University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's tennis took home a doubles title at the 2019 ITA Ohio Valley Regionals in Murfreesboro, Tenn., today. Sophomore
Lilly Holmes and freshman
Callie Billman won the B Flight with some impressive wins down the stretch.
The UTC duo scored an 8-2 victory over the second-seeded Memphis tandem of Hannah Davies and Monique Woog in the semifinals. Holmes and Billman were seeded third in the bracket. They closed out the tournament with an 8-2 win over Indiana's Alexandria Staiculescu and Xiaowei Hu in the finals.
"I could not be more proud of this team," said Mocs head coach
Chad Camper following Saturday's action. "They have worked hard all fall and it is paying off. Lilly and Callie winning the B Flight Doubles is great momentum going into the next two weeks as we prepare for the Louisville Invite."
Sophomore
Polina Goloputova lost in three sets in the semifinals of the Singles B Flight. Junior
Bogdana Zaporozhets was also knocked out of the Singles B Draw in the semis. Complete results for the Mocs are listed below and updated brackets are attached to the top of the story.
The Mocs also posted four wins in five matches in consolation action today. The lone loss was junior
Emma Van Hee. She was in a marathon with Southeast Missouri's Vivian Lai, falling 17-15 in the super-breaker.
UTC closes out fall competition at the Louisville Invite on Nov. 1-3.
Doubles B Flight
#3
Lilly Holmes/
Callie Billman (UTC) def. Love-Star Alexis/Zoe Klapman (MTSU) – 8-4
#3
Lilly Holmes/
Callie Billman (UTC) def. #2 Hannah Davies/Monique Woog (Memphis) – 8-2
#3
Lilly Holmes/
Callie Billman (UTC) def. Alexandria Staiculescu/Xiaowei Hu (Indiana) – 8-2
Singles B Flight
Aleksandra Topalovic (APSU) def. Polina Golputova (UTC) – 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
#5 Caitlin Ruether (Xavier) def.
Bogdana Zaporozhets (UTC) – 6-1, 6-3
Saturday Consolation
Jessie Young (UTC) def. Kseniya Zonova (SEMO) – 2-6, 6-2, 1-0 (11)
Callie Billman (UTC) def. Martina Paladini-Jennings (APSU) – 6-4, 6-3
Vivian Lai (SEMO) def.
Emma Van Hee (UTC) – 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (15)
Grace Anne Dunavant (UTC) def. Zoe Klapman (MTSU) – 6-2, 7-5
Caroline Gibbens (UTC) def. Drew Hawkins (Belmont) – 5-7, 6-1, 1-0 (4)
