Senior Vanja Tomic rebounded from Saturday's loss with a straight-set win at No. 1 singles against Morehead State's Alix Young. Tomic also had a hand in the Lady Govs No. 1 doubles win, alongside freshman Alison Carre. The doubles win left Tomic and Carre with a 5-4 league record.
Tomic ends the regular season with a 7-1 record at No. 1 singles, while Carre finishes at 8-1 in her first trip through the Ohio Valley Conference.
Austin Peay needed three set matches for its other two wins. Sophomore Andra Cornea dropped the first set, won the second 6-1 and battled to a 7-5 third-set win for the match. Freshman Jovana Karak, meanwhile, split the first two sets and but won the deciding set.
The Lady Govs end Ohio Valley Conference play with a 5-4 record and will be the No. 4 seed at the upcoming OVC Tennis Tournament, facing No. 5 seed Eastern Illinois, 2 p.m., Friday. Morehead State, meanwhile, is the No. 6 seed, facing No. 3 Murray State, 2 p.m., Friday.
Morehead State 4, Austin Peay 3
Singles competition
1. TOMIC, Vanja (APSUW) def. YOUNG, Alix (MOR-W) 6-3, 6-1
2. GARRETT, Alexis (MOR-W) def. Di SALVO, Ornella (APSUW) 6-1, 6-2
3. CRAN, Victoria (MOR-W) def. CARRE, Alison (APSUW) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
4. CORNEA, Andra (APSUW) def. MONTEMAYOR, Jessica (MOR-W) 3-6, 6-1, 7-5
5. HELMS, Brooke (MOR-W) def. TAVAREZ, Vanessa (APSUW) 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
6. KARAK, Jovana (APSUW) def. NARUKA, Shilpa (MOR-W) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. TOMIC, Vanja/CARRE, Alison (APSUW) def. CRAN, Victoria/HELMS, Brooke (MOR-W) 8-6
2. YOUNG, Alix/GARRETT, Alexis (MOR-W) def. Di SALVO, Ornella/CORNEA, Andra (APSUW) 9-7
3. MONTEMAYOR, Jessica/NARUKA, Shilpa (MOR-W) def. TAVAREZ, Vanessa/KARAK, Jovana (APSUW) 8-4
Match Notes:
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