MURFREESBORO. Tenn. - Austin Peay State University women's tennis team lost, 6-1, at Middle Tennessee, Tuesday as it renewed a rivalry with the former Ohio Valley Conference member.

The Lady Govs fell to 4-10 overall and return to OVC action, Saturday, at Southeast Missouri, with this match serving as the season's final non-conference showing. Middle Tennessee improved to 9-4 overall.

Senior Vanja Tomic won Austin Peay's only match, extending her current win streak to 12 matches. Tomic led wire-to-wire in handing Yuri Nomoto a straight-set loss. The Lady Govs dropped the remaining five singles matches in straight sets, with sophomore Andra Cornea forcing a second-set tiebreak at No. 4.

Middle Tennessee won all three doubles matches, building a momentum that would carry into singles play. Freshman Ornella Di Salvo and Cornea had Austin Peay's closest doubles score in an 8-4 loss at No. 2.

Middle Tennessee 6, Austin Peay 1

 Singles competition

1. TOMIC, Vanja (APSU) def. Nomoto, Yuiri (MT) 6-4, 6-2

2. Brand, Lexi (MT) def. Di SALVO, Ornella (APSU) 6-4, 6-4

3. Nagayama, Flavia (MT) def. CARRE, Alison (APSU) 6-1, 6-1

4. Moraes, Nayara (MT) def. CORNEA, Andra (APSU) 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)

5. Bigus, Marietta (MT) def. TAVAREZ, Vanessa (APSU) 6-2, 6-1

6. Dachos, Alex (MT) def. KARAK, Jovana (APSU) 6-2, 6-2

 Doubles competition

1. Brand, Lexi/Moraes, Nayara (MT) def. TOMIC, Vanja/CARRE, Alison (APSU) 8-3

2. Nomoto, Yuiri/Bigus, Marietta (MT) def. Di SALVO, Ornella/CORNEA, Andra (APSU) 8-4

3. Nagayama, Flavia/Dachos, Alex (MT) def. TAVAREZ, Vanessa/KARAK, Jovana (APSU) 8-0

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