COLLOWAY COUNTY, Ky. – Austin Peay State University women's tennis earned five wins on the opening day of the Battle of the Border against Rival Murray State, Friday, at the Bennie Purcell Tennis Courts.

Opening the day in doubles, Sati Aubakirova and Yi-Ching Huang earned their fourth doubles win together this fall with a 6-3 win against Murray State's Varvara Alexeyeva and Aada Dethridge. Pauline Bruns and Peyton Duckett then swept the Racer's tandem of Rebecca Widan and Ilouna Aneca for their first win together.

Heading to singles, Aubakirova defeated Aneca in a 7-2 first-set tiebreaker, before then clinching the victory with a 6-4, second-set win.

Saito earned her fourth singles win of the fall with a comeback victory, rallying from a 6-4 loss in the opening frame to win the second, 6-2, and the 10-point tiebreaker, 10-6. Garber then earned a convincing, 6-1, 6-1 win against MSU's Molly Null.

The Governors return to action tomorrow morning to face the Racers beginning with doubles at 10 a.m.

BOX SCORE BULLETS

• The Governors totaled two doubles and three singles wins against the Racers, brining their season totaled to nine and 16, respectively.
• With their win, Yi-Ching Huang and Sati Aubakirova improved to 4-1 together this fall, while Pauline Bruns and Peyton Duckett earned their first win.
• Cocomi Saito improved to 4-2 in singles this season, tied with Huang for the most on the team thus far.
• Aubakirova earned her third singles win this season, improving to 3-3.
• Hayley Garber earned her first-career singles win with her 6-1, 6-1 victory.

DAY 1 RESULTS

Doubles

• Yi-Ching Huang / Sati Aubakirova (APSU) def. Varvara Alexeyeva / Aada Dethridge (MSU), 6-3
• Yu Kikawa / Valeria Chaikovskaia (MSU) def. Elena Thiel / Cocomi Saito (APSU), 6-4
• Pauline Bruns / Peyton Duckett (APSU) def. Rebecca Widan / Ilouna Aneca (MSU), 6-0

Singles

• Valeria Chaikovskaia (MSU) def. Yi-Ching Huang (APSU), 6-2, 6-2
• Sati Aubakirova (APSU) def Ilouna Aneca (MSU), 7-6 (7-2), 6-4
• Yu Kikawa (MSU) def. Peyton Duckett (APSU), 6-2, 2-6, 10-6
• Varvara Alexeyeva (MSU) def. Pauline Bruns (APSU), 6-4, 6-3
• Cocomi Saito (APSU) def. Aada Dethridge (MSU), 4-6, 6-3, 10-6
• Rebecca Widan (MSU) def. Elena Thiel (APSU), 4-6, 6-2, 10-5
• Hayley Garber (APSU) def. Molly Null (MSU), 6-1, 6-1

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