"The women fought hard today," stated head coach
Chad Camper. "We had some ups and downs but look forward to cleaning a few things up tomorrow."
Young opened with a three-set win over Mercer's Maeva Roquebert (7-5, 6-7 (2), 1-0 (6). She also scored a tough, straight-set victory against ETSU's Andrea Pascual-Larringa [6-4, 7-6 (5)]. Young and junior
Bogdana Zaporozhets posted the double win over MTSU's Lidia Burrows and Lee Barnard [8-7 (2)].
Sophomore
Caroline Gibbens and freshman
Grace Anne Dunavant won twice in singles. Freshman
Callie Billman picked up the other doubles win.
The Mocs are back in action to wrap up the tournament tomorrow. Be sure to check back to GoMocs.com for complete results.
Singles
Jessie Young (UTC) def. Maeva Roquebert (Mercer) - 7-5, 6-7 (2), 1-0 (6)
Alara Hollyfield (Mercer) def.
Emma Van Hee (UTC) - 6-3, 6-4
Mary Courville (Mercer) def.
Bogdana Zaporozhets (UTC) - 6-1, 6-4
Callie Billman (UTC) def. Ashley Popham (Mercer) - 6-4, 6-3
Grace Anne Dunavant (UTC) def. France Antezana (Mercer) - 7-6 (3), 6-2
Caroline Gibbens (UTC) def. Ericka Chavarria (Mercer) - 6-4, 6-2
Jessie Young (UTC) def. Andrea Pascual-Larringa (ETSU) - 6-4, 7-6 (5)
Mayya Gorbunova (ETSU) def.
Emma Van Hee (UTC) - 6-4, 6-2
Maria Fernanda Carvajal (ETSU) def.
Callie Billman (UTC) - 6-2, 6-4
Caroline Gibbens (UTC) def. Shevita Aulana (Troy) - 6-4, 6-1
Grace Anne Dunavant (UTC) def. Anastasiia Khrustaleva (Troy) - 6-3, 6-0
Doubles
Jessie Young/
Bogdana Zaporozhets (UTC) def. Lidia Burrows/Lee Barnard (MTSU) - 8-7 (2)
Zani Barnard/Muskan Gupta (MTSU) def.
Caroline Gibbens/
Emma Van Hee (UTC) - 8-6
Matea Mihaljevic/Shevita Aulana (Troy) def.
Callie Billman/
Grace Anne Dunavant (UTC) - 8-2