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Lilly Holmes
Dale Rutemeyer
Sophomore Lilly Holmes.
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Chattanooga UTC (7-2)
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Winner North Alabama UNA (3-7)
Chattanooga UTC
(7-2)
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Final
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North Alabama UNA
(3-7)
Winner

Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

Mocs Drop 4-3 Match at North Alabama

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's tennis team dropped a 4-3 match at North Alabama today.  The loss moves the Mocs to 7-2 overall, while the Lions improved to 3-7.

The Mocs swept all three doubles matches for just the second time this season.  Junior Emma Van Hee and sophomore Caroline Gibbens opened with a 6-1 win over Megan Humpherys and Ida Hasselbach at No. 2. 

Junior Bodgana Zaporozhets and freshman Jessie Young were next off with a 6-4 win over Sydney Flesch and Kalais Going at No. 2.  With the point clinched, sophomore Lilly Holmes and Callie Billman posted a 7-5 win over Nine Linke and Lee-Taylor Bishop at No. 3. 

Van Hee was first off in singles at No. 2.  She gave the Mocs a 2-0 lead with her 11th singles win in a row, defeating Flesch in straight sets (6-4, 6-1).  Van Hee is now 9-0 in the spring at No. 2. 

The Lions closed the gap with a win at No. 4, but Holmes put the Mocs back up 3-1 with a win over Nicole Reilly at No. 6 (6-3, 6-4).  The last three single were three-set battles that went UNA's way. 

Up next for the Mocs is a trip to Kennesaw State on Sunday, March 7.  First serve is set for 4:00 p.m. (E.S.T.) in Kennesaw, Ga.  A link for live scoring is available on the women's tennis schedule page on GoMocs.com.

North Alabama 4, Chattanooga 3
3/5/2021 at Florence, Ala. (UNA Varsity Tennis Courts)
Doubles competition
1. Emma Van Hee/Caroline Gibbens (UTC) def. Megan Humphreys/Ida Hasselbalch (UNA) 6-1
2. Jessie Young/Bogdana Zaporozhets (UTC) def. Sydney Flesch/Kalais Going (UNA) 6-4
3. Callie Billman/Lilly Holmes (UTC) def. Nina Linke/Lee-Taylor Bishop (UNA) 7-5

Singles competition
1. Payton Andrews (UNA) def. Jessie Young (UTC) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
2. Emma Van Hee (UTC) def. Sydney Flesch (UNA) 6-4, 6-1
3. Megan Humphreys (UNA) def. Polina Goloputova (UTC) 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)
4. Nina Linke (UNA) def. Callie Billman (UTC) 6-2, 6-2
5. Kalais Going (UNA) def. Caroline Gibbens (UTC) 6-7 (11-13), 6-3, 6-4
6. Lilly Holmes (UTC) def. Nicole Reilly (UNA) 6-3, 6-4

Match Notes
Chattanooga 7-2
North Alabama 3-7
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (2,4,6,1,3,5)
 
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