TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The Chattanooga Mocs women's tennis team saw single victories from Emma Van Hee and Lilly Holmes during a hard-fought 5-2 defeat to SEC-member Alabama on Saturday evening in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Following the loss, Chattanooga drops its first dual of the spring season and now carries a 2-1 overall record. Alabama improves to 4-0 after the victory.

"The ladies fought hard today," said head coach Chad Camper. "This season us all about seizing the opportunities. We were successful at a few spots but need to improve in  a few places."

Van Hee posted a 6-2, 6-4 victory in singles play over Alabama's Anna Parkhomenko while Lilly Holmes wrapped up the day with a 6-4, 7-5 win over Ansley Cheshire. Nicole Abel dropped a 6-2, 6-1 decision to No. 88 Loudmilla Bencheikh while Carolina Gibbens also faced ranked competition, falling 6-3, 6-0 to No. 103 Petra Sedlackova.

Doubles play also featured ranked foes for the Crimson Tide. Callie Billman and Jessie Young battled in a 6-3 defeat to the No. 19 ranked pairing of Anne Marie Hiser and Bencheikh in the top doubles slot.

Chattanooga (2-1, 0-0 SoCon) returns to action tomorrow with a 4 p.m. ET home matchup against Lee University at the Strang-Voges Tennis Center on the campus of The McCallie School. Live stats and video links will be available on the schedule page.

RESULTS

Alabama 5, Chattanooga 2

D1: #19 A. Hiser/L. Bencheika (ALA) def. Jessie Young/Callie Billman (UTC) – 6-3

D2: O. Pitak/K. Pitak (ALA) def. Emma Van Hee/Coco Bosman (UTC) – 7-5

D3: P. Sedlackova/A. Parkhomenko (ALA) def. Nicole Abel/Caroline Gibbens (UTC) – 6-5, unfinished

S1: #88 L. Bencheikh (ALA) def. Nicole Abel (UTC) – 6-2, 6-1

S2: O. Pitak (ALA) def. Jessie Young (UTC) – 6-1, 6-2

S3: #103 P. Sedlackova (ALA) def. Caroline Gibbens (UTC) – 6-3, 6-0

S4: Emma Van Hee (UTC) def. A. Parkhomenko (ALA) – 6-2, 6-4

S5: K. Pitak (ALA) def. Coco Bosman (UTC) – 6-0, 3-6, 6-1

S6: Lilly Holmes (UTC) def. A. Cheshire (ALA) – 6-4, 7-5

Match Notes

Records

Chattanooga 2-1

Alabama 4-0

Order of Finish

Doubles (1,2); Singles (1,2,3,5,4,6)

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