April 15, 2012 |
APSU Sports: Austin Peay Men’s Tennis
Morehead, KY – Austin Peay State University men’s tennis earned the No. 2 seed in the upcoming Ohio Valley Conference Tennis Tournament, defeating Morehead State, 4-0, in the regular-season finale.
 Austin Peay Men's Tennis. (Courtesy: Brittney Sparn/APSU Sports Information)
The Govs finished with a 7-1 league record, the only loss coming at Tennessee Tech, which finished undefeated and will be the No. 1 seed. Austin Peay will face the winner of No. 4 Jacksonville State and No. 5 Morehead State, 10:00am, Saturday.
Austin Peay dealt with Morehead State in expedited fashion. Junior Sean Bailey and freshman Dimitar Ristovski finished 5-3 at No. 1 doubles with an 8-6 win, while junior John Storie and sophomore Jasmin Ademovic also improved to 5-3 at No. 2 doubles.
After winning the doubles point, the Govs won three singles matches to wrap it up. Freshman Aleksas Tverijonas won in straight sets at No. 4 singles to close out a perfect 7-0 OVC record. Ristovski improved to 7-1 in league play with a win at No. 3 singles and freshman Iago Seffrin won at No. 6 singles.
With the Govs winning four points, three matches were left unfinished; Bailey at No. 1, Ademovic at No. 2 and freshman Michal Hriciste at No. 5.
Austin Peay 4, Morehead State 0
Singles competition
1. HARLOW, Justin (MOR-M) vs. BAILEY, Sean (APSU) unfinished
2. CLIFFORD, David (MOR-M) vs. ADEMOVIC, Jasmin (APSU) unfinished
3. RISTOVSKI, Dimitar (APSU) def. MARTIN, Nathan (MOR-M) 6-1, 6-2
4. TVERIJONAS, Aleksas (APSU) def. DELIGNY, Kevin (MOR-M) 6-1, 6-0
5. WHITE, Roger (MOR-M) vs. HRICISTE, Michal (APSU) unfinished
6. SEFFRIN, Iago (APSU) def. ALMONTE, Hugo (MOR-M) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. BAILEY, Sean/RISTOVSKI, Dimitar (APSU) def. HARLOW, Justin/ALMONTE, Hugo (MOR-M) 8-6
2. STORIE, John/ADEMOVIC, Jasmin (APSU) def. WHITE, Roger/DELIGNY, Kevin (MOR-M) 8-3
3. MARTIN, Nathan/BLUM, Nathan (MOR-M) def. HRICISTE, Michal/SEFFRIN, Iago (APSU) 8-4
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TopicsAleksas Tverijonas, APSU, APSU Athletics, APSU Men's Tennis, APSU Sports, APSU Tennis, Austin Peay State University, Dimitar Ristovski, Eagles, Governors, Govs, Iago Seffrin, Jacksonville State, Jasmin Ademovic, John Storie, Michal Hriciste, Morehead KY, Morehead State, Ohio Valley Conference, OVC, OVC Tournament, Sean Bailey, Tennessee Tech
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