The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's tennis team dropped a 6-1 match at Kennesaw State Sunday evening. The loss was the second on the weekend for the Mocs who fall to 7-3 overall. The win moves the Owls' record to 3-5.
Junior
Bogdana Zaporozhets had the lone win for Chattanooga today. She defeated Paola Cortez (6-4, 6-4) at No. 3 singles. It was her first match at No. 3 this season, stepping in for sophomore
Polina Goloputova who was not in the lineup.
Up next for the Mocs is a mid-week home match against Northern Illinois on Wednesday, March 7. First serve is set for 3:00 p.m. at the UTC Tennis Courts. A link for live scoring is available on the women's tennis schedule page on GoMocs.com.
Kennesaw State 6, Chattanooga 1
Mar 07, 2021 at Kennesaw, Ga. (Betty Siegel Courts)
Doubles competition
1. Paola Cortez/Ji Youn Lee (KSU) def.
Emma Van Hee/
Caroline Gibbens (UTC) 6-3
2. Taylor Dean/Valentina Taddia (KSU) def.
Jessie Young/
Bogdana Zaporozhets (UTC) 6-4
3. Soomin Kim/Sofia Pinedo (KSU) vs.
Callie Billman/
Wilma Bergqvist (UTC) 5-5, unfinished
Singles competition
1. Taylor Dean (KSU) def.
Jessie Young (UTC) 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
2. Ji Youn Lee (KSU) def.
Emma Van Hee (UTC) 6-2, 6-2
3.
Bogdana Zaporozhets (UTC) def. Paola Cortez (KSU) 6-4, 6-4
4. Valentina Taddia (KSU) def.
Caroline Gibbens (UTC) 7-5, 2-6, 10-8
5. Sofia Pinedo (KSU) def.
Callie Billman (UTC) 6-4, 6-4
6. Soomin Kim (KSU) def.
Grace Anne Dunavant (UTC) 6-1, 6-1
Match Notes
Chattanooga 7-3
Kennesaw State 3-5
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (6,5,2,3,1,4)