Dayton, OH – The Austin Peay State University (APSU) men’s tennis picked up a trio of singles wins against Wright State, but the Governors dropped a close match to the Raiders, 4-3, Saturday at the South Regency Tennis Center.
Kicking off Austin Peay State University’s lone match of the weekend, the Governors dropped the first doubles match of the day, with Oliver Andersson and Thiago Nogueria falling in the No. 3 position.
Jacob Lorino and Christian Edison dropped the No. 1 doubles matchup next, as the APSU Governors lost the doubles point to Wright State.
Anton Damberg and Julius Gold played as the Governors No. 2 doubles pairing, they were tied 5-5, but the match was left unfinished after the Raiders claimed the doubles point.
The Governors got on the board first in singles play, after a dominant performance from Lorino in the No. 5 position tied the match at one. But Wright State retook the lead after the No. 3 singles matchup, which saw Gold fall to the No. 3 player from Wright State.
Trailing by one, Hunter Sanders picked up his first win of the Spring, beating Wright State’s No. 6 and tying the match once again. But once again, the Raiders retook the lead, knocking off Damberg in the No. 2 singles matchup.
Trailing 3-2, Andersson picked up a win in the No. 4 singles matchup to once again tie the match and keep the APSU Governors alive. Tied 3-3, with just the No. 1 singles matchup left to play, Edison dropped the first set, before storming back to take the second set. But Edison dropped a close match in the final set, as Austin Peay State University fell to Wright State.
Results
Doubles
Param Punn/ Theo Bourghelle (WSU) def. Jacob Lorino/Christian Edison (APSU) 6-4
Anton Damberg/Julius Gold vs. Leighton Brandon/Javier Alvarez (WSU), unfinished
William Morton/Carlos Sanchez (WSU) def/ Thiago Nogueira/ Oliver Andersson (ASPU) 6-2
Singles
Param Punn (WSU) def. Christian Edison (APSU) 6-1, 5-7, 7-5
Javier Alvarez (WSU) def. Anton Damberg (ASPU) 6-4, 6-4
Leighton Brandon (WSU) def. Julius Gold (APSU) 6-2 6-2
Oliver Andersson (APSU) def. Theo Bourghelle (WSU) 6-4, 6-4
Jacob Lorino (APSU) def. William Morton (WSU) 6-1, 6-0
Hunter Sanders (APSU) def. Carlos Sanchez (WSU) 6-4, 6-2
Next Up For APSU Men’s Tennis
The Austin Peay State University men’s tennis team will be back in action when they welcome Carson Newman to the Governors Tennis Center for a 2:30pm, Saturday matchup.
