The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's tennis team dropped a 5-2 Southern Conference match at Wofford today. The Mocs fall to 8-5 overall and 1-1 in league play, while the Terriers improved to 9-4 and 2-1 in SoCon action.
UTC took the opening doubles point, starting with freshmen
Callie Billman and
Wilma Bergqvist's 6-2 win at No. 3. Junior
Bogdana Zaporozhets and freshman
Jessie Young's clinched the point with a 6-2 win at No. 2. Zaporozhets and Young moved to 7-4 at No. 2 in the spring, while Bargqvist and Billman improved to 6-3 at No. 3.
The Mocs could not keep the momentum going in singles play, dropping five of the six matches. Sophomore
Polina Goloputova had the lone win. She defeated Liz Massie (6-3, 6-4) to improve to 6-4 at No. 3 in the spring.
Up next for the Mocs is a SoCon match against Furman on Thursday, April 1, at the UTC Tennis Center.
Wofford College 5, Chattanooga 2
3/27/2021 at Spartanburg, SC (Reeves Tennis Center)
Doubles competition
1. Jenna Vroman/Lilie Steryous (WOF) def.
Caroline Gibbens/
Emma Van Hee (UTC) 6-2
2.
Jessie Young/
Bogdana Zaporozhets (UTC) def. Liz Massie/Georgia Fischer (WOF) 6-2
3.
Callie Billman/
Wilma Bergqvist (UTC) def. Brittney Wilbur/Kay Kluska (WOF) 6-2
Singles competition
1. Jenna Vroman (WOF) def.
Jessie Young (UTC) 6-4, 6-4
2. Lilie Steryous (WOF) def.
Emma Van Hee (UTC) 6-2, 6-1
3.
Polina Goloputova (UTC) def. Liz Massie (WOF) 6-3, 6-4
4. Georgia Fischer (WOF) def.
Bogdana Zaporozhets (UTC) 6-2, 6-0
5. Emely Kahrs (WOF) def.
Caroline Gibbens (UTC) 6-4, 6-3
6. Brittney Wilbur (WOF) def.
Lilly Holmes (UTC) 6-1, 6-2
Match Notes
Chattanooga 8-5, 1-1 SoCon
Wofford College 9-4, 2-1 SoCon
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (6,2,3,4,1,5)