APSU Men’s Tennis
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University men’s tennis team returns to action when it hosts Lipscomb in a 2:00pm, Wednesday match at the Governors Indoor Tennis Center. Admission is free to all Austin Peay tennis matches.
The young Governors team will match up well with a similarly young Lipscomb team. In fact, the two teams share a pair of common opponents, with both teams earning a win against Chattanooga and a loss against Georgia State.
The Govs also have gotten strong play with freshman Jasmin Ademovic at No. 1 singles and freshman Joao Pagan at No. 6. Both Ademovic and Pagan had wins against Chattanooga, but neither fared well against Georgia State.
Lipscomb (1-2) most recently lost 6-1 to Georgia State, Friday, prior to the Panthers match at Austin Peay. Freshman transfer Oliver Strecker, who plays at No. 1, earned the Bisons only win in the match against Georgia State’s Victor Valenta. In three matches, Lipscomb has struggled on the doubles side, winning only two matches – both coming against Chattanooga.
Lipscomb came to Clarksville, October 29th-30th, for the Austin Peay Winter Fling, leaving with a 3-3 singles record. Strecker, in fact, lost in the championship match to Norbiato in straight sets. On the doubles side, Austin Peay won both meetings.
The Bisons are still trying to find their identity after adding two players in the fall and picking up three new players to start the spring semester. They were picked to finish 11th in the Atlantic Sun Preseason Coaches Poll.
