CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Austin Peay State University women's tennis team earned its second-straight sweep and fifth of the season in a 7-0 ASUN Conference victory against Eastern Kentucky, Sunday, at the Governors Tennis Courts.

Asia Fontana and Yu-Hua Cheng gave Austin Peay (12-4, 3-1 ASUN) the early doubles advantage with a 6-0 win from the No. 3 position. The sweep is the duos first of the season and their fourth-straight win together. Jana Leder and Melody Hefti then claimed the early point for APSU following their fourth win in the last five matches with a 6-2 win against Eastern Kentucky's (5-14, 1-3) Sasha Parkhomenko and Masha Fedenko. With the point in hand, Sophia Baranov and Denise Torrealba's No. 2 match went unfinished while they led 4-2.

The Govs' won convincingly in singles, with four straight-set victories. Hefti claimed the first singles point after her opponent retired following the first set. Torrealba then earned a double bagel from the No. 2 position. Her 6-0, 6-0 win is the third of the season and first since the nonconference finale against Doane, March 14.

Baranov extended her winning streak to 14 matches, earning a 6-1, 6-3 win to clinch the match for APSU. The win also is Baranov's third straight-set win in four ASUN matches this season.

After splitting her first two matches from the top court, Jana Leder bested EKU's Fedenko 6-1 in the third set for her 12th win of the season. 

Fontana won a pair of 6-4 sets to put the Govs up 6-0, while Cheng, despite dropping her first set, 6-4, came back to win a second-set tiebreaker, 7-2, and the 10-point tiebreaker, 10-3, completing the sweep for APSU. 

Austin Peay hosts Stetson at 10 a.m., Friday for Senior Day. Leder will be recognized following the match against the Hatters. After facing Stetson, the Govs welcome Florida Gulf Coast for a 10 a.m., Sunday contest at the Governors Tennis Courts. 

Results vs. Eastern Kentucky

Doubles

1. Jana Leder / Melody Hefti vs. Sasha Parkhomenko / Masha Fedenko, 6-2
2. Denise Torrealba / Sophia Baranov def. Daniela Hernandez / Elena Tairian, Unfinished at 4-2
3. Yu-Hua Cheng / Asia Fontana def. Emmeline Polevoi / Madison Hill, 6-0

Order of finish: 3, 1*

Singles

1. Jana Leder def. Masha Fedenko, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 
2. Denise Torrealba def. Sasha Parkhomenko, 6-0, 6-0
3. Melody Hefti def. Elena Tairian, 6-0, retired
4. Sophia Baranov def. Emmeline Polevoi, 6-1, 6-3
5. Yu-Hua Cheng def. Daniela Hernandez, 4-6, 7-6 (7-2), 10-3
6. Asia Fontana def. Mariia Triska, 6-4, 6-4

Order of finish3, 2, 4, 1, 6, 5