ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Austin Peay State University men's tennis team defeated St. Louis, 5-2, on Tuesday at the Dwight Davis Tennis Center.
Austin Peay (6-11, 1-4 ASUN) took the early lead with doubles wins on courts one and two. Aeneas Schaub and Sota Minami defeated Andres Castellanos and Valentin Vasquez, 7-5 on court one, and Tom Bolton and Glen Arnet took a 6-3 win over Luca Lo Nardo and Max Chen on court two.
The Governors took singles wins on courts two, three, five, and six.
Giovanni Becchis defeated Luca Lo Nardo, 3-6, 6-4, 6-0 on court one as Bolton took a 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 win against Riki Koshimizu on court three. Glen Arnet took a 6-7 (3), 7-6 (2), 10-7 victory over Chen on the fourth court as Javier Tortajada defeated Sansh Kumar 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 on court six.
Up next, the Governors head to DeLand, Florida, for an April 11 match against Stetson.
Results
Doubles
- Sota Minami/Aeneas Schaub def. Andres Castellanos/Valentin Vasquez, 7-5
- Tom Bolton/Glen Arnet def. Luca Lo Nardo/Max Chen, 6-3
- Sansh Kumar/Riki Koshimizu def. Lucas Ranciaro/Hogan Stoker, 6-2
Singles
- Andres Castellanos def. Sota Minami, 0-6, 6-3, 6-4
- Giovanni Becchis def. Luca Lo Nardo, 3-6, 6-4, 6-0
- Tom Bolton def. Riki Koshimizu, 1-6, 6-3, 6-2
- Valentin Vasquez def. Aeneas Schaub, 6-3, 6-3
- Glen Arnet def. Max Chen, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (2), 10-7
- Javier Tortajada def. Sansh Kumar, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1