CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – In a battle of OVC unbeatens, host Austin Peay defeated the Eastern Kentucky University men's tennis team Saturday afternoon, 5-2.
 
The Colonels (12-6, 5-1 OVC) had won six straight matches before suffering this defeat.
 
Austin Peay (10-4, 5-0) got on the scoreboard first behind a crucial win at No. 1 doubles. Dimitar Ristovski and Iago Seffrin edged EKU senior Juanjo de la Llera and sophomore Sebastian Mueller in the tiebreaker, 7-3, to clinch the doubles point for the Governors.
 
In singles, Austin Peay took four of the six singles matches in straight sets. Seniors Daridge Saidi (No. 4) and de la Llera (No. 6) were the only EKU players to come away victorious.
 
Eastern Kentucky will look to return to the win column on Tuesday, March 31 at Morehead State.
 
Austin Peay 5, Eastern Kentucky 2
 
Singles
1. Dimitar Ristovski (APSU) def. Alex Álvaro (EKU) 7-6 (8), 6-4
2. Aleksas Tverijonas (APSU) def. Ramon van Flymen (EKU) 6-1, 6-1
3. Aaron Jumonville (APSU) def. Sebastian Mueller (EKU) 6-4, 6-3
4. Daridge Saidi (EKU) def. Iago Seffrin (APSU) 6-2, 7-6 (5)
5. Manuel Montenegro (APSU) def. Diogo Soares (EKU) 6-2, 6-2
6. Juanjo de la Llera (EKU) def. Oleg Drobysh (APSU) 3-6, 6-3, (10-6)
 
Doubles
1. Ristovski/Seffrin (APSU) def. de la Llera/Mueller (EKU) 8-7 (3)
2. Jumonville/Tverijonas (APSU) def. Soares/van Flymen (EKU) 8-5
3. Álvaro/Asis (EKU) def. Drobysh/Montenegro (APSU) 8-7 (3)
 
Match Notes: Eastern Kentucky (12-6, 5-1 OVC); Austin Peay (10-4, 5-0 OVC)
Order of Finish: Doubles (2, 3, 1*); Singles (2, 3, 4, 1*, 5, 6)