The Chattanooga Mocs women's tennis team dropped a tight 4-3 decision at Mercer in its Southern Conference opener on Sunday afternoon at the LeRoy Peddy Tennis Center in Macon, Ga.
Chattanooga (8-6, 0-1 SoCon) has now dropped its last four meetings against Mercer (5-9, 1-1 SoCon) after previously winning 13-straight matches from 2007-2022. Two of the previous four matches and six of the last 10 meetings between the two programs have been decided by a 4-3 count.
“The team really fought hard today,” said head coach Chad Camper following the match.
“We definitely learned a lot as we head into more SoCon play.”
Chattanooga stays on the road for SoCon play with a Saturday, March 22, matchup at Wofford in Spartanburg, S.C. Stick to GoMocs.com and the schedule page for all updates and match coverage links, if available.
Mercer 4, Chattanooga 3
Singles
1. Rozalie Dohnalova (UTC) def. Marina D. Quinones (MER) 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
2. Dzhastina Mikhnova (MER) def. Madlena Orlova (UTC) 6-3, 6-2
3. Tea Zivic (MER) def. Savannah Presson (UTC) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
4. Emma Pedretti (UTC) def. Marie Bannmeyer (MER) 4-6, 6-0, 6-3
5. Zara Burns (UTC) def. Jelena Gojkovic (MER) 6-2, 7-5
6. Lea von Kozierowski (MER) def. Margaret Manolache (UTC) 6-3, 6-4
Doubles
1. Alice Hall/Rozalie Dohnalova (UTC) def. Marie Bannmeyer/Dzhastina Mikhnova (MER) 6-2
2. Marina D. Quinones/Ines H. Fernandez (MER) def. Madlena Orlova/Savannah Presson (UTC) 6-4
3. Jelena Gojkovic/Tea Zivic (MER) def. Emma Pedretti/Margaret Manolache (UTC) 6-3
Records/Notes
Chattanooga 8-6, 0-1 SoCon
Mercer 5-9, 1-1 SoCon
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (2,6,5,1,4,3)