CULLOWHEE, N.C. --- The Chattanooga Mocs women's tennis team wrapped up the Southern Conference regular season slate with a 5-2 victory over Western Carolina on the road in Cullowhee, N.C., on Sunday afternoon.
 
Following the win, Chattanooga finishes the regular season 14-7 overall and 3-4 inside SoCon action. UTC will head into next weekend's SoCon Tournament as the No. 5 seed and will face No. 4 Mercer in the opening round. WCU finished 14-9 and 2-5 in the league after the loss.
 
Chattanooga earned a 1-0 lead after securing victories at all three positions in doubles action. The singles part of play saw an opening win from Callie Billman at the No. 6 hole by a 6-4, 6-1 decision to push the lead to 2-0 before WCU posted a win at No. 2 to cut things to 2-1.
 
Lucia Melendez upped the Mocs lead following a 6-3, 6-2 win at the No. 4 slot before the host Catamounts once again made things tight with a win at No. 3. Jessie Young provided the team's fourth point behind a 3-6, 6-4, 10-4 win at the top pairing.
 
Chattanooga, the five seed, opens SoCon Tournament play next week against No. 4 Mercer in the quarterfinal round on Thursday at 1 p.m. ET at the Champions Club in town. Admission is FREE for the entirety of the event with complete information found here.
 
Chattanooga 5, Western Carolina 2
4/16/2023 at Cullowhee, N.C. (Catamount Tennis Complex)
Singles competition
1. Jessie Young (UTC) def. Isabella Sambola (WCU) 3-6, 6-4, 10-4
2. Jade Groen (WCU) def. Caroline Gibbens (UTC) 6-4, 6-1
3. Leilany Ipunesso (WCU) def. Nicole Abel (UTC) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
4. Rozalie Dohnalova (UTC) def. Andrea Redondo (WCU) 6-4, 7-5
5. Lucia Melendez (UTC) def. Chloe Schwarz (WCU) 6-3, 6-2
6. Callie Billman (UTC) def. Dasha Osadova (WCU) 6-4, 6-1
 
Doubles competition
1. Jessie Young/Caroline Gibbens (UTC) def. Dasha Osadova/Leilany Ipunesso (WCU) 6-3
2. Rozalie Dohnalova/Lucia Melendez (UTC) def. Chloe Schwarz/Isabella Sambola (WCU) 6-4
3. Nicole Abel/Callie Billman (UTC) def. Jade Groen/Andrea Redondo (WCU) 6-3
 
Match Notes
Chattanooga 14-7, 3-4 SoCon
Western Carolina 14-9, 2-5 SoCon
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (6,2,5,4,3,1)

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