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Austin Peay State University Lady Govs Tennis set for ITA Ohio Valley Regional

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Austin Peay State University Lady Govs - APSUClarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University women’s tennis team will be sending Lidia Yanes Garcia and Claudia Yanes Garcia to West Lafayette, IN, for the next four days to compete in the ITA Ohio Valley Regional tournament, hosted by Purdue.

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

The twins will be joining 23 other teams at the Schwartz Tennis Center, including teams from Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana.

Claudia and Lidia will be competing in both singles and doubles for the competition. In the qualifying round of the tournament, Thursday, the sisters will be facing Andela Brguljan and Marina Moreno from Evansville. Claudia will be playing as an individual against Andjela Djokovic of Purdue.

In addition, on the first day of main draw play, Friday, Lidia will be competing as an individual against Kirsten Lewis from Kentucky.

The Garcia sisters have led the Lady Govs so far in the fall season. The duo finished the first tournament, held by UT Martin, undefeated, beating players from Southeast Missouri, UT Martin, and Alabama-Huntsville. Later, in APSU’s own invitational, Lidia was named singles champion while Claudia finished as a semifinalist. After their last tournament at Lipscomb, the twins have winning records, Claudia 5-1 and Lidia 8-0.

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