Austin Peay Sports Information
Clarksville, TN – After dropping the doubles point, the Austin Peay State University men’s tennis team was unable to rally as the Govs fell to Lindsey Wilson 4-3, Saturday, at the Austin Peay Indoor Tennis Center.
In doubles action, the No. 1 pairing of sophomore Iago Seffrin and senior Dimitar Ristovski dropped a hard fought 8-6 decision for Austin Peay (4-3) while the No. 2 duo of sophomore Aaron Jumonville and senior Aleksas Tverijonas fell to their opponents 8-2.In singles action, the Governors were led by Tverijonas who cruised to a 6-1, 6-0 victory at the No. 2 slot while Jumonville claimed a 6-3, 6-2 victory at the No. 3 position.
In other singles matches, Ristovski battled back after dropping the first set to earn a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory while senior Manuel Montenegro dropped a 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 match at No. 5 singles to clinch the match for the Blue Raiders.
The Govs return to the court with a 2:00pm, March 7th, road contest against Kennesaw State.
Box Score
Singles
No. 1 – Dimitar Ristovski (APSU) def. Edberg Espinoza (LWC) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
No. 2 – Aleksas Tverijonas (APSU) def. Denis Porcic (LWC) 6-1, 6-0
No. 3 – Aaron Jumonville (APSU) def. Raul Mendez (LWC) 6-3, 6-2
No. 4 – Francisco Charters (LWC) def. Iago Seffrin (APSU) 6-3, 6-1
No. 5 – Ignacio Huertas (LWC) def. Manuel Montenegro (APSU) 6-3, 5-7, 6-3
No. 6. – Pablo Vilches (LWC) def. Oleg Drobysh (APSU) 7-5, 6-2
Doubles
No. 1 – Espinoza/Charters (LWC) def. Seffrin/Ristovski (APSU) 8-6
No. 2 – Porcic/Mendez (LWC) def. Jumonville/Tverijonas (APSU) 8-2
No. 3 – Drobysh/Montenegro (APSU) vs. Huertas/Vilches (LWC) 8-8 unf