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Austin Peay Lady Govs Tennis lose to No. 15 Vanderbilt

APSU Sports: Austin Peay Tennis

Austin Peay State University Lady GovsNashville, TN – Austin Peay State University women’s tennis team opened the spring season with a  7-0 loss at No. 15 Vanderbilt, Monday.

Heading into the match, head coach Malik Tabet was adamant that he was not looking for a result in the match, but expecting to evaluate his young team. With only senior Vanja Tomic and sophomore Andra Cornea returning, the Lady Govs fielded a lineup with four freshmen against the nationally-ranked Commodores.

APSU Women's Tennis. (Austin Peay Sports Information)
APSU Women's Tennis. (Austin Peay Sports Information)

“I thought we played a solid match,” Tabet said. “The results don’t reflect the match itself. Vandy was aggressive and played the style of tennis we’d like to get better at. They don’t give free points, they get to the net, the keep the ball in play; this match gives our team a better understanding of how we should be playing.”

With so many newcomers and only a handful of practice days, Austin Peay’s lineup was a mystery up until first serve. Tomic lost (6-1, 6-2) at No. 1, freshman Alison Carre lost (6-1, 6-1) at No. 2 and freshman Ornella Di Salvo fell (6-1, 6-1) at No. 3. The bottom three also dropped each match in straight sets – freshman Weronika Kurka (6-0, 6-2) at No. 4, freshman Vanessa Tavarez (6-2, 6-1) at No. 5 and Cornea (8-3) at No. 6.

Tomic and Carre teamed up for an 8-3 loss at No. 1 doubles, while Kurka and Di Salvo (8-2) lost at No. 2 doubles. Tavarez and Cornea fell (8-1) at No. 3 doubles.

“The freshmen all played strong today,” Tabet said. “Vanja’s match was tough at No. 1 and Alison played well at No. 2. We also played well in doubles. For the first match, I feel like they set the bar pretty high. We’ve got a lot of potential, but there’s a lot more work to do.”

Final Statistics

#15 Vanderbilt 7, Austin Peay 0
Jan 16th, 2012 at Nashville, TN. (Currey Tennis Center)

Singles competition
1. Jackie Wu (VUW) def. TOMIC, Vanja (APSUW) 6-1, 6-2
2. Lauren Mira (VUW) def. CARRE, Alison (APSUW) 6-1, 6-1
3. Alex Leatu (VUW) def. Di SALVO, Ornella (APSUW) 6-1, 6-1
4. Nelly Radeva (VUW) def. KURKA, Weronika (APSUW) 6-0, 6-2
5. Ashleigh Antal (VUW) def. TAVAREZ, Vanessa (APSUW) 6-2, 6-1
6. Megan Gornet (VUW) def. CORNEA, Andra (APSUW) 8-3

 

Doubles competition
1. Jackie Wu/Lauren Mira (VUW) def. TOMIC, Vanja/CARRE, Alison (APSUW) 8-3
2. Ashleigh Antal/Alex Leatu (VUW) def. KURKA, Weronika/Di SALVO, Ornella (APSUW) 8-2
3. Megan Gornet/Nelly Radeva (VUW) def. TAVAREZ, Vanessa/CORNEA, Andra (APSUW) 8-1

 

Match Notes
Austin Peay 0-0
Vanderbilt 2-0; National ranking #15
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (5,4,3,2,1,6)
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