Austin Peay State University Sports Information
Chattanooga, TN – Fabienne Schmidt led Austin Peay State University (APSU) women’s tennis team on the first day of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Ohio Valley Regionals, Thursday, at the Champions Club.
Schmidt easily defeated UT Martin’s Asel Jumamukhambetova in straight sets (6-1, 6-2) to advance to Friday’s second round. She will take on the No. 9 seed Diana Tkachenko of Kentucky for a place in the Round of 32.
Tatiana Lopez also is in the second round of the main draw after earning a bye as the No. 26 overall seed. Danielle Morris, as the No. 8 seed in the main draw of Flight B Singles, also earned a bye to tomorrow’s second round. The other Governor to advance Thursday was Ana Albertson, who won via default for a place in the second round of Flight B Singles. She takes on the No. 2 overall seed in Lily Holmes from Chattanooga.
The No. 15-seeded duo of Schmidt and Lopez also received a bye to the second round in the Flight A Doubles competition and will begin play in the second round tomorrow.
Play will roughly begin around 9:00am and last throughout the day. As always, follow Austin Peay State University Women’s Tennis @AustinPeayWTN on Twitter to receive all the latest updates and news from the team.
Results
Flight A Singles
First Round
Fabienne Schmidt (APSU) def. Asel Jumamukhambetova (UTM) 6-1, 6-2
Sena Suswam (Louisville) def. Helena Kuppig (APSU) 6-2, 6-3
Flight B Singles
First Round
Ana Albertson (APSU) def. Anna Jones (Wright State), by default
Flight A Doubles
First Round
Haily Morgan/Madison Riley (WSU) def. Helena Kuppig/Danielle Morris (APSU) 8-6