Evansville, IN – The Austin Peay State University (APSU) women’s tennis team defeated the Belmont Bruins 7-0, Sunday, at the Evansville Tennis Center.
In doubles, the Govs’ No. 1 pairing of Luca Bohlen and Yi-Ching Huang defeated their opponents 7-6 with a 7-3 win in the tiebreaker. Pauline Bruns and Elena Thiel fell to their opponents in a 6-4 match. Clemence and Sophia defeated their opponents 6-2 to give the Governors the doubles point.
The Governors went undefeated in singles play. Baranov defeated Savannah Webster in a championship tie-breaker final set 10-4. Huang defeated her opposition in straight sets, 6-0, 6-3. Luca Bohlen took her third set to a tiebreaker and won the final frame, 10-6. Butavand defeated her opponent in two sets, 6-3 and 6-4.
After earning a 6-1 first-set victory, Bruns won her second set, 7-5 to claim the point from the No. 5 singles position. Thiel also earned a 6-3, 6-1 win from No. 6 singles.
Results
Doubles
- Luca Bohlen / Yi-Ching Huang def. Jessica Popiol / Savannah Webster, 7-6, (7-3)
- Cielo Tapia-Cruz / Mia Jones def. Pauline Bruns / Elena Thiel , 6-4
- Clemence Butavand / Sophia Baranov def. Ketevan Jeladze / Libbie Hamilton, 6-2
Singles
- Sophia Baranov def. Savannah Webster, 3-6, 6-4, 10-4
- Yi-Ching Huang def. Mia Jones, 6-0, 6-3
- Luca Bohlen def. Cielo Tapia Cruz, 6-4, 3-6, 10-6
- Clemence Butavand def. Ketevan Jeladze, 6-3, 6-4
- Pauline Bruns def. Libbie Hamilton, 6-1, 7-5
- Elena Thiel def. Emma Grant, 6-3, 6-1
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Next Up For APSU Women’s Tennis
The Austin Peay State University women’s tennis team is back in action on Friday at 4:00pm when they face Vanderbilt at the Lummis Family Tennis Center in Nashville.
