Kennesaw State women’s tennis traveled to Chattanooga, Tenn. for their first match of 2013, but came out empty handed as they fell short to Chattanooga (1-6) at the Hixson Racquet Club on Jan. 25.
Just how KSU head coach Jeff Kutac described Chattanooga to be in the previous week, they were indeed a tough matchup. The Owls fell behind almost immediately in doubles play with only one win to show for it. Junior Alexandra Apostu and Sophomore Virginie Stein were able to defeat UTC’s Kelsey Coots and Kayla Jones 8-6 at no. 1.
The Lady Mocs were flawless in singles play, only dropping 11 games in their first four matches on the day. Apostu was the only victorious one for the Owls at no.2, defeating UTC’s Kaylene Chadwell in straight sets 7-5, 6-4. Sophomore Jana Hueckinghaus was able to force a third set, but still fell short to UTC’s Alexa Flynn 1-6, 6-3, 4-6.
The Owls will continue their tough season on the road, as they travel to Birmingham, Al and look to capture their first win of 2013 against Samford University on Feb. 02. Samford is 1-0 to start the season.
