CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. ? Austin Peay State University men's tennis team split a pair of weekend matches, losing to Clemson, 7-0, Friday, before picking up a win against Vincennes, Saturday.
The Govs closest match against Clemson came at No. 2 doubles where Govs tandem of Lucas De Brito and Patrick Puertolas lost, 9-7. The Tigers dominated the singles competition, with De Brito's straight set loss at No. 1 singles highlighting the Govs performance.
Austin Peay got a quick jump on Vincennes, winning the doubles point by taking the No. 1 and No. 3 matches. De Brito and Puertolas lost their second-straight match at No. 2 doubles. The Govs hammered out four more wins in the singles competition, including a marathon three-set tiebreaker win by Jay Wilkinson at No. 5 singles.
Austin Peay returns to the courts for a 2 p.m., Wednesday match with Bethel at the Governors Tennis Center.
Clemson 7, Austin Peay 0
Singles
1. Kevin Fleck (CLEM) def. Lucas De Brito (APSU) 6-4, 6-4
2. Ike Belk (CLEM) def. Leonardo Locatelli (APSU) 6-4, 6-2
3. Carlos Alvarez (CLEM) def. Patrick Puertolas (APSU) 6-2, 6-1
4. Gera Boryachinskiy (CLEM) def. Leandro Zenklusen (APSU) 6-4, 6-2
5. Derek DiFazio (CLEM) def. Jay Wilkinson (APSU) 6-2, 6-3
6. Kevin Galloway (CLEM) def. Darren Tallent (APSU) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles
1. Gera Boryachinskiy/Derek DiFazio (CLEM) def. Leonardo Locatelli/Leandro Zenklusen (APSU) 8-4
2. Kevin Fleck/Ike Belk (CLEM) def. Lucas De Brito/Patrick Puertolas (APSU) 9-7
3. Carlos Alvarez/Kevin Galloway (CLEM) def. Jay Wilkinson/Darren Tallent (APSU) 8-6
Austin Peay 5, Vincennes 2
Singles
1. Lucas De Brito (APSU) def. Justin Harlow (VIN) 6-3, 6-1
2. Leonardo Locatelli (APSU) def. Jaime Esteban (VIN) 3-6, 6-0, 6-1
3. David Jackson (VIN) def. Patrick Puertolas (APSU) 6-2, 6-3
4. Leandro Zenklusen (APSU) def. Binky Nikou (VIN) 7-6, 6-2
5. Jay Wilkinson (APSU) def. Chris King (VIN) 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (10-4)
6. McKenzie Bean (VIN) def. Darren Tallent (APSU) 6-3, 4-6, 7-6
Doubles
1. Leandro Zenklusen/Leonardo Locatelli (APSU) def. Justin Harlow/Binky Nikou (VIN) 9-8
2. David Jackson/Chris King (VIN) def. Lucas De Brito/Patrick Puertolas (APSU) 9-8
3. Jay Wilkinson/Darren Tallent (APSU) def. Jimmy Dunseith/Jaime Esteban (VIN) 8-3
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