Governors Extend Win Streak, Defeat Belmont in Third Straight Victory

Evansville, Ind. — Austin Peay State University‘s women’s tennis team defeated the Belmont Bruins 7-0, Sunday, at the Evansville Tennis Center.

In doubles, the Govs’ No. 1 pairing of Luca Bohlen and Yi-Ching Huang defeated their opponents 7-6 with a 7-3 win in the tiebreaker. Pauline Bruns and Elena Thiel fell to their opponents in a 6-4 match. Clemence and Sophia defeated their opponents 6-2 to give the Governors the doubles point.

The Governors went undefeated in singles play. Baranov defeated Savannah Webster in a championship tie-breaker final set 10-4. Huang defeated her opposition in straight sets, 6-0, 6-3. Luca Bohlen took her third set to a tiebreaker and won the final frame, 10-6. Butavand defeated her opponent in two sets, 6-3 and 6-4. After earning a 6-1 first-set victory, Bruns won her second set, 7-5 to claim the point from the No. 5 singles position. Thiel also earned a 6-3, 6-1 win from No. 6 singles.

The Governors are back in action at 4 p.m., Friday, when they face Vanderbilt at the Lummis Family Tennis Center in Nashville.

Results

Doubles

1. Luca Bohlen / Yi-Ching Huang def. Jessica Popiol / Savannah Webster, 7-6, (7-3)

2. Cielo Tapia-Cruz / Mia Jones def. Pauline Bruns / Elena Thiel , 6-4

3. Clemence Butavand / Sophia Baranov def. Ketevan Jeladze / Libbie Hamilton, 6-2

Singles

1. Sophia Baranov def. Savannah Webster, 3-6, 6-4, 10-4

2. Yi-Ching Huang def. Mia Jones, 6-0, 6-3

3. Luca Bohlen def. Cielo Tapia Cruz, 6-4, 3-6, 10-6

4. Clemence Butavand def. Ketevan Jeladze, 6-3, 6-4

5. Pauline Bruns def. Libbie Hamilton, 6-1, 7-5

6. Elena Thiel def. Emma Grant, 6-3, 6-1

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