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GREENSBORO, N.C. (March 15, 2026) \u2014 Make it nine. The Chattanooga Mocs women’s tennis team earned its ninth-straight victory after posting a hard-fought 5-2 victory over UNCG in its Southern Conference opener on Sunday afternoon at the UNCG Tennis Courts in Greensboro, N.C.<\/p>\n

“It took all we had today,” said head coach Chad Camper<\/a> following the match. “This team needs all nine women locked in and that’s exactly what we did today.”

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\n\tChattanooga\u00a0improves to 11-1 on the season and 1-0 in SoCon play… UNCG is now 1-12 overall and 0-2 in SoCon action.
\n\tThe victory marked\u00a0Chattanooga’s\u00a0ninth-straight win… the 11-1 start ties the best start to a single season since an 11-1 start in 2023.
\n\tChattanooga’s\u00a0nine-match win streak surpasses 2023’s eight-match streak its longest since eight-straight during the same 2023 season. <\/p>\n

\nMatch Recap
\nIn doubles, UNCG kicked things off with a 6-3 win on court No. 2 doubles before UTC’s Jordan Fenton<\/a> and Ella Mancuso<\/a> responded with a 7-5 win over Kayley Bushnell and Ivet Sala-Sanchez at No. 3. The decisive point came at No. 1 where Rufaro Magarira<\/a> and Savannah Presson<\/a> edged past Sophia Cedeno and Lauren Thomson, 7-6, in\u00a0 a tiebreak situation.
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\nIn singles, UTC capitalized on the momentum by starting with a win at No. 1 as Magarira defeated Cedeno, 6-2, 7-5. Pedretti followed with a straight-set victory at No. 3 (7-5, 6-3) over Thomson before UNCG’s Bushnell cut into the lead with a 7-5, 6-3 win at No. 5 against Fenton.
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\nZara Burns<\/a> notched the Mocs match-clinching point with a three-set win at No. 4 (3-6, 6-2, 6-1) against Sala-Sanchez. UNCG added a point at No. 6 when Somoano overcame Mancuso (3-6, 6-2, 6-2) before Presson finished off the dual with a hard-fought victory over Sara Kostic at No. 2 (2-6, 6-4, 10-7).<\/p>\n

Match Results

\nChattanooga 5, UNCG 2

\n(UNCG Tennis Courts \u2013 Greensboro, N.C.)<\/p>\n

Doubles

\n1. Rufaro Magarira<\/a>\/Savannah Presson<\/a> (UTC) def. Sophia Cedeno\/Lauren Thomson (UNCG) 7-6\u00a0

\n2. Sydney Bly\/Sofia Somoano (UNCG) def. Addison Iacono<\/a>\/Emma Pedretti<\/a> (UTC) 6-3\u00a0

\n3. Jordan Fenton<\/a>\/Ella Mancuso<\/a> (UTC) def. Kayley Bushnell\/Ivet Sala-Sanchez (UNCG) 7-5\u00a0

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\nSingles\u00a0

\n1. Rufaro Magarira<\/a> (UTC) def. Sophia Cedeno (UNCG) 6-2, 7-5\u00a0

\n2. Savannah Presson<\/a> (UTC) def. Sara Kostic (UNCG) 2-6, 6-4, 10-7\u00a0

\n3. Emma Pedretti<\/a> (UTC) def. Lauren Thomson (UNCG) 7-5, 6-3\u00a0

\n4. Zara Burns<\/a> (UTC) def. Ivet Sala-Sanchez (UNCG) 3-6, 6-2, 6-1\u00a0

\n5. Kayley Bushnell (UNCG) def. Jordan Fenton<\/a> (UTC) 7-5, 6-3\u00a0

\n6. Sofia Somoano (UNCG) def. Ella Mancuso<\/a> (UTC) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2

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\nRecords

\nChattanooga 11-1, 1-0 SoCon

\nUNCG 1-12, 0-2 SoCon

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\nMatch Info

\nOrder of Finish \u2013 Singles (1, 3, 5, 6, 4, 2); Doubles (2, 3, 1)

\nStart Time: 11:00 AM

\nDuration: 3:24

\nAttendance: 21<\/p>\n

Up Next

\nChattanooga heads to North Alabama on Wednesday (March 18) for a non-conference contest in Florence, Ala. All match times, changes, coverage links when available, and more are located on the schedule page at GoMocs.com.<\/p>\n

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