HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Austin Peay State University men's tennis defeated Alabama A&M, 5-2, Monday, in Huntsville, Alabama.

Austin Peay (4-2) earned the early doubles point with by Sota Minami and Aeneas Schuab's victory over  Vence N'Tcha and Arnav Pathange and Tom Bolton and Giovanni Becchis's win over Chetanna Amadike and Yin Chih Lan.

Minamai, Schuab, and Becchis kept their early momentum going, taking wins in their singles matches. Glen Arnet defeated Freddie Lawrence, 6-1, 4-6, 6-1. Tom Bolton fell to Arnav Pathage, 7-6, (7-5), 6-2 and Javier Tortajada fell to Kai Cowcher, 6-4, 6-0.

Up next, the Governors play Middle Tennessee in a 5 p.m. match at the Adams Tennis Complex in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 

Results vs. the Bulldogs

Doubles

1. Sota Minami / Aeneas Schaub def. Vence N'Tcha / Arnav Pathange, 6-4
2. Tom Bolton / Giovanni Becchis def. Chetanna Amadike and Yin Chih Lan, 7-5
3. Javier Tortajada / Bodi Van Galen vs. Cowcher / Freddie Lawrence, suspended 5-4

Singles

1.     Sota Minami def. Vence N'Tcha, 7-5, 7-5

2.     Giovanni Becchis def. Chetanna Amadike, 7-5, 4-6, 10-8

3.     Aeneas Schaub def. Yin Chih Lin, 6-4, 6-3

4.     Arnav Pathange def. Tom Bolton, 7-6, (7-5), 6-2

5.     Kai Cowcher def. Javier Tortajada, 6-4, 6-0

6.     Glen Arnet def. Freddie Lawrence, 1-6, 6-4, 6-1