Results

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Evansville women’s tennis team opened up its spring season on Friday with a hard-fought 4-3 win over Austin Peay on Friday evening.
 
“This was a great start to the season,” head coach Nick Mueller said.  “Austin Peay is a very good team and we had a lot of people step up right out of the gates.  Overall it was a great effort.”
 
Evansville took the win by a 4-3 tally, winning two out of three doubles matches and splitting six in singles. 
 
Doubles play saw that No. 1 team of Dora Kotsiou and Natasha James defeat Austin Peay’s top duo of Tomic and Carre by an 8-6 tally.  The No. 3 team of Jessica Raatz and Aleks Dzakula were also victorious, winning an 8-5 decision.  The No. 2 team of Gaby Fifer and Emily Richardson lost 5-8.
 
In singles play, Dzakula (6-2, 6-1), James (6-1, 6-4) and Fifer (6-0, 6-2) all picked up wins to lead the Aces while Kotsiou, Mina Milovic and Richardson took losses.  Richardson went to three sets, falling by a 7-5 decision in the final set.
 
The Aces will be back in Tennessee next week, traveling to Lipscomb for a Feb. 3 matchup before opening up the home schedule on Saturday evening against UT-Martin at 7 p.m.