CLARKSVILLE – Austin Peay State University women's tennis team looks to pick up its first win of the 2022 season against Middle Tennessee in a 2:45 p.m., Sunday match at the Evansville Tennis Center in Evansville, Indiana.
The Governors dropped matches against Central Arkansas and Arkansas during their season-opening weekend in North Little Rock, Arkansas, but had strong showings throughout the lineup.
Freshman Yu-Hua Cheng led APSU with a pair of victories last weekend. The New Taipei City, Taiwan native picked up a singles win over Central Arkansas, Saturday, before teaming with senior Martina Paladini-Jennings and winning a doubles match against Arkansas the following day. Fellow freshman Denise Torrealba earned her first-career victory in duals action on the No. 2 doubles court against UCA alongside senior Honoka Nakanishi.
Middle Tennessee has lost its last four matches and enters Sunday's contest with a 1-5 record and 0-1 mark in Conference USA play and were swept by East Tennessee State, Friday, in their home opener.
MTSU returns two of its three All-Conference USA selections from the spring in Zani Barnard and Love-Star Alexis who were each named to the C-USA Doubles Second Team last season.
In the last meeting between the Govs and Blue Raiders, Feb. 27, 2021, Jana Leder and Aleks Topalovic defeated the MTSU's All-Conference tandem 6-4 on the No. 2 double court; however, MTSU stormed back to claim four of five singles matches and take the victory.
Up Next
Austin Peay hosts Cumberland at 11:30 a.m., Feb. 4 at the Evansville Tennis Center. Following their match with the Phoenix, the Govs face Western Kentucky at 1 p.m., Feb. 5, at the Michael O. Buchanon Park tennis facility in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Scouting the Blue Raiders
2022 Record: 1-5 (0-1 Conference USA)
2021 Record: 11-12 (2-5 Conference USA)
2021 Season Result: The Blue Raiders entered the Conference USA Championship as the No. 10 seed and upset No. 7 Southern Miss, 4-2, in the first round of the championship before falling to No. 2. Rice, 4-0.
Returners/Newcomers: 7/1
All-Time Series: 35-4, Middle Tennessee
Last Meeting: The Blue Raiders defeated the Governors 4-2, Feb. 27, 2021. While the Governors were able to take the doubles point, MTSU stormed back to claim four of five singles matches and claim the victory.
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