Clarksville, TN – After falling in her opening set, Austin Peay State University (APSU) women’s tennis sophomore Yi-Ching Huang mounted an improbable comeback to earn an impressive three-set comeback in the singles quarterfinals on Friday at the Governors Tennis Courts.
The top-seeded singles player in the UAC Women’s Tennis Fall Individual Championships, Huang fell in her opening set to North Alabama’s Emma Ansorge, 6-2. Following the first frame, Huang responded by sweeping Ansorge, 6-0 in the second before then defeating her in the 10-point tiebreaker, 10-6.
The win improved Huang to 5-4 in singles on the season and to 3-1 in three-set matches. The victory also was her second three-set win this season when dropping her opening set, and the first since a 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 7-5 win against Marshall’s Alina Mokrynska at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-American Championships, September 20th.
Huang advances to the singles semifinals where she faces Tarleton State’s [4] Maria Castano at 10:30am, Saturday.
In the Governors’ lone other match of the day, Sati Aubakirova fell in a 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 7-10 match. Traiing 5-3 in the second set, Aubakirova came back to force the tiebreaker and win it, 7-4. She then fell in a back-and-forth 10-point tiebreaker.
Up next, she’ll face Abilene Christians’ Victoria Correa in a consolation singles match.
Day 1 Results
- [1] Yi-Ching Huang (APSU) def. Emma Ansorge (UNA), 2-6, 6-0, 10-6
- Maria Suarez Isabel (UTA) def. Sati Aubakirova (APSU), 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 10-7
Day 2 Schedule
Doubles Quarterfinals
- [2] Sati Aubakirova / Yi-Ching Huang (APSU) vs. Emma Ansorge / Mathilde Delaney – 9:00am
Singles Semifinals
- [1] Yi-Ching Huang (APSU) vs. [4] Maria Castano (TSU) – 10:30am
Singles Consolation
- Sati Aubakirova (APSU) vs. Victoria Correa (ACU)
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