OAKLAND CITY, Ind. – Austin Peay State University men's tennis team picked up 12 singles and six doubles wins in its fall opener, Wednesday.

Sota Minami and Giovanni Becchis kicked the first match off for the Governors with 6-2 doubles win over Juanes Pinto and Christian Salmeron. Tom Bolton and Bodi Van Galen defeated Willem Cilliers and Augustin Siufi, 7-6 (6). Javier Tortajada and Riichi Nagatake took a 6-2 win over Lukas Raible and Matias Rocha. On court five, Hogan Stoker and Glen Arnet defeated Gerardo Gopar and George Tsioumas, 7-6. Nelson Ramos and Jose Andress Perez Perez defeated Aeneas Schuab on court three, 7-5. 

In singles matches, Becchis took a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Siufi on court two. Schuab defeated Salmeron on court three, 6-2, 6-4. Tom Bolton took his match against Pinto on court four, 6-3, 6-4 followed by Tortajada defeating Ramos, 6-3, 6-3 on court five. Glen Arnet bested Sidhu on court six, 6-1, 6-0, with Van Galen defeating Cilliers, 6-4, 7-6, on court seven. 

Schaub and Minami got things started for the Govs in the second match, defeating Nelson Ramos and Perez Perez, 6-2, on court one. Bolton and Becchis took a 6-1 victory over Lukas Raible and Christian Salmeron on court two. 

Minami came back to defeat Siufi in singles matches on court one, 2-6, 6-1, 10-Becchis bested Christian Salmeron, 6-3, 6-1 on court two while Shaub got the 5-7, 6-6 (6), 12-10 win over Perez Perez on court three. Bolton and Arnet rounded out the match for the Govs with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Ivancevic and a 6-3, 6-4 win over Raible, respectively. 

Up next, the Govs host the Brian Coons Fall Tournament, Oct. 4-5, at the Governors Tennis Courts. 

Match 1 Results

Doubles  

• Sota Minami/Giovanni Becchis def. Juanes Pinto/Christian Salmeron, 6-2 
• Tom Bolton/Bodi Van Galen def. Willem Cilliers/Augustin Siufi, 7-6 (6) 
• Nelson Ramos/Jose Andres Perez Perez def. Aeneas Schaub/ Lucas Ranciaro,7-5 
• Javier Tortajada/Riichi Nagatake def. Lukas Raible/Matias Rocha, 6-2 
• Hogan Stoker/Glen Arnet def. Gerardo Gopar/George Tsioumas, 7-6 

Singles  

• Jose Andres Perez Perez def. Sota Minami, 6-4, 7-6 (10) 
• Giovanni Becchis def. Augustin Siufi, 6-3, 6-2 
• Aeneas Schaub def. Christian Salmeron, 6-2, 6-4 
• Tom Bolton def. Juanes Pinto, 6-3, 6-4 
• Javier Tortajada def. Nelson Ramos, 6-3, 6-3 
• Glen Arnet def. Samarbir Sidhu, 6-1, 6-0 
• Bodi Van Galen def. Willem Cilliers, 6-4, 7-6 
• Aleksander Ivancevic, def. Hogan Stoker, 6-2, 6-2 
• Lucas Ranciaro def. Tomas Ojeda, 7-6, 6-4 
• Louki Nivarlet (OCU) def. Riichi Nagatake, 7-6, 6-3 

Match 2 Results

Doubles  

• Aeneas Schaub/Sota Minami def. Nelson Ramos/Jose Andres Perez Perez, 6-2 
• Tom Bolton/Giovanni Becchis def. Lukas Raible/Christian Salmeron, 6-1 
• Willem Cilliers/Louki Nivarlet def. Javier Tortajada/Glen Arnet, 6-4 
• Samarbir Sidhu/Matias Rocha def. Bodi Van Galen/ Riichi Nagatake, 6-4 

Singles  

•  Sota Minami def. Augustin Siufi, 2-6, 6-1, 10-7 
• Giovanni Becchis def. Christian Salmeron, 6-3, 6-1 
• Aeneas Schaub def. Jose Andres Perez Perez,5-7, 7-6 (6), 12-10 
• Tom Bolton def. Aleksander Ivancevic, 6-4, 6-4 
• Juanes Pinto def. Javier Tortajada, 6-4, 6-4 
• Glen Arnet def. Lukas Raible, 6-3, 6-4 
• Samarbir Sidhu def. Bodi Van Galen, 6-3, 6-1 
• Matias Rocha def. Hogan Stoker, 4-0, Ret. 
• George Tsioumas def. Riichi Nagatake, 6-2, 6-4