APSU Men’s Tennis falls at Lipscomb

Nashville, TN – Taking the court for the first time this spring, Austin Peay State University men’s tennis team dropped its season-opening match to Lipscomb, 7-0, at the Richland Country Club in Nashville.

Lipscomb took an early advantage, as the Bisons knocked off Oliver Andersson and Gabriel Nolasco Pozo, 6-1, on the No. 2 doubles court. The No. 3 pairing of Lachlan Laner and Thiago Nogueira fell to the Bisons’ Maksim Bogdanovich and Luka Stojanovic, 6-3, to earn Lipscomb the match’s inaugural  point.

The No. 1 and No. 4 singles matches were the first to go final, with Frederic Schlossmann and Nolasco Pozo falling to give the Bisons a 3-0 advantage. Lipscomb claimed the victory with a win on the No. 2 singles court, defeating Andersson to secure the win.
 
With the match already decided, Damberg and freshman Tom Bolton fell on the No. 3 and No. 5 courts, respectively. In the final match of the night, Hogan Stoker came up just short on the No. 6 court to close out the match.

Results vs. Lipscomb

Doubles

1. Pedro Uribe / Garcia Nieto (LIP) vs. Frederic Schlossmann / Anton Damberg (APSU) Unfinished at 4-3 
2. Jake Penny / Sam Fischer (LIP) def. Oliver Andersson / Gabriel Nolasco Pozo (APSU) 6-1
3. Maksim Bogdanovich / Luka Stojanovic (LIP) def. Lachlan Laner / Thiago Nogueira (APSU) 6-3

Order of Finish: 2, 3*

Singles

1. Maksim Bogdanovich (LIP) def. Frederic Schlossmann (APSU) 6-1, 6-2
2. Pedro Uribe (LIP) def. Oliver Andersson (APSU) 6-3, 6-3
3. Luka Stojanovic (LIP) def. Anton Damberg (APSU) 6-7 (3), 6-4, 10-0
4. Gonzalo Garcia-Nieto (LIP) def. Gabriel Nolasco Pozo (APSU) 6-2, 6-2
5. Alex Mesquida (LIP) def. Tom Bolton (APSU) 6-1, 6-2
6. Carlos Salas Tulla (LIP) def. Hogan Stoker (APSU) 6-3, 6-4

Order of Finish: 1, 4, 2*, 3, 5, 6

Next Up For APSU Men’s Tennis

The Austin Peay State Univeristy men’s tennis team kicks off a three-match homestand beginning with an 11:30am match against Cumberland, February 11th, followed by a 7:00pm match against Oakland City the following day. Both matches will be played at the Evansville Tennis Center in Evansville, Indiana.

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