Mason, OH – The Austin Peay State University (APSU) women’s tennis earned two victories in its first day of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Ohio Valley Regionals, with both wins against top-seeded opponents, Thursday, at the Lindner Family Tennis Center.
Cocomi Saito and Sati Aubakirova earned wins in the qualifying draw, with Saito earning a three-set (6-4, 5-7, 6-4) against No. 6 Jennifer Florea from Purdue. Aubakirova then earned a straight-set, 6-2, 6-3, win against No. 17 Emma Pedretti from Chattanooga.
After advancing, Saito and Aubakirova both fell to their opponents in Miami (OH)’s Evlyn Risner and Lisa Kamigata from Tennessee, respectively.
The Governors are back in action tomorrow morning, where Yi-Ching Huang begins the day’s events with a 10:00am match against Chattanooga’s Addison Iacono in main draw singles. Elena Thiel and Katie Oliver then begin the first of four APSU double matches, facing Martina Bovio and  Kameliia Tytarenko from Lipscomb at 1:00pm CT.
Peyton Duckett and Pauline Bruns then face Sara Conde and Sthafany Rodrigues De Lima from Middle Tennessee at 1:30pm. Cocomi Saito and Hayley Garber then face Eastern Kentucky’s Alyssa Giupponi and Anastasiia Cherniakova at 2:00pm, while Huang and Aubakirova take on ETSU’s Julia Millan and Ksenija Rage, with first serve also set for 2:00pm.
Day 1 Results
Qualifying Draw
Round of 64
- [3] Rugaro Magarira (UTC) def. Pauline Bruns (APSU), 6-0, 6-3
- Cocomi Saito (APSU) def. [6] Jennifer Florea (PU), 6-4, 5-7, 6-4
- Sati Aubakirova (APSU) def. [17] Emma Pedretti (UTC), 6-2, 6-3
- [12] Julie Bedard (UL) def. Peyton Duckett (APSU), 6-4, 6-0
Round of 32
- [17] Evelyn Risner (UM) def. Cocomi Saito (APSU), 6-4, 6-4
- [10] Lisa Kamigata (UT) def. Sati Aubakirova (APSU), 6-2, 6-0
Qualifying Draw Consolation
Round of 32
- Serafima Bobrovnikova (LIP) def. Pauline Bruns (APSU), 1-6, 6-1, 12-10
- Mansi Vadyala (IU) def. Peyton Duckett (APSU), 6-2, 6-2
Upcoming Schedule
Main Draw Singles
- Yi-Ching Huang (APSU) vs. Addison Iacono (UTC) – 10:00am
Main Draw Doubles
- Elena Thiel / Katie Oliver (APSU) vs. Martina Bovio / Kameliia Tytarenko (LIP) – 1:00pm
- Peyton Duckett / Pauline Bruns (APSU) vs. Sara Conde / Sthafany Rodrigues De Lima (MTSU) – 1:30pm
- Cocomi Saito / Hayley Garber (APSU) vs. Alyssa Giupponi / Anastasiia Cherniakova (EKU) – 2:00pm
- Yi-Ching Huang / Sati Aubakirova (APSU) vs. Julia Millan / Ksenija Rage (ETSU) – 2:00pm
