Wednesday, June 19, 2013 · 2:24 p.m.

Lady Mocs tennis team captures two wins over the weekend

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The Chattanooga women’s tennis team cruised to a 7-0 win against visiting Belmont at the Hixson Raquet Club on Sunday afternoon, moving the Lady Mocs to 2-0 on the season.

UTC, coming off a 6-1 win over Kennesaw State on Friday, started strong Sunday, capturing the opening point by sweeping the doubles competition.

Freshman Kelsey Coots and Kayla Jones teamed up for an 8-3 win at No. 1, while senior Jenna Nurik and sophomore Kaylene Chadwell also won 8-3 at No. 2. Junior Alexa Flynn and freshman Katie Polk cruised to an 8-4 win at No. 3 to complete the three-match sweep. 

Coots made quick work of her singles opponent Sandra Kancheva at No. 6 as well, posting a straight-set victory (6-0, 6-0) without dropping a single game. It was her 10th singles win of the year, and she improved to 2-0 in dual matches.

Nurik followed that with a (6-0, 6-4) win at No. 1 to give UTC a 3-0 lead, and Jones clinched the match with her (6-1, 6-0) win over Claire at No. 4.

Chadwell (6-2, 6-0) and Flynn (6-2, 6-0) both won in straight sets while losing two games at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. Freshman Claire Mulyadi closed out the action with a (6-3, 6-1) win at No. 6.

The Lady Mocs return to action Friday when they host Middle Tennessee State at the Hixson Raquet Club. 

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