CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Austin Peay State University men's tennis team opens its 2024 season with a Friday doubleheader beginning with a 1:30 p.m. contest against Oakland City and followed by a 6:30 p.m. match against Brescia at the Evansville Tennis Center in Evansville, Indiana.
Austin Peay went 4-15 and 1-7 in Atlantic Sun Conference play during its first season in the league. Director of Tennis and head men's tennis coach Ross Brown returns all but one player from last season's team including Tom Bolton, who led the team with 14 total victories last spring, including a team-best nine in singles play.
Glen Arnet is the lone newcomer on this year's team, but is not new to the college scene, having played during the Govs' five-event fall season.
The Govs are 2-0 all-time against Oakland City, having defeated them 5-2 in each of the last two seasons. APSU also is 1-0 against Brescia in spring competition, and defeated them 7-0 during the 2023 season.
Following this week's matches against the Might Oaks and Bearcats, the Govs face Southern Indiana in a 2 p.m., Feb. 17 contest in Evansville, Indiana.
