CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Austin Peay State University's men's tennis team earned a 6-1 victory against Cumberland in its nonconference finale, Tuesday, at the Governors Tennis Courts.

The Governors (5-4) swept doubles behind a pair of commanding victories from the No. 1 and No. 2 positions and a tiebreaker victory from the No. 3 court. 

Sota Minami and Aeneas Schaub (No. 1) and Giovanni Becchis and Tom Bolton (No. 2) both earned 6-3 wins from the top two courts, while Bodi van Galen and Javier Tortajada won 6-1 in the tiebreaker to conclude doubles play.

Minami, Schaub, and Arnet all cruised to straight-set wins in singles, while Becchis (4-6, 6-3, 6-2) and Becchis (2-6, 6-4, 7-5) both came back after dropping their first sets to earn victories.

With nonconference now behind it, Austin Peay hits the road for back-to-back games to begin its second Atlantic Sun Conference campaign, beginning with a March 15 match against Eastern Kentucky and followed by a March 17 contest against Queens.

Results vs. Cumberland

Doubles

1. Sota Minami / Aeneas Schaub def. Vitor Ferreira / Julian Parada, 6-3
2. Giovanni Becchis / Tom Bolton def. German Suarez / Daniel Johannes Wessels, 6-3
3. Bodi van Galen / Javier Tortajada def. Adrijan Hrzic / Dan Slapnik Trost, 7-6 (6-1

Singles 

1. Sota Minami def. Vitor Ferreira, 6-1, 6-4
2. Giovanni Becchis def. Adrijan Hrzic, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
3. Aeneas Schaub def. Julian Parada, 6-3, 7-6 (9-7)
4. Tom Bolton def. Paul Daniel Meyer, 2-6, 6-4, 7-5
5. Elisey Kalashnikov def. Javier Tortaja 6-3, 6-1
6. Glen Arnet def. German Suarez, 6-0, 6-1