The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's tennis team closed out the 2021 season with a 6-1 loss to Samford at the UTC Tennis Center today.  The Mocs end the year with a 9-9 overall record and a 2-5 mark in Southern Conference action.  Samford improved to 14-10 overall and 4-3 in league action.

UTC's No. 3 duo of Polina Goloputova and Callie Billman had a 7-5 win over Samantha Nanere and Olivia Jablonski in the only doubles victory for the Mocs. 

Emma Van Hee scored the lone point for Chattanooga with a singles win at No. 2.  She defeated Natalia De Ugarte in three sets (6-1, 4-6, 6-3).  The win gave her a 64-41 career singles record, passing Shaina Singh (2009-12) for sixth-most on record at UTC.

The Mocs finished tied for fifth in the SoCon standings with UNCG (6-8, 2-5 SoCon).  Only the top four teams advanced to the SoCon Tournament next weekend in Birmingham, Ala.

Samford 6, Chattanooga 1
4/18/2021 at Chattanooga, Tenn. (UTC Tennis Center)
Doubles competition
1. R. Van Rensburg/Alexis Lopez (SAM) def. Emma Van Hee/Caroline Gibbens (UTC) 6-2
2. Natalia De Ugarte/Cindy Oest (SAM) def. Jessie Young/Bogdana Zaporozhets (UTC) 6-4
3. Callie Billman/Polina Goloputova (UTC) def. Samantha Nanere/Olivia Jablonski (SAM) 7-5

Singles competition
1. R. Van Rensburg (SAM) def. Jessie Young (UTC) 6-1, 6-0
2. Emma Van Hee (UTC) def. Natalia De Ugarte (SAM) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
3. Alexis Lopez (SAM) def. Polina Goloputova (UTC) 6-3, 6-4
4. Cindy Oest (SAM) def. Bogdana Zaporozhets (UTC) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
5. Olivia Jablonski (SAM) def. Callie Billman (UTC) 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)
6. Samantha Nanere (SAM) def. Caroline Gibbens (UTC) 6-4, 6-4

Match Notes
Samford 14-10, 4-3 SoCon
Chattanooga 9-9, 2-5 SoCon
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,3,5,6,4,2)
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