Doubles play leads to Govs tennis win against Lipscomb

APSU Men’s Tennis

Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University men’s tennis team defeated Lipscomb, 6-1, Wednesday night, at the Governors Indoor Tennis Center.

The Govs used a solid effort in both singles and doubles to put away the Bisons. For the third-straight match, Austin Peay won the doubles point, but this time not without excitement.

No. 1 doubles team of Henrique Norbiato and Sean Bailey made quick work of Joe McArdle and Oliver Strecker, but the Govs freshman No. 2 tandem of Jasmin Ademovic and Remi Calleja needed a tiebreaker to seal their win. Then at No. 3, John Storie and Joao Pagan won an 8-4 match against Miguel Cortez and Mario Hernandez.

The momentum carried over as the Govs won five of six singles matches. In an expected lineup change for the Govs, Norbiato played at No. 1 singles, where he suffered his season’s first loss. Norbiato fell to Strecker in three sets.

Meanwhile Nos. 2 through 5 each won in straight sets and Storie earned a comeback win at No. 6. Storie lost the first set, 1-6, but made the right adjustments to win the second set 7-6. He then held on for a 10-8 tiebreaker win to take the match.

Austin Peay gets a short break, but returns to action with a 2:00pm, February 11th match against Southern Illinois.

Austin Peay 6, Lipscomb 1

Singles competition

1. Oliver Strecker (LIP) def. NORBIATO, Henrique (APSU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
2. ADEMOVIC, Jasmin (APSU) def. David Salazer (LIP) 6-2, 6-3
3. BAILEY, Sean (APSU) def. Colby Shaw (LIP) 6-3, 6-2
4. CALLEJA, Remi (APSU) def. Mario Hernandez (LIP) 6-4, 6-2
5. PAGAN, Joao (APSU) def. Miguel Cortez (LIP) 6-3, 7-6
6. STORIE, John (APSU) def. Daniel Lee (LIP) 1-6, 7-6, 10-8

Doubles competition

1. NORBIATO, Henrique/BAILEY, Sean (APSU) def. Joe McArdle/Oliver Strecker (LIP) 8-4
2. ADEMOVIC, Jasmin/CALLEJA, Remi (APSU) def. David Salazer/Colby Shaw (LIP) 9-8 (12-10)
3. PAGAN, Joao/STORIE, John (APSU) def. Miguel Cortez/Mario Hernandez (LIP) 8-4