EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Austin Peay State University women's
tennis team showed marked improvement at the Tri-State Athletic Club, Saturday,
against Evansville. Although the Lady Govs fell to 0-3 on the season, the 5-2
loss was a step in the right direction for head coach Ross Brown's squad.
Sophomores Ornella Di Salvo and Vanessa Tavares secured
their season's first singles victories. Di Salvo, the Lady Govs No. 2 player,
defeated Evansville's Mina Milovic in straight sets (6-4, 6-3). Tavares picked
up the victory over Marina Moreno in No. 4 singles, 6-3, 6-4, to account for
the Lady Govs two Saturday points.
Tavares and sophomore Alison Carre also got a win in No. 2
doubles, defeating Moreno and Kelsey Costales in an epic 8-7 battle. The Lady
Govs were unable to secure the doubles point, dropping the No. 1 match 8-6 and
the No. 3, 8-3.
In other singles action, Carre lost 6-2, 6-4 to Natasha
James in the top match. Junior Andra Cornea and sophomores Jovana Karac and
Julie Covington were also dealt losses, Saturday.
After a whirlwind two days of competition this weekend,
Austin Peay has an 11-day break before resuming competition with a Wednesday,
Feb. 20 match against Middle Tennessee at the Austin Peay Tennis Center.
|
Singles competition
|
|
1.
Natasha James (UE) def. CARRE, Alison (APSUW) 6-2, 6-4
|
|
2.
DI SALVO, Ornella (APSUW) def. Mina Milovic (UE) 6-4, 6-3
|
|
3.
Marketa Trousilova (UE) def. CORNEA, Andra (APSUW) 6-3, 6-3
|
|
4.
TAVARES, Vanessa (APSUW) def. Marina Moreno (UE) 6-3, 6-4
|
|
5.
Gaby Fifer (UE) def. KARAC, Jovana (APSUW) 6-2, 6-3
|
|
6.
Emily Richardson (UE) def. COVINGTON, Julie (APSUW) 6-1, 6-0
|
|
Doubles competition
|
|
1.
Natasha James/Marketa Trousilova (UE) def. DI SALVO, Ornella/CORNEA, Andra
(APSUW) 8-6
|
|
2.
CARRE, Alison/TAVARES, Vanessa (APSUW) def. Kelsey Costales/Marina Moreno
(UE) 8-7
|
|
3.
Gaby Fifer/Emily Richardson (UE) def. COVINGTON, Julie/KARAC, Jovana (APSUW)
8-3
|
