The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's tennis team had a strong first day at the ITA Ohio Valley Regionals in Murfreesboro, Tenn., today.  The Mocs were 8-1 in singles and 4-2 in doubles action.

"There were some amazing comebacks and a lot of heart today," stated head coach Chad Camper. "We did the little things right and it paid off."

Freshmen Callie Billman and Jessie Young led the way with wins in the singles main draw.  They both competed against entrants from UT Martin, with Billman scoring a win over Daphne Pratt (6-3,6-1) and Young defeating Amelia Campbell (6-3, 6-1). 

Sophomore Polina Goloputova had a bye in the first round of the Singles B Flight.  She followed that with a three-set win over Memphis's Josephine Cao (6-2, 2-6, 7-5).  The was down 5-1 in the third set before storming back to take the match.

Sophomore Caroline Gibbens and junior Emma Van Hee both posted two wins in the Singles B Flight. Gibbens' second round win was a 6-4, 6-1 victory against Kentucky's No. 3 seed Briana Tulloch. Junior Bogdana Zaporozhets also won in the second round after a bye.  

Young and Van Hee have advanced in the Doubles A Flight with two wins.  They were down 4-0 in the tiebreaker of their second round match against Cincinnati's Alexia Cuoutino and Ioana Guna.  They took the final seven points to secure the win. 

Singles A Flight
Callie Billman (UTC) def. Daphne Pratt (UT Martin) – 6-3, 6-1
Jessie Young (UTC) def. Amelia Campbell (UT Martin) – 6-3, 6-1

Singles B Flight
Aleksandra Topalovic (APSU) def. Grace Anne Dunavant (UTC) – 6-4, 7-5
Caroline Gibbens (UTC) def. Lauren Carelli (Belmont) – 7-5, 7-6 (3)
Caroline Gibbens (UTC) def. #3 Brianna Tulloch (Kentucky) – 6-4, 6-1
Polina Goloputova (UTC) def. Josephine Cao (Memphis) – 6-2, 2-6, 7-5
Emma Van Hee (UTC) def. Lauren Fitz-Randolph (Xavier) – 6-0, 6-0
Emma Van Hee (UTC) def. 7 Erin Allen (Belmont) – 2-6, 6-1, 6-3
Bogdana Zaporozhets (UTC) def. Jilian Milano (Wright St.) – 6-3, 6-3

Doubles A Flight
Bogdana Zaporozhets/Polina Goloputova (UTC) def. Kaitlin Ruether/Rachel Reichenbach (Xavier) – 8-5
Teixido-Garcia/K Cao (Memphis) def. Bogdana Zaporozhets/Polina Goloputova (UTC) – 8-5
Jessie Young/Emma Van Hee (UTC) def. Alejandra Morales/Raquel Amaro (ETSU) – 8-6
Jessie Young/Emma Van Hee (UTC) def. Alexia Coutino/Ioana Guna (Cincinnati) – 8-7 (4)

Doubles B Flight
Lilly Holmes/Callie Billman (UTC) def. Brackin/Christiansen (Belmont) – 8-0
Sarah Lounsbury/Samantha Hayward (IUPUI) def. Caroline Gibbens/Grace Anne Dunavant (UTC) – 8-5