Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) women’s tennis sophomore Yu-Ching Huang finished with a combined record of 5-0 at the APSU Fall Tournament, as the Governors compiled 15 total victories throughout the three-day event.
Pairing together for the first time this fall, Peyton Duckett and Cocomi Saito rallied back from a 3-4 deficit to earn a 6-4 win against Murray State’s pairing of Aada Inna and Valeria Chaikovskaia.
Heading to singles, where APSU posted a 4-2 record on the day, Huang earned her fourth singles win of the season and third at the APSU Fall Tournament with a three-set win. After splitting her first two frames, she earned a 10-8 win in the 10-point tiebreaker.
Duckett then earned a 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) win against her opponent from Murray State, while Cocomi Saito earned a convincing, 6-1, 6-1 victory against her opponent, also from Murray State.
After dropping a 6-2 first frame, Pauline Bruns came back to win an extended set, 7-6 (8-6), before then besting her opponent 10-5 in the 10-point tiebreaker. Sati Aubakirova split her first two frames and went on to fend off three match points, but fell 10-7 in the tiebreaker.
Box Score Bullets
- Austin Peay State University finished its home tournament with 10 singles and five doubles wins.
- Yi-Ching Huang finished the event undefeated at 5-0 with three singles and two doubles wins, both of which came alongside Sati Aubakirova.
- Pauline Bruns, Peyton Duckett, and Cocomi Saito were second on APSU with a pair of singles victories.
- Bruns finished the tournament on a two-game winning streak in singles.
- Austin Peay State University utilized 11 doubles pairings throughout the tournament. In addition to Huang and Aubakirova’s 2-0 mark, the pairings of Elena Thiel / Peyton Duckett Cocomi Saito / Pauline Bruns, and Saito / Duckett went 1-0 on the weekend.
Austin Peay Singles Results
Day 3
Yi-Ching Huang (APSU) def. Jordan Fenton (UTC), 6-1, 4-6, 10-8
Yu Kikawa (MSU) def. Sati Aubakirova (APSU), 6-4, 4-6, 10-7
Peyton Duckett (APSU) def. Ilouna Aneca (MSU), 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)
Pauline Bruns (APSU) def. Ella Mancuso (UTC), 2-6, 7-6 (8-6), 10-5
Cocomi Saito (APSU) def. Bruna Melato (MSU), 6-1, 6-1
Joelle Krikorian (UTC) def. Hayley Garber (APSU), 6-1, 6-4
Day 2
Yi-Ching Huang (APSU) def. Rufaro Magarira (UTC), 6-1, 6-4
Addison Iacono (UTC) def. Sati Aubakirova (APSU), 7-5, 7-6 (7-1)
Liam Oved (UTC) def. Peyton Duckett (APSU), 7-6 (7-2), 7-5
Pauline Bruns (APSU) def. Jordan Fenton (UTC), 6-3, 7-6 (7-2)
Zara Burns (UTC) def. Elena Thiel (APSU), 6-1, 6-1
Ella Mancuso UTC) def. Cocomi Saito (APSU), 6-1, 4-6, 10-8
Day 1
Yi-Ching Huang (APSU) def. Virginia Madueno (WKU), 6-2, 6-4
Sati Aubakirova (APSU) def. Madison Hill (WKU), 6-7, 6-2, 10-2
Peyton Duckett (APSU) def. Andra Sirbu (WKU), 6-3, 6-4
Emily Meng (WKU) def. Pauline Bruns (APSU), 4-6, 6-2, 10-6
Barbara Olvera (WKU) def. Elena Thiel (APSU), 6-4, 6-3
Cocomi Saito (APSU) def. Ariadna Fernandez (WKU), 2-6, 6-3, 11-9
Lavynia Vieira de Sa (AAMU) def. Hayley Garber (APSU), 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)
Austin Peay Doubles Results
Day 3
Liam Oved / Rufaro Magarira (UTC) def. Katie Oliver / Pauline Bruns (APSU), 6-2
Peyton Duckett / Cocomi Saito (APSU) def. Aada Inna / Valeria Chaikovskaia (MSU), 6-4
Margaret Manolache / Joelle Krikorian (UTC) def. Hayley Garber / Elena Thiel (APSU), 6-3
Day 2
Yi-Ching Huang Sati Aubakirova (APSU) def. Rufaro Magarira / Savannah Presson (UTC), 6-4
Emma Pedretti / Liam Oved (UTC) def. Katie Oliver / Cocomi Saito (APSU), 6-1
Elena Thiel / Peyton Duckett (APSU) def. Addison Iacono / Jordan Fenton (UTC), 6-3
Joelle Krikorian / Ella Mancuso (UTC) def. Pauline Bruns / Hayley Garber (APSU), 6-2
Pauline Bruns / Cocomi Saito (APSU) def. Zara Burns / Joelle Krikorian (UTC), 6-4
Day 1
Yi-Ching Huang Sati Aubakirova (APSU) def. Madison Hill / Andra Sirbu (WKU), 6-1
Emily Meng / Virginia Madueno (WKU) def. Katie Oliver / Elena Thiel (APSU), 6-3
Ariadna Fernandez / Barbara Olvera (WKU) def. Pauline Bruns / Peyton Duckett (APSU), 6-4
Melissa Mwakha / Sunira Thapa (AAMU def. Cocomi Saito / Hayley Garber (APSU), 6-4
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Next Up For APSU Women’s Tennis
The Austin Peay State University women’s tennis team returns to the court October 8th-13th for the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Ohio Valley Regionals, which is hosted by Cincinnati. Additional information will be made available leading up to the date.
