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Emma Pedretti and Savannah Presson
Ray Soldano
4
Winner Chattanooga UTC (13-2)
0
Alabama A&M AAMU (6-9)
Winner
Chattanooga UTC
(13-2)
4
Final
0
Alabama A&M AAMU
(6-9)

Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

Women’s Tennis Blanks Alabama A&M 4-0 on Sunday

The Chattanooga Mocs women’s tennis team added its second win of the weekend with a sweep over the Bulldogs.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (March 22, 2026) — The Chattanooga Mocs women's tennis team picked up its second win in as many days after securing a 4-0 shutout victory on the road at non-conference opponent Alabama A&M on Sunday afternoon at the AAMU Tennis Courts in Huntsville, Ala.

"It was great for our team to come out firing after a grind of a match yesterday," said head coach Chad Camper. "The momentum of in doubles helped in our singles matches against a very talented and well-coached group, who play singles extremely well."
 
Records
Chattanooga 13-2
Alabama A&M 6-9
 
Team Notables
  • Chattanooga improves to 13-2 overall on the season after the win… Alabama A&M falls to 6-9 overall after the defeat… Chattanooga has now won 11 of its last 12 matches.
  • Chattanooga is now a perfect 6-0 all-time against AAMU in the series history… now 2-0 in road matches in Huntsville against AAMU.
 
Match Recap
In doubles, Emma Pedretti and Savannah Presson delivered a 6-1 win at No. 1 before Jordan Fenton and Addison Iacono secured the team point with a 6-1 victory at No. 2 doubles. The match at No. 3 featuring Ella Mancuso and Margaret Manolache went unfinished at 4-2 as the dual was played under a clinch-clinch format.
 
In singles, Iacono quickly added to the Mocs lead with a straight-set victory at No. 1 over Alicia Owegi (6-2, 6-1). Zara Burns made it 3-0 with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Nardine Salem at No. 4 before Fenton clinched the team victory with a commanding 6-2, 6-0 result against Naomi Blanks at No. 5.

Match Results
Chattanooga 4, Alabama A&M 0
(AAMU Tennis Courts – Huntsville, Ala.)

Doubles
1. Emma Pedretti/Savannah Presson (UTC) def. Alicia Owegi/Nardine Salem (AAMU) 6-1 
2. Jordan Fenton/Addison Iacono (UTC) def. Gabrielle Henderson/Sofia Sotelo Raya (AAMU) 6-1 
3. Ella Mancuso/Margaret Manolache (UTC) vs. Tstitsi Mahere/Melissa Mwakha (AAMU) 4-2 (unfinished)

Singles 
1. Addison Iacono (UTC) def. Alicia Owegi (AAMU) 6-2, 6-1 
2. Savannah Presson (UTC) vs. Sofia Sotelo Raya (AAMU) 2-6, 2-2 (unfinished) 
3. Emma Pedretti (UTC) vs. Melissa Mwakha (AAMU) 1-6, 5-5 (unfinished) 
4. Zara Burns (UTC) def. Nardine Salem (AAMU) 6-4, 6-3 
5. Jordan Fenton (UTC) def. Naomi Blanks (AAMU) 6-2, 6-0 
6. Ella Mancuso (UTC) vs. Lavynia Vieira de Sa (AAMU) 7-6, 3-1 (unfinished)
 
Match Info
Order of Finish – Singles (1, 4, 5); Doubles (1, 2)
Start Time: 2:00 PM
Duration: 2:17
Attendance: 37

Up Next
Chattanooga hosts a pair of Southern Conference matches this upcoming weekend against Western Carolina (Thursday, 2 p.m.) and ETSU (Saturday, 10 a.m.). All match times, changes, coverage links when available, and more are located on the schedule page at GoMocs.com.

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