APSU Sports: Austin Peay Men’s Tennis
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University men’s tennis team won four singles matches to pick up a 4-3 win at Southern Illinois, Friday.
The clincher came from freshman Aleksas Tverijonas at No. 5 singles. Tverijonas battled through a first-set tiebreaker and never lost his momentum, winning the deciding set 6-2. Another freshman came up big as well, with Dimitar Ristovski winning in three sets at No. 3 singles.
In typical fashion, the Govs won the top two singles matches as Jasmin Ademovic and Sean Bailey each remained unbeaten at Nos. 1 and 2, respectively. Bailey and Ristovski also picked up a win a No. 1 doubles. The Govs had a chance to win their season’s first doubles point, but John Storie and Tverijonas couldn’t lock up a match point at No. 3.
The Govs return to action with a 10:00am, Sunday match at ITA-ranked No. 75 Georgia State. The Bulldogs defeated the Govs, 5-2, last season in Clarksville. The Bulldogs are 5-1 this season, with their only loss coming to South Carolina.
“Georgia State is always a good team,” Tabet said. “We’re not expecting this road trip to get any easier. With Dimitar playing well to compliment with Jasmin and Sean have done, I feel like we’re getting closer. We still have a lot of work to do.”
Austin Peay 4, Southern Illinois 3
Singles competition
1. ADEMOVIC, Jasmin (APSU) def. Badr Cherradi (SIU) 7-5, 6-4
2. BAILEY, Sean (APSU) def. Stanislas Rodier (SIU) 6-2, 6-4
3. RISTOVSKI, Dimitar (APSU) def. Brandon Florez (SIU) 4-6, 7-5, 6-2
4. Martijn Admiraal (SIU) def. SEFFRIN, Iago (APSU) 6-2, 6-4
5. TVERIJONAS, Aleksas (APSU) def. Rafael Cuadrillero (SIU) 7-6 (7-4), 6-2
6. Orhan Spahic (SIU) def. STORIE, John (APSU) 4-6, 7-6, 10-4
Doubles competition
1. BAILEY, Sean/RISTOVSKI, Dimitar (APSU) def. Martijn Admiraal/Brandon Florez (SIU) 8-3
2. Badr Cherradi/Stanislas Rodier (SIU) def. ADEMOVIC, Jasmin/SEFFRIN, Iago (APSU) 8-3
3. Szymon Opieczonek/Orhan Spahic (SIU) def. STORIE, John/TVERIJONAS, Aleksas (APSU) 9-7
