SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Chattanooga’s Kayla Jones has been named the Southern Conference Women’s Tennis Player of the Week for all matches played Feb. 8-14. Jones posted a straight-sets win in singles play last week and earned a doubles victory as part of Chattanooga’s 7-0 victory over Evansville on Friday.

Jones, ranked No. 79 in the latest ITA singles rankings, claimed a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Evansville’s Marina Moreno at No. 1 singles. Earlier in the match, Jones teamed up with Kelsey Coots at No. 1 doubles, and UTC’s top pair posted a 6-4 win over Moreno and Marina Darzyan.

The senior trailed 3-2 in the opening set of her singles match but rallied for the straight-sets win to move her record to 4-0 this spring.

UTC returns to the courts Saturday when the Mocs host Jacksonville State in a 1 p.m. match.

Other top performers in the Southern Conference included ETSU’s Lyn Yee Choo, Furman’s Katarina Weymouth, UNCG’s Sarah Swiderski, Samford’s Ellie Gerlach and Western Carolina’s Savannah Taranto.

SoCon Women’s Tennis Player of the Week
Feb. 9 – Marina Espana, ETSU
Feb. 16 – Kayla Jones, UTC