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Austin Peay men's tennis took on Tennessee Tech and Cumberland on the final day of the Brian Coons Memorial Tournament, Friday, at the Governors Tennis Courts in Clarksville, Tennessee.
Alex Allard, APSU Athletics

Men's Tennis Alex Allard, Assistant Director of Athletics Communications

Govs Capture Five Wins at UTC Fall Tournament

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Austin Peay State University's men's tennis team captured five wins during its final action of the fall at the UTC Fall Tournament, Friday-Sunday, at the UTC Tennis Center.

Giovanni Becchis advanced to the Flight B Singles Final in his matchups. Becchis defeated Lipscomb's Juan Sebastian Dominguez Collado, 7-5, 6-4 in the opening roung of the flight, before then besting Chattanooga's Santiago Arredondo, 6-2, 6-4 to advance to the final round of the flight. Becchis dropped a 6-1, 6-1 decision in his final singles match to UTC's Jakub Jupa.

Tom Bolton advanced past the first round in Flight D after defeating UTC's Peyton Gatti Peyton, 6-4, 6-1, but dropped an extended, three-set decision in the second round to Samofrod's Will Gray, 5-7, 6-3, 11-9.

After advancing past the first round due to a win by default, Javier Tortajada fell Carlos Salas Tulla, 6-3, 6-4.

Becchis and Bolton then won a pair of doubles matches to conclude the Govs' trip to UTC, winning 7-6 (4) in the opening round against UTC's Kristof Kincses and Jaxon Lamb, and Lipscomb's Krzystof  Wetoszka and Matheus Lima, 7-6 (8). 

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Players Mentioned

Giovanni Becchis

Giovanni Becchis

5' 11"
Junior
Tom  Bolton

Tom Bolton

5' 7"
Junior
Javier Tortajada

Javier Tortajada

5' 11"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Giovanni Becchis

Giovanni Becchis

5' 11"
Junior
Tom  Bolton

Tom Bolton

5' 7"
Junior
Javier Tortajada

Javier Tortajada

5' 11"
Sophomore