Women's Tennis Challenges Chattanooga in Singles Play Friday Evening

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Despite putting together a valiant effort in singles play, the Belmont University women's tennis team came up empty handed against the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Friday evening at the Ensworth Tennis Center in Nashville. The visiting Mocs (8-1) took all possible seven points, but not without plenty of resistance across all six singles courts.
 
The Bruins (1-7) dropped No. 2 and No. 3 doubles, 6-2 and 6-3, respectively, before winning second sets at No. 2 and No. 6 singles.
 
Junior Emma Grant was edged 7-4 in a third-set tiebreaker by Chattanooga's Jordan Fenton at sixth singles after winning set two, 6-4.
 
Freshman Mia Jones recovered from a 7-5 opening set loss with a 7-5 second set win but fell 10-2 in a super tiebreaker in lieu of the third set to the Mocs' Rufaro Magarira at the No. 2 spot.
 
Both redshirt freshman Savannah Webster at the top of the singles lineup and senior Libbie Hamilton at No. 5 singles pushed their opponents to second-set tiebreakers.
 
At No. 1 doubles, the duo of Webster and sophomore Jessica Popiol were trailing 4-3 when Chattanooga clinched the opening point.
 
Up Next                                                      
Belmont returns to action Saturday afternoon at Western Kentucky. First serve from the WKU Tennis Complex in Bowling Green, Kentucky, is set for 2 p.m. Next Saturday, March 7, the Bruins visit Furman.
 
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