APSU Sports Information
Louisville, KY – The Austin Peay State University men’s tennis team competed at the 2016 Louisville Fall Invitational Saturday and Sunday hosted by Louisville.
In the D singles flight, James Mitchell reached the semifinals after opening play with a pair of wins – he was the only Gov to advance past their second match. Mitchell started with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Matthew Momper from Bellarmine.
In his second match, Mitchell squeezed out a 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 win over Graham Reindold from Dayton. Mitchell’s run ended after he fell 6-2, 6-4 to Egehan Sertkaya from Illinois State.The Govs doubles duo of Almantas Ozelis and Aleh Drobysh moved to the semifinals in the B doubles flight. The Govs topped Santiago Salazar and Michael Quang of Louisville, 8-5, in their opener before topping Jacob Perkins and Jonas Brezing from Wright State, 8-4. The Govs fell in the finals in the tie breaker, 8-7(4), to Shakeel Manji and Turner Voges from Memphis.
APSU will wrap up their fall slate with the Ohio Valley Regionals that start on October 20th and run through October 24th.
Fans can also follow all the action from the 2016-17 season on www.LetsGoPeay.com, on Twitter @LetsGoPeay & @AustinPeayMTN and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/LetsGoPeay.