APSU Sports: Austin Peay Women’s Tennis
Morehead, KY – Austin Peay State University women’s team dropped its regular-season finale, 4-3, at Morehead State, Sunday afternoon.
Senior Vanja Tomic rebounded from Saturday’s loss with a straight-set win at No. 1 singles against Morehead State’s Alix Young.
Tomic also had a hand in the Lady Govs No. 1 doubles win, alongside freshman Alison Carre. The doubles win left Tomic and Carre with a 5-4 league record.Tomic ends the regular season with a 7-1 record at No. 1 singles, while Carre finishes at 8-1 in her first trip through the Ohio Valley Conference.
It was a pair of freshmen picking up the Lady Govs other two singles win. Vanessa Tavarez overcame an opening set loss to win the next two and take No. 5 singles. Jovana Karak, meanwhile, split the first two sets and took the third at No. 6 singles.
The Lady Govs end Ohio Valley Conference play with a 5-4 record and will be the No. 4 seed at the upcoming OVC Tennis Tournament, facing No. 5 seed Eastern Illinois, 2:00pm, Friday. Morehead State, meanwhile, is the No. 6 seed, facing No. 3 Murray State, 2:00pm, Friday.
Morehead State 4, Austin Peay 3
Singles competition
1. TOMIC, Vanja (APSUW) def. YOUNG, Alix (MOR-W) 6-3, 6-1
2. GARRETT, Alexis (MOR-W) def. Di SALVO, Ornella (APSUW) 6-1, 6-2
3. CRAN, Victoria (MOR-W) def. CARRE, Alison (APSUW) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
4. MONTEMAYOR, Jessica (MOR-W) def. CORNEA, Andra (APSUW) 3-6, 6-1, 7-5
5. TAVAREZ, Vanessa (APSUW) def. HELMS, Brooke (MOR-W) 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
6. KARAK, Jovana (APSUW) def. NARUKA, Shilpa (MOR-W) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. TOMIC, Vanja/CARRE, Alison (APSUW) def. CRAN, Victoria/HELMS, Brooke (MOR-W) 8-6
2. YOUNG, Alix/GARRETT, Alexis (MOR-W) def. Di SALVO, Ornella/CORNEA, Andra (APSUW) 9-7
3. MONTEMAYOR, Jessica/NARUKA, Shilpa (MOR-W) def. TAVAREZ, Vanessa/KARAK, Jovana (APSUW) 8-4