Women's Tennis | September 18, 2022

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Austin Peay State University freshman Melody Hefti earned a singles and doubles victory against Chattanooga, Sunday, to finish the APSU Fall Tournament undefeated at 8-0.

Hefti paired with sophomore Yu-Hua Cheng for the first time this fall and defeated Chattanooga's Coco Bosman and Callie Billman, 6-3. The win was Cheng and Hefti's second and third doubles win of the tournament, respectively.

Another duo playing together for the first time in the early fall, redshirt junior Jana Leder and freshman Sophia Baranov earned a 6-3 win against UTC's Caroline Gibbens and Jessie Young.

Hefti earned APSU's lone singles win against the Mocs, defeating Young in straight sets for her fourth singles victory of the tournament.

Hefti leads the Govs with eight combined victories and is followed by Leder (six) and sophomore Denise Torrealba (four). Leder and Torrealba also are unbeaten in singles play, with both garnering a 3-0 singles record after this weekend's action.

Austin Peay vs. Chattanooga

Doubles

1. Jana Leder / Sophia Baranov (APSU) def. Caroline Gibbens / Jessie Young (UTC), 6-3
2. Yu-Hua Cheng / Melody Hefti (APSU) def. Coco Bosman / Callie Billman (UTC), 6-3
3. Nicole Abel / Lucia Garrigues-Melendez (UTC) def. Asia Fontana / LLucy ascheck (APSU), 6-1

Singles

1. Caroline Gibbens (UTC) def. Yu-Hua Cheng (APSU), 6-4, 6-3 
2. Melody Hefti (APSU) def. Callie Young (UTC), 7-5, 6-3
3. Nicole Abel (UTC) def. Sophia Baranov (APSU), 6-4, 6-3
4. Coco Bosman (UTC) def. Asia Fontana (APSU), 6-2, 6-0
5. Callie Billman (UTC) def. Ayden Kujawa (APSU), 6-1, 6-1

Coach's Corner

With head women's tennis coach Maria Sorbello Morrison

Overall thoughts… "I thought we did great for it being our first fall tournament. There are things that we need to improve on in doubles and singles, but overall, I am happy to see them all competing hard."

On Melody Hefti... "Melody had a great tournament. She worked hard on her 'in between' points focus. I am really pleased with her effort and attitude."

Looking ahead... "Next week, we want to work a bit more on our doubles positioning and making sure we are pressuring our opponents. I saw a lot of good things in doubles, but there are also areas we can improve. Step by step, we are going to continue to improve this fall."

Up Next

With its first fall tournament now behind it, Austin Peay will be on the road for its three remaining tournaments, beginning with the UCA Fall Tournament, Sept. 23-24 in Conway, Arkansas.

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