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APSU Lady Govs Tennis beats Southeast Missouri Redhawks

APSU Sports: Austin Peay Women’s Tennis

Austin Peay State University Lady GovsClarksville, TN. – Despite losses from its top two players, Austin Peay State University women’s tennis team knocked off Southeast Missouri, 5-2, in Ohio Valley Conference action, Friday.

Austin Peay Women's Tennis.
Austin Peay Women’s Tennis.

The Lady Govs move to 5-10 (2-3 OVC) on the season, earning a much-needed victory in the race for an OVC Tournament Championship berth. The Redhawks fall to 2-6 (0-4 OVC).

Austin Peay took the doubles point for the first time in 2013, despite the top pair of junior Andra Cornea and Ornella di Salvo’s match going unfinished. Sophomores Alison Carre and Vanessa Tavares won at No. 2 (8-4), while the No. 3 pair of Jovana Karac and Mary Teresa Kubek dominated Lauren Schaper and Sarah Uptmor, 8-1.

Despite Carre and di Salvo suffering losses at No. 1 and No. 2 singles, respectively, the rest of the Lady Govs stepped up against the Redhawks. Cornea fell behind Nikole Novikova, dropping the first set 7-5, but rebounded to take the match with 6-4, 6-0 second and third sets.

In a battle between two of the OVC’s top No. 4 players, Tavares bested Jessica Courtnell in straight sets (7-6, 6-3). Karac picked up her third win in the last four matches, defeating Uptmor (6-2, 6-0) and freshman Julie Covington rounded out the day for Austin Peay, defeating Schaper (6-3, 6-4) for her second conference victory.

The Lady Govs look to carry over the momentum from this victory to Saturday, when they host UT Martin in a match slated to begin at 1:00pm.

Box Score

Singles competition

1. ROBINSON, Heather (SEMO) def. CARRE, Alison (APSUW) 6-3, 7-5

2. NYENWE, Elizabeth (SEMO) def. DI SALVO, Ornella (APSUW) 6-4, 7-6

3. CORNEA, Andra (APSUW) def. NOVIKOVA, Nikole (SEMO) 5-7, 6-4, 6-0

4. TAVARES, Vanessa (APSUW) def. COURTNELL, Jessica (SEMO) 7-6, 6-3

5. KARAC, Jovana (APSUW) def. UPTMOR, Sarah (SEMO) 6-2, 6-0

6. COVINGTON, Julie (APSUW) def. SCHAPER, Lauren (SEMO) 6-3, 6-4

Doubles competition

1. DI SALVO, Ornella/CORNEA, Andra (APSUW) vs. NOVIKOVA, Nikole/ROBINSON, Heather (SEMO) 6-5, unfinished

2. CARRE, Alison/TAVARES, Vanessa (APSUW) def. NYENWE, Elizabeth/COURTNELL, Jessica (SEMO) 8-4

3. KARAC, Jovana/KUBEK, Mary Theresa (APSUW) def. UPTMOR, Sarah/SCHAPER, Lauren (SEMO) 8-1

Match Notes

Southeast Missouri 2-6

Austin Peay 5-10

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