EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Austin Peay State University men's tennis saw its season come to an end in the semifinals of the Ohio Valley Conference Men's Tennis Championship, as the Governors fell to No. 1 seed Tennessee Tech, 4-1, at the Evansville Tennis Center.
With just five Tennessee Tech players available to play due to COVID-19 protocols, Austin Peay's Thiago Nogueira and Gabriel Nolasco Pozo won by forfeit in No. 3 doubles to start the match and give the Govs an early advantage. However, the Golden Eagles were able to knock off Frederic Schlossmann and Anton Damberg in No. 1 doubles and then beat Oliver Andersson and Jacob Lorino in No. 2 doubles to claim the doubles point.
After dropping the doubles point, the match was tied 1-1 to start singles play after Nogueira once again won by forfeit in the No. 6 singles match. But the No. 1 singles match was the first to go final and Tennessee Tech claimed a 2-1 advantage when Carlos Vicente knocked off Schlossmann in No. 1 singles.
The No. 2 singles match was next on the board and the Golden Eagles picked up another point when Evzen Holis downed Andersson. With the Governors trailing 3-1, Tennessee Tech was able to score the match-clinching point when Andre Rodeia knocked off Lorino in No. 4 singles to end the match.
With the match already decided, Damberg and Nolasco Pozo trailed in the No. 3 and No. 5 singles matches, respectively, but they were left unfinished.
Results
Doubles
1. Evzen Holis/Jun Sasagawa (TTU) def. Frederic Schlossmann/Anton Damberg (APSU) 6-2
2. Carlos Vicente/Rafael Tosetto (TTU) def. Oliver Andersson/Jacob Lorino (APSU) 6-2
3. Gabriel Nolasco Pozo/Thiago Nogueira (APSU) def. Andre Rodeia/No player (TTU), by forfeit
Singles
1. Carlos Vicente (TTU) def. Frederic Schlossmann (APSU) 6-3, 6-3
2. Evzen Holis (TTU) def. Oliver Andersson (APSU) 6-1, 6-2
3. Rafael Tosetto (TTU) vs. Anton Damberg (APSU) 6-2, 4-3, unfinished
4. Andre Rodeia (TTU) def. Jacob Lorino (APSU) 6-1, 6-2
5. Jun Sasagawa (TTU) vs. Gabriel Nolasco Pozo (APSU) 6-2, 6-5, unfinished
6. Thiago Nogueira (APSU) def. No player (TTU), by forfeit
