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Govs Tennis pick up OVC win at Morehead State

APSU Men’s Tennis

Austin Peay State University GovernorsMorehead, KY – Austin Peay State University men’s tennis team bounced back from Friday’s loss with a convincing 6-1 win against Morehead State, Saturday.

Perhaps the most important win for the Govs came at No. 1 doubles where sophomores Henrique Norbiato and Sean Bailey topped Bradley Bryan and Lovell Medcalf. After opening the season with nine-straight wins, Norbiato and Bailey had lost their last two, resulting in the Govs dropping both doubles’ points.

APSU Men's Tennis. (Mateen Sidiq/Austin Peay)
APSU Men's Tennis. (Mateen Sidiq/Austin Peay)

The Govs freshman duo of Jasmin Ademovic and Remi Calleja also won at No. 2 doubles to secure the point.

“No. 1 doubles is the hardest position to play,” head coach Malik Tabet said. “For Sean and Henrique to start the season they way they did was incredible. Today, they had to break serve and come from behind to get the win and it was very well played by them.”

Austin Peay also was back on track in the singles competition. Ademovic took a quick win at No. 1, while Norbiato also won in straight sets at No. 2. Bailey eased to his third-straight win at No. 3 singles and Calleja won for the first time in three matches. Freshman Joao Pagan, meanwhile, won his second-straight match at No. 5.

“We’re still very confident in what we’re doing,” Tabet said. “We’ve still got a long way to go through conference play and when you get to the tournament, anything goes. I feel like we’re continuing to improve with every match and that’s important.

Austin Peay 6, Morehead State 1

Singles competition

  1. ADEMOVIC, Jasmin (APSU) def. Justin Harlow (MOR) 6-2, 6-1
  2. NORBIATO, Henrique (APSU) def. Bradley Bryan (MOR) 6-3, 6-1
  3. BAILEY, Sean (APSU) def. Seve Day (MOR) 6-1, 6-0
  4. CALLEJA, Remi (APSU) def. David Clifford (MOR) 7-6, 7-6
  5. PAGAN, Joao (APSU) def. Nathan Martin (MOR) 7-6, 7-5
  6. Roger White (MOR) def. STORIE, John (APSU) 6-1, 1-6, 10-8

Doubles competition

  1. NORBIATO, Henrique/BAILEY, Sean (APSU) def. Bradley Bryan/Lovell Medcalf (MOR) 9-7
  2. ADEMOVIC, Jasmin/CALLEJA, Remi (APSU) def. Seve Day/Hugo Almonte (MOR) 8-3
  3. David Clifford/Justin Harlow (MOR) def. STORIE, John/PAGAN, Joao (APSU) 8-2
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