Austin Peay State University Athletics

Senior Danielle Morris, of the Austin Peay State University women’s tennis team, has been named this week’s Austin Peay Athlete of the Week.

On the heels of her second-team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors, Morris what would be the clinching points in Austin Peay’s second-straight OVC Women’s Tennis Championship, Sunday, in Evansville. After dropping the first set in an extended tie-breaker (11-9), Morris handily won the second set in her No. 2 singles match to keep hope alive for the Govs with the team championship tied at three apiece.

Facing a 5-5 tie in the third set, Morris won the penultimate game of the match to take a 6-5 lead, then clinched the title for the Govs when Southeast Missouri’s Daniela Hlacikova returned Morris’ serve into the net to touch off a wild celebration for the Governors.

Other notable performances by Austin Peay athletes included:

• Senior duo Brooke Moore and Jenna Panning, of the beach volleyball team, won four times as the Govs No. 2 pairing last week, with their only loss coming when they played as the Govs No. 1 against Morehead State. Panning and Moore are 6-0 as the Govs No. 2 pairing this season, and are 5-3 when playing as the No. 1 pairing.
• Senior infielder Malcolm Tipler, of the baseball team, hit .455 (5-for-11) in three league games against SIU Edwardsville last week, scoring six times and driving in a pair of runs hitting in the two-hole. He provided the big blow in the 12^th inning of the series opener, smoking a walk-off home run to left-center to decide the game.
• Senior Austin Lancaster, of the men’s golf team, tied for 12^th in his final appearance as a Gov at the 2021 OVC Men’s Golf Championships. His 219 (77-70-72) led the Govs, while his 4.50 stroke average on par-5 holes tied for the tournament best and his 34 pars were a team high.