CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Austin Peay State University men's tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision in their ASUN Conference opener to Queens, Friday, at the Leving Tennis Center.
The Royals claimed the early doubles advantage following a 6-4 win from the No. 3 position, but Tom Bolton and Giovanni Becchis answered with their fifth win together of the season from the top position. Queens scored the first point of the match, however, after winning an extended match from the No. 2 position against Sota Minami and Javier Tortajada, 7-6, 7-2.
Tortajada opened singles with his fourth win in the last five matches, defeating Queens' Arthur Bazil, 6-1, 6-2.
Queens answered Tortajada's win with four straight-set victories and a three-set win against Becchis in the No. 2 position.
Austin Peay travels to the Sunshine State for a 1 p.m. (CT), Sunday match against North Florida at the UNF Tennis Complex in Jacksonville, Florida.
Results vs. Queens
Doubles
- Tom Bolton / Giovanni Becchis def. Euan Lynes / Laurenz Blickwede, 6-4
- Edoardo Cecere / Win Steveker def. Sota Minami Javier Tortajada, 7-6 (7-2)
- Lukas Gosselin / Arthur Bazil def. Hogan Stoker / Bodi van Galen, 6-4
Singles
- Edoardo Cecera def. Sota Minami, 6-0, 6-2
- Win Steveker def. Giovanni Becchis, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
- Laurenz Blickwede def. Tom Bolton, 7-6 (7-5), 6-0
- Javier Tortajada def. Arthur Bazil, 6-1, 6-2
- Samuele Pia def. Bodi van Galen, 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
- Lukas Gosselin def. Thiago Nogueira, 6-4, 6-1
