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Three Govs primed for ITA All-American Championships

CLARKSVILLE – A trio of Austin Peay State University men's tennis players will represent the Govs at the 2013 ITA Men's All-American Championships, hosted by Tulsa. Senior Jasmin Ademovic and juniors Dimitar Ristovski and Aleksas Tverijonas will compete in the Pre-Qualifying format, beginning Saturday, Sept. 28 at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center in Tulsa, Okla.

Ademovic is scheduled to face Louisiana State sophomore Andrew Korinek in the opening round. Korinek transferred to Baton Rouge from Texas after going 16-5 for the Longhorns as a freshman. Ademovic continues his progression into the Govs No. 1 role after the departure of the Sean Bailey; he won Flight A of the Austin Peay Fall Open last weekend. The pair face off at 9 p.m. (CT).

Ristovski will face Adriaan Du Toit from Fresno State at 6 p.m. A sophomore from South Africa, Du Toit transferred to Fresno from Ole Miss following the 2012-13 season. He faces a veteran in Ristovski who fought through last season's schedule to win a school-record 16 consecutive matches from Feb. 8 to April 14.

Tverijonas started last spring on an unprecedented roll, winning his first 15 matches during dual season. He will face the winner of Saturday's match between South Florida's Everth Dzib and Oral Roberts' Braxton Bates at 12:30 p.m., Sunday.

Pre-qualifying singles competition takes place Saturday and Sunday, with qualifying rounds beginning Sept. 30 and running through Oct. 2. The ITA All-American Championships Main Draw will be held Oct. 3-6.

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