Southern Illinois University
Austin Peay State University
Salukis Men's Tennis Defeat Austin Peay State
01/16/2017 | 11:55:00 | Men's Tennis
Graduate assistant coach Jonny Rigby said the team has areas where it can improve, but the players deserve credit for the way they bounced back in the second match of the weekend.
"I liked the confidence and belief flowing through our team," Rigby said. "This is going to be really important if we want to be successful this season."
The Dawgs defeated the Governors in five rounds of singles play and all three rounds of doubles play. Senior Piotr Baranski retired after his match with senior Manuel Montenegro in singles play.
The Salukis' next match will be against Belmont University in Carbondale on Feb., 5.
Tennis Match Results
Southern Illinois vs Austin Peay
1/15/2017 at Clarksville, Tenn. (APSU Indoor Courts)
Southern Illinois 6, Austin Peay 1
Singles competition
1. Manual Montenegro (APSU) def. Piotr Baranski (SIU) 7-6 (7-5), 4-2, retired
2. Wilder Pimentel (SIU) def. Almantas Ozelis (APSU) 6-1, 6-2
3. Michal Kianicka (SIU) def. Aaron Jumonville (APSU) 6-4, 7-5
4. Alex Pozo (SIU) def. Aleh Drobysh (APSU) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
5. Daniel Martinez (SIU) def. James Mitchell (APSU) 6-7, 6-4, 11-9
6. Param Pun (SIU) def. Chad Woodham (APSU) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Michal Kianicka/Piotr Baranski (SIU) def. Almantas Ozelis/Aleh Drobysh (APSU) 6-4
2. Wilder Pimentel/Pete Molloy (SIU) def. Aaron Jumonville/Manual Montenegro (APSU) 6-3
3. Alex Pozo/Daniel Martinez (SIU) def. James Mitchell/Chad Woodham (APSU) 6-0
Match Notes:
Southern Illinois 1-0
Austin Peay 0-1
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (2,1,3,4,6,5) A-57
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