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Austin Peay played in the APSU Fall Tournament Saturday  at the Governors Tennis Courts. Photos by Robert Smith | APSU Athletics
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University of the Cumberlands UC (3-1)
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Winner Austin Peay APSU (4-3)
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Austin Peay APSU
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Match Recap: Women's Tennis | | Alex Allard, Athletics Communications Assistant

Govs cruise to win against Patriots

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Austin Peay State University women's tennis team earned its fourth win of the season in a 5-2 win against Cumberlands, Thursday, at the Governors Tennis Courts.

Austin Peay (4-3) swept doubles to claim the match's first point. Pairing together for the first time this season, Denise Torrealba and Sophia Baranov helped APSU take the early advantage in doubles with a 6-0 win from the No. 2 position, while Jana Leder and Melody Hefti won their fifth match of the season in a 6-1 victory from the top position. Asia Fontana and Lucy Lascheck won 7-5 from the No. 3 court.

All four of the Govs' singles victories came in straight sets. Hefti defeated UC's Marina Nagai in a pair of 6-1 sets, while Leder topped Meiri Okuwaki, 6-2, 6-2 to earn her sixth win of the season. Denise Torrealba and Asia Fontana rounded out APSU's points with victories from the No. 2 and No. 5 position, respectively.

Results vs. Cumberlands

Doubles

  1. Jana Leder / Melody Hefti def. Meiri Okuwaki / Mikaela Fros, 6-1
  2. Denise Torrealba / Sophia Baranov def. Fan Shiau / Marina Nagai, 6-0
  3. Asia Fontana / Lucy Lascheck def. Johanna Beckman / Tessa Gray, 7-5

Singles

  1. Jana Leder def. Meiri Okuwaki, 6-2, 6-2
  2. Denise Torrealba def. Laura Prieto, 6-2, 6-0
  3. Melody Hefti def. Marina Nagai, 6-1, 6-1
  4. Fan Shiau def. Lucy Lascheck, 6-4, 5-7, 10-6
  5. Asia Fontana def. Catherine Rae, 7-5, 6-4
  6. Mikaela Fros def. Ayden Kujawa
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