LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Austin Peay State University's women's tennis team earned a 4-3 victory against Bellarmine, Friday, at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.

The Governors fell in doubles, with Pauline Bruns and Elena Thiel taking their loss 6-2. Luca Bohlen and Yi-Ching Huang fell in a close 6-4 match. With the doubles point in hand, Sophia Baranov and Clemence Butavand's match was left unfinished with the Govs trailing 4-5. 

Baranov clinched the win for the Governors in a near three-hour match after dropping the first set 2-6. In the second set, Baranov defeated her opponent 7-4 in the tiebreak round, taking the match to a third set. In a back-and-forth match, Baranov ended the day with an 8-6 final set, giving the Govs their 12th win of the season. 

In their third matches of the season, Ayden Kujawa fell in two sets, 6-1 and 6-0 and Alice Bolton was defeated, 6-1 and 6-2. Luca Bohlen put the Govs on the board with a 6-2, and 6-0 win. Huang claimed the second point for the Govs with a 6-4, 6-1 win. Clemence Butavand tied the match 3-3 with a two set win, 6-4 in both frames. 

Austin Peay stays in Kentucky, facing Louisville at 11 a.m., Saturday.

Austin Peay vs. Bellarmine

Doubles 

1. Vendula Kryslova / Reese Parker (BU), def. Luca Bohlen / Yi-Ching Huang, 6-4
2. Sophia Baranov / Clemence Butavand (APSU) vs. Marika Caruk / Nikola Kollartisch (BU), 4-5, unfinished
3. Gracie Hurley / Lillie Willis (BU) def. Pauline Bruns / Elena Thiel (APSU), 6-2
   
   Order of Finish: 3, 1 

Singles 

1. Sophia Baranov (APSU) def. Vendula Kryslova (BU), 2-6, 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (8-6)
2. Yi-Ching Huang (APSU) def. Reese Parker (BU), 6-4, 6-1
3. Luca Bohlen (APSU) def. Marika Caruk (BU), 6-2, 6-0
4. Clemence Butavand (APSU) def. Nikola Kollaritsch (BU), 6-4, 6-4
5. Gracie Hurley (BU) def. Ayden Kujawa (APSU), 6-1, 6-0
6. Lillie Willis (BU) def. Alice Bolton (APSU), 6-1, 6-2
   
   Order of Finish: 5, 3, 6, 2, 4, 1 

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