SPRING HILL, Ala.– After splitting four matches in their season opener, Austin Peay State University beach volleyball team got tripped up by Spring Hill in a Sunday showdown.

The Govs opened the day in style as Ginny Gerig and Cecily Gable topped Spring Hill duo, Julie Vujnovich and Payton Gidney, in a three-set matchup. Gerig and Gable won the opening set 21-14, before the Sandy Badgers mounted a comeback in the second, winning 12-21, but the young Governors' duo finished strong, taking the deciding set 15-10.

The rest of the day did not goes as planned for the Govs, who struggled down the stretch in their third-straight day of competition. Ashley Slay and Cori Theiss stole a late set from Spring Hill's fourth pairing, 21-14, but lost the final set 17-15, as Austin Peay fell to the Sandy Badgers 4-1.

By the Numbers

Spring Hill 4, Austin Peay 1

• No. 1 - Gerig/Gable (APSU) def. Vujnovich/Gidney (SHC) 21-14, 12-21, 15-10
• No. 2 - Hurst/Herrera (SHC) def. Panning/Turner (APSU) 21-19, 21-19
• No. 3 - Bilotti/Senft (SHC) def. Waite/Moore (APSU) 21-17, 21-14
• No. 4 - Greim/Milwee (SHC) def. Slay/Theiss (APSU) 17-21, 21-14, 17-15
• No. 5 - Neibert/Sullivan (SHC) def. Taff/Stitt (APSU) 21-14, 21-17
• Exh. - Weimer/Blood (SHC) def. Darland/Korfhage (APSU) 21-17, 21-19

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The Govs will have a day off before returning to the beach court 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, for the Georgia State Day of Duals in Atlanta, Ga.

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