PULASKI, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee Southern women's tennis team hit the courts this week falling in two of three matches. On Saturday, UTS dropped a neutral site match with Oakland City 4-2. UTS hosted Midway on Monday, falling just short by a 4-3 score. UT Southern welcomed Blue Mountain Christian yesterday to D. Ann Neville Courts besting the Toppers 4-0.
OCU 4, UTS 2
UT Southern took two of the three doubles matches to take the early 1-0 lead. In singles action, Yen-Ju Chang won the #3 singles match for the only other Firehawk point. The neutral site match was played in McKenzie, Tenn.
Doubles

1. Otone Odajima/Chang (UTS) def. Christina Hurtado/Maria Trembach (OCU) 6-2
2. Isabela Todorovic/Tiana Sparks (OCU) def. Ali Hamilton/Sheyla Zombrano (UTS) 6-1
3. Sienna Ruberto/Natalia Vergara (UTS) def. Melissa de Jong/Maja Schmitt 6-4

Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
Singles

1. Trembach (OCU) vs. Odajima (UTS) 6-4, 5-4 (unfinished)
2. Sparks (OCU) def. Ruberto (OCU) 6-7, 6-3, 10-6
3. Chang (UTS) def. Hurtado (OCU) 3-6, 6-2, 10-6
4. De Jong (OCU) def. Vergara (UTS) 6-3, 6-3
5. Tororovic (OCU) def. Zombrano (UTS) 6-1, 6-2
6. Juliana Puente (OCU) def. Hamilton (UTS) 6-1, 6-1

Order of Finish: 6, 5, 4, 3, 2
 
MU 4, UTS 3
UT Southern took the #3 doubles match but Midway took the other two to win the deciding point. Odajima, Chang, and Zombrano each won their singles matches in straight sets.
Doubles

1. Agustina Olivero/Mara Guillen (MU) def. Odajima/Chang (UTS) 6-4
2. Tanit Ceveda/Sofia Rueda (MU) def. Zombrano/Hamilton (UTS) 6-4
3. Vergara/Ruberto (UTS) def. Nana Hishida/Angelia Herrera (MU) 6-4

Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2
Singles

1. Odajima (UTS) def. Olivero (MU) 6-2, 6-4
2. Guillen (MU) def. Ruberto (UTS) 6-2, 6-4
3. Chang (UTS) def. Cevada (MU) 6-1, 6-3
4. Hishida (MU) def. Vergara (UTS) 6-1, 6-3
5. Rueda (MU) def. Hamilton (UTS) 6-2, 4-6, 10-6
6. Zombrano (UTS) def. Herrera (MU) 6-2, 6-4

Order of Finish: 4, 3, 6, 1, 2, 5
 
UTS 4, BMCU 0
UTS took the #1 and #2 doubles matches to earn the first point of the match. UTS racked up the first three singles results to shut out the Toppers.
Doubles

1. Chang/Odajima (UTS) def. Lina Cetina/Annalyn Housley (BMCU) 6-0
2. Hamilton/Zombrano (UTS) def. Juliana Madrid/Kiersten Terris (BMCU) 7-6
3. Valeria Torres/Lucia Rodriguez Garcia (BMCU) def. Ruberto/Vergara (UTS) def. 6-4

Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2
Singles

1. Odajima (UTS) vs. Madrid (BMCU) 6-4, 5-0 (unfinished)
2. Ruberto (UTS) def. Cetina (BMCU) 6-1, 6-3
3. Chang (UTS) def. Torres (BMCU) 6-0, 6-0
4. Hamilton (UTS) vs. Housley (BMCU) 6-7, 0-1 (unfinished)
5. Zombrano (UTS) vs. Rodriguez Garcia (BMCU) 5-7, 0-3 (unfinished)
6. Gabrielle Kirkley (UTS) def. Terris (BMCU) 6-2, 6-2

Order of Finish: 3, 2, 6
NEXT UP
Tennessee Southern will host Campbellsville on Thursday, March 6, and host Bethel on March 8.

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