CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (April 17, 2026) – The No. 2 seed ETSU women's tennis team punched its ticket to Saturday's SoCon Tournament Final with a 4-2 victory over No. 3 seed Chattanooga in the SoCon Semifinals on Friday morning. With Friday's victory, the Buccaneers improve to 15-7 on the season.
 
Friday's contest began with ETSU rolling to the doubles point with victories by scores of 6-1 and 6-2. Moving onto singles, Alessandra Caceres (6-1, 6-1) and Mariangel Estrella (6-3, 6-0) both won their respective matches to bring the Bucs within a point of clinching the match. However, the Mocs won the next two singles matches to make the score, 3-2. Chattanooga's comeback attempt was stopped though as Julia Millan knocked off Savannah Presson (7-5, 6-4) to give the win to the Buccaneers.
 
Friday's full match results can be found below.
 
Singles Competition
1. Addison Iacono (UTC) def. Ksenija Rage (ETSU) 6-4, 6-1
2. Alessandra Caceres (ETSU) def. Rufaro Magarira (UTC) 6-1, 6-1
3. Julia Millan (ETSU) def. Savannah Presson (UTC) 7-5, 6-4
4. Audelie Lesauvage (ETSU) vs. Emma Pedretti (UTC) 6-4, 4-6, 4-3, unfinished
5. Mariangel Estrella (ETSU) def. Zara Burns (UTC) 6-3, 6-0
6. Jordan Fenton (UTC) def. Niyati Kukreti (ETSU) 6-4, 7-5
 
Doubles Competition
1. Mariangel Estrella/Alessandra Caceres (ETSU) def. Addison Iacono/Rufaro Magarira (UTC) 6-1
2. Ksenija Rage/Julia Millan (ETSU) def. Emma Pedretti/Savannah Presson (UTC) 6-2
3. Niyati Kukreti/Audelie Lesauvage (ETSU) vs. Jordan Fenton/Ella Mancuso (UTC) 5-4, unfinished
 
ETSU will take on top-seeded Furman for the SoCon Tournament title on Saturday afternoon. First serve between the Bucs and Paladins is set for 1 p.m. from the Champions Club in Chattanooga.
 
For more information on Buccaneer women's tennis, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the women's tennis tab.