CHATTANOOGA (February 15, 2026) — The Chattanooga Mocs women's tennis team upped its winning streak to three matches following a dominating 7-0 shutout over Tennessee State during non-conference action inside the Strang-Voges Tennis Center at nearby McCallie School on Sunday afternoon.
 
Chattanooga improves to 5-1 on the season following its third-straight victory. Tennessee State falls to 0-3 overall after today's defeat.
 
Match Recap
At No. 2 doubles, UTC's Jordan Fenton and Emma Pedretti set the tone with a 6-1 victory over TSU's Victoria Cooksey and Claudia Murdasanu before Rufaro Magarira and Savannah Presson followed with a 6-2 win at No. 1 over Aroa Arrie Castillo and Jovana Nikolic. Zara Burns and Ella Mancuso completed the sweep with a 6-4 victory against Julie Tungamarial and Natalie Walsh at No. 3.
 
In singles play, Chattanooga maintained its momentum, beginning with Pedretti's 6-1, 6-2 victory over Walsh at No. 3. Magarira added another point with a straight-set win, 6-1, 6-0, against Nikolic at No. 1. Presson continued the streak, delivering a 6-0, 6-0 shutout against Tungamarial at No. 2 and clinching the match for the Mocs in the process.
 
Burns extended Chattanooga's lead by defeating Cooksey 6-1, 6-0 at No. 4 while Mancuso closed out her match at No. 6 with a 6-2, 5-1 result over Murdasanu. Fenton capped the match sweep with a 6-2, 6-4 win against Arrie Castillo on court No. 5.
 
Team Notables

• Chattanooga's 5-1 start to the 2026 season is its best since an 11-1 start in 2023… winners of three-straight… lone loss is to ACC-member Georgia Tech.
• Chattanooga has now defeated Tennessee State in four-straight seasons... combined 27-1 score with three sweeps across the four matches… 6-0 all-time against TSU.

Match Results
Chattanooga 7, Tennessee State 0
(Strang-Voges Tennis Center – Chattanooga, Tenn.)
 
Doubles 
Rufaro Magarira/Savannah Presson (UTC) def. Aroa Arrie Castillo/Jovana Nikolic (TSU) 6-2 
Jordan Fenton/Emma Pedretti (UTC) def. Victoria Cooksey/Claudia Murdasanu (TSU) 6-1 
Zara Burns/Ella Mancuso (UTC) def. Julie Tungamarial/Natalie Walsh (TSU) 6-4 
 
Singles 
Rufaro Magarira (UTC) def. Jovana Nikolic (TSU) – 6-1, 6-0 
Savannah Presson (UTC) def. Julie Tungamarial (TSU) – 6-0, 6-0 
Emma Pedretti (UTC) def. Natalie Walsh (TSU) – 6-1, 6-2 
Zara Burns (UTC) def. Victoria Cooksey (TSU) – 6-1, 6-0 
Jordan Fenton (UTC) def. Aroa Arrie Castillo (TSU) – 6-2, 6-4 
Ella Mancuso (UTC) def. Claudia Murdasanu (TSU) – 6-2, 7-5 
 
Records
Chattanooga 5-1
Tennessee State 0-3
 
Notes
Order of Finish – Singles (3, 1, 2, 4, 6, 5); Doubles (2, 1, 3)
Start Time: 1:00 PM
Duration: 2:13
Attendance: 31

Up Next
Chattanooga heads south for a two-match road swing in the state of Louisiana beginning with a February 20 matchup at Southern and concluding with a February 21 contest at Southeastern Louisiana. Match times, coverage links when available, and more are located on the schedule page at GoMocs.com.

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