CLARKSVILLE – It went down to the last match, but Austin Peay State University men's tennis team pulled out a 4-3 victory against Chattanooga, Saturday, at the Austin Peay Tennis Center.

It was an auspicious beginning for the Govs; for just the sixth time in head coach Ross Brown's tenure, the Govs dropped the doubles point. Juniors Iago Seffrin and Dimitar Ristovski took their match at No. 2 doubles, defeating Luke Saunders and Derrick Brown, 6-4.

The Govs trio of all-conference performers lived up to their billing, taking the top three singles matches. Senior Jasmin Ademovic took his No. 1 match with ease, dispatching Jorge Varon, 6-4, 6-3.

Ristovski and junior Aleksas Tverijonas were both pushed to three sets before emerging victorious. Ristovski defeated Pavels Grigorjevs 6-0, 1-6, 6-2, while Tverijonas rallied from a first-set loss to win 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.

Making his first spring appearance, sophomore Evan Borowski clinched the victory for the Govs. He battled Austin Boaz at No. 6 singles, emerging victorious with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-5 win to keep the Govs undefeated early in the 2014 campaign.  

Austin Peay takes a lengthy break before its next match. The Govs travel to Southern Illinois for the 2014 road opener, scheduled for a 2 p.m. start, Feb. 14.