APSU Sports: Austin Peay Women’s Tennis

Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University ^[1] women’s tennis team hosted the APSU Fall Invitational this weekend, bringing in some of the best teams in the south and showcasing the best of Lady Govs tennis.

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Austin Peay Women’s Tennis. (Courtesy: Brittney Sparn/APSU Sports Information)

Sophomore Allison Carre advanced to the finals of the women’s Flight A. She knocked off No. 11 Kali Donner of SIU Edwardsville in the first round (6-2,6-4) to open play Friday.

Saturday, she defeated No. 10 Heather Robinson of Southeast Missouri (6-3,7-5) and No. 13 Kristina Labeja (6-4,6-2) before falling in the final to top-seeded Amandine Faouzi of Eastern Kentucky (6-0,6-4)

Sophomore Ornella Di Salvo also had a strong showing in the top flight; she advanced to the semifinals with wins over Southeast Missouri’s Nikole Novikova (6-1,7-5) and Evansville’s Mina Milovic (4-6,6-4,10-8) before falling to Faouzi (6-1,6-1).

Di Salvo and junior Andrea Cornea teamed up to advance to the finals in the top doubles flight. They defeated duos from Western Kentucky (Crofford/Mason, 8-6) and Murray State (Blue/Canty, 8-4) before losing a tough final to Eastern Kentucky (Gerritsen/Oscoz, 9-8 (7-0)).

Sophomore Vanessa Tavares was a semifinalist in Flight B; she defeated Western Kentucky’s Gabby Crofford (7-6,6-2) and UT Martin’s Anna Marie Herbold (7-6,6-2) before losing to Eastern Kentucky’s Melissa Gerritsen (7-5,6-1).

Flight A Singles – First Round

No. 6 Ornella DiSalvo def. No. 5 Nikole Novikova (SEMO) 6-1,7-5
No. 12 Alison Carre def. No. 11 Kali Donner (SIUE) 6-2,6-4

Flight A Singles – Second Round

DiSalvo def. No. 8 Mina Milovic (Evansville) 4-6,6-4,10-8
Carre def. No. 10 Heather Robinson (SEMO) 6-3,7-5

Flight A Singles – Semifinals

No. 1 Amandine Faouzi (EKU) def. DiSalvo 6-1,6-1
Carre def. No. 13 Kristina Labeja (EKU) 6-4,6-2

Flight A Singles – Finals

Faouzi def. Carre 6-0,6-4

Flight B Singles – First Round

No. 11 Andra Cornea def. No. 12 Lindsey Raymond (SIUE) 6-4,3-6,10-1
No. 16 Vanessa Tavares def. No. 15 Gabby Crofford (WKU) 7-6,6-2

Flight B Singles – Second Round

No. 9 Melissa Gerritsen (EKU) def. Cornea 6-3,6-3
Tavares def. No. 13 Anna Marie Herbold (UTM) 6-4,6-1

Flight B Singles – Semifinals

Gerritsen def. Tavares 7-5,6-1

Flight C Singles – First Round

No. 8 Carmen Rodriguez (EKU) def. No. 7 Jovana Karac 6-1,6-1
No. 16 Alice Laing (UTM) def. No. 15 Julie Covington 6-0,6-1

Flight C Consolation – First Round

Jessica Silva (UTM) def. Karac 6-0,6-4
Amanda Miller (SIUE) def. Covington 6-1,6-0

Flight A Doubles – First Round

No. 3 DiSalvo/Cornea def. No. 4 Crofford/Mason (WKU) 8-6

Flight A Doubles – Semifinals

DiSalvo/Cornea def. No. 2 Blue/Canty (Murray State) 8-4

Flight A Doubles – Finals

No. 8 Gerritsen/Oscoz (EKU) def. DiSalvo/Cornea 9-8(7-0)

Flight B Doubles – First Round

No. 8 Patton/Suga (Murray State) def. No. 7 Carre/Tavares 8-5

Flight B Doubles Consolation – First Round

Phillips/Reinfelde (WKU) def. Carre/Tavares 8-4

Flight C Doubles – First Round

No. 2 Simic/Herbold def. No. 1 Covington/Karac 8-2