CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The Austin Peay State University women's tennis team dropped a 4-0 decision to Memphis in its regular-season finale, Tuesday, at the Governors Tennis Courts.
Taking a quick break from ASUN Conference play ahead of this week's ASUN Women's Tennis Championship, Austin Peay (15-6, 6-2 ASUN) dropped just their second match in Clarksville in the last 746 days following Tuesday's match against Memphis (7-11, 3-0 AAC).
The Tigers won the doubles point after defeating Ayden Kujawa and Sophia Baranov, 6-1, on the No. 3 court, before then besting Jana Leder and Melody Hefti, 7-5, in No. 1 doubles. For Leder and Hefti – it is just their fifth loss of the season and ended a five-match winning streak for APSU's top pairing.
Playing in the No. 2 position for the first time this season, Yu-Hua Cheng and Asia Fontana had their match go finished while trailing, 6-5.
Memphis extended its lead following a 6-3, 6-1 win against Kujawa in No. 6 singles, before taking a 3-0 lead following a two-set match against Hefti. The Tigers then clinched the win after defeating Fontana in the No. 5 position.
Despite dropping her first set, Leder battled back to win her second set, 6-1, and led 1-0 in her third set before the result was decided, leaving it unfinished.  Baranov also led 1-0 in her third set when the match was called, while Cheng trailed 4-1 in her second.
With the regular season now behind it, the Governors prepare for their inaugural ASUN Championship which is set to begin with a 3 p.m., Saturday match against Queens in Clarksville. If APSU, which enters the postseason as the tournament's No. 4 seed, defeats the 13th-seeded Royals, it advances to a 1 p.m., Sunday contest against the winner of No. 5 Liberty and No. 12 Bellarmine.
Results vs. Memphis
Doubles
1.    Aran Teixido Garcia / Emily Meyer def. Jana Leder / Melody Hefti, 7-5
2.    Monique Woog / Camila Soares vs. Yu-Hua Cheng / Asia Fontana, Unfinished at 6-5
3.    Dolavee Tumthong / Miriam Grosmann def. Ayden Kujawa / Sophia Baranov, 6-1
Singles
- Jana Leder vs. Camila Soares, Unfinished at 4-6, 6-1, 1-0
- Aran Teixido Garcia def. Melody Hefti, 6-3, 6-0
- Sophia Baranov vs. Monique Woog, Unfinished at 3-6, 6-3, 1-0
- Emily Meyer vs. Yu-Hua Cheng, Unfinished at 7-6 (7-4), 4-1
- Micah Pierce def. Asia Fontana, 6-3, 6-1
- Dolavee Tumthong def. Ayden Kujawa, 6-3, 6-1
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