BOWLING GREEN, Ky. ? Austin Peay State University women's tennis team lost a hard-fought, 5-2, match to Western Kentucky, Saturday, in Bowling Green, Ky. The Lady Govs fall to 0-4 on the season.
The Lady Govs played strong at the top of the lineup as
Mariana Pagan improved to 2-2 on the season at No. 1 singles. Despite dropping the first set, Pagan battled back to win the next two decisively.
Michelle Liew continued her stellar play at No. 2 singles also in come-from-behind fashion. Liew dropped the first set, 3-6, but won the next two sets to remain undefeated individually.
In doubles action, Paga and
Yuki Nakamura won the Lady Govs only match, 8-6, at No. 1 doubles, while Liew and Demitria Georgakopoulus lost by the same score at No. 2.
Western Kentucky 5,
Lady Govs 2 Singles competition
1.
Mariana Pagan (APSUW) def. Fulkerson, Erin (WKU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
2.
Michelle Liew (APSUW) def. Djuran, Maria (WKU) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
3. VanBussel, Margot (WKU) def.
Yuki Nakamura (APSUW) 6-2, 6-2
4. Feilzer, Jacomien (WKU) def. Demitria Georgakopou (APSUW) 6-1, 6-3
5. VanBussel, Margot (WKU) def.
Brittany Hays (APSUW) 6-2, 6-1
6. TRUE, Carrie (WKU) def.
Alexandria Pyle (APSUW) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles competition
1.
Mariana Pagan/
Yuki Nakamura (APSUW) def. Fulkerson, Erin/Djuran, Maria (WKU) 8-6
2. VanBussel, Marlou/VanBussel, Margot (WKU) def.
Michelle Liew/Demitria Georgakopou (APSUW) 8-6
3. Feilzer, Jacomien/TRUE, Carrie (WKU) def.
Brittany Hays/
Alexandria Pyle (APSUW) 8-2
Match Notes:
- AP -