APSU Men’s Tennis
Murfreesboro, TN – Singles play hurt Austin Peay State University men’s tennis team in a 4-3 non-conference loss at Middle Tennessee, Thursday.
Austin Peay (9-5) won the doubles point, but dropped four of six matches to the Blue Raiders. After winning four straight matches from February 18th to March 7th, the Govs have three of their last five matches.
It was the Blue Raiders (7-8) depth that caused Austin Peay trouble. Both sophomore Sean Bailey and freshman Joao Pagan lost at Nos. 3 and 4, respectively, in three-set matches. In both instances, the Govs won the first set, but could not maintain.
In doubles action, No. 2 team of Ademovic and Calleja won a super tiebreaker to clinch. Sophomore John Storie and Pagan also won 8-6 at No.3. It was the second-straight win for Calleja and Ademovic. It also marked the second consecutive match for the Govs to win the doubles point.
It was the Govs final non-conference match with the final stretch of Ohio Valley Conference play coming up. Austin Peay hosts Tennessee Tech, March 31st, and Eastern Illinois, April 2nd, at the Austin Peay Tennis Courts.
Middle Tennessee 4, Austin Peay 3
Singles competition
- NORBIATO, Henrique (APSU) def. Shaun Waters (MT) 6-4, 6-3
- ADEMOVIC, Jasmin (APSU) def. Matthew Langley (MT) 6-3, 6-4
- Ben Davis (MT) def. BAILEY, Sean (APSU) 2-6, 6-0, 6-4
- Elliot Barnwell (MT) def. PAGAN, Joao (APSU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
- Kyle Wishing (MT) def. CALLEJA, Remi (APSU) 7-5, 6-4
- Dimitri Pippos (MT) def. STORIE, John (APSU) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles competition
- Shaun Waters/Ben Davis (MT) def. NORBIATO, Henrique/BAILEY, Sean (APSU) 8-6
- ADEMOVIC, Jasmin/CALLEJA, Remi (APSU) def. Elliot Barnwell/Matthew Langley (MT) 9-8
- STORIE, John/PAGAN, Joao (APSU) def. Dimitri Pippos/Kyle Wishing (MT) 8-6
