The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's tennis team dropped a 5-2 battle at No. 37 Furman today.  The Mocs scored two wins in singles play before falling to 6-5 overall and 0-1 in Southern Conference action.  The Paladins improved to 11-3 and 1-0 in league duals with their ninth win in a row.

After sweeping the doubles point, Furman took the first four matches to lock up the dual.  Sophomore Polina Goloputova put the Mocs on the board with a (6-1, 6-1) win over Maggie Pate at No. 5.  That was followed by junior Emma Van Hee scored a (6-4, 6-4) win over Danni Vines at No. 6. 

Up next for the Mocs is an 11:00 a.m. (E.S.T.) match at Presbyterian.  The next home dual is Saturday, March 7, against Western Carolina at 10:00 a.m. at the UTC Tennis Courts. 

#37 Furman 5, Chattanooga 2
02/28/2020 at Greenville, S.C. (Mickel Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. Julia Adams (FUR) def. Jessie Young (UTC) 6-2, 6-0
2. MaryAnn Rompf (FUR) def. Bogdana Zaporozhets (UTC) 4-6, 7-6, 1-0 (10-3)
3. Madison Dillon (FUR) def. Lilly Holmes (UTC) 6-2, 6-2
4. Georgie Walker (FUR) def. Callie Billman (UTC) 6-0, 6-1
5. Polina Goloputova (UTC) def. Maggie Pate (FUR) 6-1, 6-1
6. Emma Van Hee (UTC) def. Danni Vines (FUR) 6-4, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. #38 Madison Dillon/Julia Adams (FUR) def. Emma Van Hee/Caroline Gibbens (UTC) 6-1
2. Georgie Walker/MaryAnn Rompf (FUR) def. Jessie Young/Bogdana Zaporozhets (UTC) 6-3
3. Danni Vines/Carol Eliz. Kerman (FUR) def. Callie Billman/Grace Anne Dunavant (UTC) 6-0

Match Notes
Chattanooga 6-5, 0-1
Furman 11-3, 1-0; National ranking #37
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (1,4,2,3,5,6)