SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Terriers snapped a 13-year losing streak against Chattanooga on Saturday afternoon at Reeves Tennis Center, downing the Mocs 5-2 to move to 10-5 overall and 2-1 in league action. Wofford's last win over UTC came in 2006 under former head coach
Rod Ray. Sophomore
Jenna Vroman tallied her 12
th singles victory of the year, as senior
Cassidy Hicks found herself back in the win column for her eighth win of the season. Freshman
Lilie Steryous also added her seventh singles victory in a resilient three-set comeback on the day. The loss drops the Mocs to 7-6 and 0-1 in the SoCon.
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The Mocs took No. 3 doubles to start the day, though Wofford would answer with back-to-back wins on courts one and two to snag the doubles point.
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Cassidy Hicks and
Jenna Vroman picked up where they left off in No. 1 doubles, dropping Delaney Edwards and Emma Van Hee for their ninth straight and 11
th doubles win on the year, while first-years
Lilie Steryous and
Liz Massie earned their second doubles victory over Annie Tarwater and Lilly Holmes.
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The Terriers would start singles with a 2-0 lead, as
Lauren Joch was granted a win by default in her matchup with Tarwater on court six.
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Chattanooga's Emma Van Hee responded for the Mocs with a competitive win over
Brittney Wilbur in No. 5 singles to put the Mocs on the board, 2-1.
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Cassidy Hicks got her groove back in No. 2 singles, winning in straight sets (6-3, 6-3) over Delaney Edwards to snap a five-match skid for the senior.
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Jenna Vroman kept her stellar play in No. 1 singles rolling, earning her ninth consecutive win in a gritty matchup over UTC's Polina Goloputova in straight sets (7-5, 6-4) while clinching the win for the Terriers, 4-1.
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Lilie Steryous fell in the first set to Bogdona Zaporozhets, 6-3, but rallied back in the second and third, 6-4, 10-8, for Wofford's final singles victory on the day on the No. 3 court.
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Despite the loss in the final matchup in No. 4 singles, the Terriers nonetheless came out victorious over Chattanooga by the end of the match, 5-2.
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The Terriers will prepare next for SoCon rival Furman, hosting the Paladins at Reeves Tennis Center next Saturday, March 30. First serve is scheduled for a noon start time.
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