GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNCG Women's Tennis team was unable to complete the weekend sweep on Saturday afternoon at the UNCG Tennis Courts. The Spartans fell 6-1 to Chattanooga after defeating Western Carolina the day before. UNCG is now 5-5, and 1-1 in Southern Conference play.
In the doubles competition, UNCG took only one of the three matches and failed to earn a point. The pair of Masey DeMoss (Mayodan, N.C./McMichael) and Jamie Grinberg (Chapel Hill, N.C/East Chapel Hill) took the No. 3 competition 7-5.
In singles action, DeMoss recorded the lone point, defeating Rachele Gazzola in three sets, 3-6, 6-3, 10-8. Grinberg also had a tough match at the No. 5 position, falling in two sets, 7-6, 7-5.
Singles competition
1. Kayla Jones (UTC) def. Soumeya Anane (UNCG) 6-1, 6-1
2. Kelsey Coots (UTC) def. Amy Ellis (UNCG) 6-1, 7-6
3. Samantha Caswell (UTC) def. Sarah Swiderski (UNCG) 6-1, 6-3
4. Masey DeMoss (UNCG) def. Rachele Gazzola (UTC) 4-6, 6-3, 10-8
5. Alison Storie (UTC) def. Jamie Grinberg (UNCG) 7-6, 7-5
6. Katie Polk (UTC) def. Blaine Boaz (UNCG) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Kayla Jones/Kelsey Coots (UTC) def. Amy Ellis/Soumeya Anane (UNCG) 6-4
2. Samantha Caswell/Katie Polk (UTC) def. Sarah Swiderski/Blaine Boaz (UNCG) 6-4
3. Masey DeMoss/Jamie Grinberg (UNCG) def. Sydney Patton/Mckenzie Barco (UTC) 7-5
The Spartans return to action on Tuesday, Mar. 8th as they will host Fairfield at the UNCG Tennis Courts, with action getting started at 2:00 p.m.
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