CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – After dropping doubles, Austin Peay State University men's tennis team claimed three singles victories, but had its late comeback attempt fall short after dropping a 4-3 decision to Northern Kentucky, Friday, at the Governors Tennis Courts.
Northern Kentucky (7-5) gained the early doubles advantage with a 6-2 win against Austin Peay's (2-6) Thiago Nogueira and Bodi van Galen. The Norse then claimed the match's first point after defeating the Govs' sophomore and No. 1 tandem of Tom Bolton and Giovanni Becchis, 6-4.
In singles, Becchis tied the match at one with a 6-3, 6-2 victory against NKU's Bartosz Losiak at the No. 2 position, while Sota Minami came back to win his third set against Brandon Ponomarew, 6-4 and give APSU its first lead of the afternoon.
The Norse tied the match for the second time with a straight-set win from the No. 5 position and claimed their third point with a three-set victory on the No. 3 court.
With Austin Peay facing a 3-2 deficit, Tortajda earned his third singles win of the season, but a 6-3, 6-0 loss from the No. 6 position resulted in the 4-3 loss for the Govs.
Austin Peay will look to bounce back in its 2 p.m. match against Chattanooga tomorrow at the Governors Tennis Courts.
Results vs. Northern Kentucky
Doubles
- Bartosz Losiak / Josef Zapletal def. Tom Bolton / Giovanni Becchis, 6-4
- Brandon Ponomarew / Santiago Casamayor vs. Sota Minami / Javier Tortajada, Unfinished at 5-4
- Trevor Ball / Nick Nienhaus def. Bodi van Galen / Thiago Nogueira, 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 1*
Singles
- Sota Minami def. Brandon Ponomarew, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
- Giovanni Becchis def. Bartosz Losiak, 6-3, 6-2
- Trevor Ball def. Tom Bolton, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4
- Javier Tortajada def. Josef Zapletal, 7-6 (7-2), 4-6, 7-5
- Santiago Casamayor def. Bodi van Galen, 6-2, 6-2
- Emilio Bravo def. Hogan Stoker, 6-3, 6-0
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 5, 3, 4, 6*
