Austin Peay State University Athletics

Awards and Honors

OVC Academic Medal of Honor: 2020-21

OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll: 2019-20, 2020-21

Dean’s List: F19, S20, F20, S21, F21, S22

Athletic Director’s Honor Roll: F19, S20, F20, S21, F21, S22

ITA Scholar-Athlete: 2019-20, 2020-21

Career Recap: Austin Peay

As a senior in 2021-22:

Spring Season

• Posted career-best marks with 11 singles and five doubles victories while playing the No. 3 and No. 4 singles and No. 3 doubles position.
• Her 11 singles victories were tied for a team-best mark.
• Defeated Louisville’s Sasha Gorchanyuk (Feb. 19) in straight sets for her first-career victory against a Power 5 opponent.
• Won nine of 10 singles matches from March 4 to April 22, with seven wins coming in straight sets.
• All five doubles victories came alongside Yu-Hua Cheng in the nonconference season.
• Finished her Austin Peay career with 35 singles and 14 doubles victories.

Fall Season

• Went 4-2 in singles and 2-2 in doubles through four fall tournaments.
• Defeated UT Martin’s Aziza Aubin 6-2, 6-3 at the APSU Fall Tournament.
• Picked up another victory over an OVC foe with a 6-2, 6-2 win over the Skyhawks’ Mizuki Sakurai in the Consolations Singles Draw at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Ohio Valley Regionals.
• Finished the fall season winning her final two doubles and three singles matches.
• Posted a perfect 4-0 record at the UNA Fall Invitational after picking up a singles and doubles victory against both West Alabama and North Alabama.

As a junior in 2020-21:

Spring Season

• Dropped three matches to start OVC play before bouncing back to win four of her next five decisions.
• Defeated Murray State’s Anja Loncarevic in straight sets back-to-back weeks, with the latter completing a sweep of the Racers in the OVC Tournament semifinals to advance the title match.
• Went 7-7 in singles action with a 3-3 mark from the No. 4 position and 4-4 in the No. 5 position.
• Picked up a 6-1 victory alongside Jana Leder against Carson-Newman in her only doubles action of the year.

As a sophomore in 2019-20:

Spring Season

• Was named the No. 10 player on the 2020 OVC Women’s Tennis Preseason Top 10 List.
• Posted an 8-2 singles mark, winning seven times from the No. 4 line and once from the No. 3 line.
• Won 6-2, 7-5 on the road at Central Arkansas, Jan. 24, to pick up her first dual win as a Gov.
• Went 4-1 in doubles action, going 1-1 with Sarah Heckel in the No. 3 position, before posting a 3-0 mark with Fabienne Schmidt in the No. 2 spot.

Fall Season

• Posted a 5-2 singles record and a 1-1 double record while playing with Aleks Topalovic in the fall tournament schedule.
• Ran the table with a 4-0 mark to win the Flight Two Singles title at the APSU Fall Invitational.
• Won a quarterfinal doubles matches at the APSU Fall Invitational before falling in the semifinal round.
• Picked up a consolation win at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional after dropping her opening round match.

Prior to Austin Peay
Originally from London, the sophomore-transfer spent her freshman year at East Carolina… Played anywhere from the No. 1 to No. 5 position for the Pirates, but mainly was in the No. 3 or 4 position… Posted a 17-8 overall record, with an 11-5 dual match singles record, also went 7-5 in doubles.

Personal
Daughter of Angelica Paladini-Jennings and Marc Jennings… has one sibling, Elena… born Feb. 4… a Psychological Science major.