CARY, N.C. – Austin Peay State University women's tennis graduate student Jana Leder became the first player in program history to earn a victory at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-American Championships, Saturday, in Cary, North Carolina.

Leder defeated Arizona State's Giulia Morlet in straight sets (6-4, 6-3) to claim the historic event. Morlet, who was the No. 2 seed in the tournament, also ranked 84th in the ITA Singles rankings, making it the first ranked win in program history.

With her win, Leder advances to play Iowa's Daianne Hayashida at 8 a.m. (CT), Sunday morning. If Leder continues her historic performance against Hayashida, she would advance to the Round of 32 where she would play the winner of North Carolina's No. 13 Theadora Rabman or USC's Emma Charney. 

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