NSU tennis drops opener to UT Chattanooga, 6-1

  • Honoka Umeda, sophomore, wins her season opener singles match against UT Chattanooga. Photo by Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
    Honoka Umeda, sophomore, wins her season opener singles match against UT Chattanooga. Photo by Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services

    The Northwestern State tennis team fell in their season opener Saturday to UT Chattanooga, 6-1.

    Despite the loss, the Lady Demons’ (0-1) second-year head coach Marcos Morelli is optimistic.

    “It went well, we got a lot of tennis in,” says Morelli. “We got a lot of close scores; those are ultimately the type of matches we want to get. We fought hard in the end.” Sophomore Honoka Umeda started her seas…