JACKSONVILLE – Jacksonville State (5-5, 2-0 OVC) won its fourth straight match with a 4-3 Ohio Valley Conference win over Austin Peay (5-3, O-1 OVC) on Saturday at the JSU Tennis Courts.

Viviane Marani and Martina Dessbesell defeated Mariana Pagan and Vania Tomic 8-1 at No. 1 doubles and Julianna Renesto and Rafaela Wenzel beat Demi Georgakopoulos and Yuki Nakamura 8-6 at No. 3 doubles to give JSU a 1-0 lead.

JSU won the match with singles win at number four though six positions. Kimberly Ferris beat Michelle Liew, 1-6, 6-2, 6-4 at No. 4 singles. Wenzel beat Nakamura 7-6, 6-0 at No. 5 and Ralphaela Lima won 2-6, 7-6, 6-4 at No. 6 singles.

Jacksonville State hosts new OVC member Southern Illinois Edwardsville at 11 a.m. on Sunday.

Tennis Match Results
Austin Peay vs Jacksonville State
3/6/2010 at Jacksonville, Ala.
(JSU Tennis Courts)

Jacksonville State 4, Austin Peay 3

Singles competition
1. TOMIC, Vania (APSUW) def. MARANI, Viviane (JSUW) 7-5, 6-1
2. WEIKARD, Carolin (APSUW) def. DESSBESELL, Martina (JSUW) 6-2, 6-7, 6-4
3. PAGAN, Mariana (APSUW) def. RENESTO, Julianna (JSUW) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
4. FERRIS, Kimberly (JSUW) def. LIEW, Michelle (APSUW) 1-6, 6-2, 6-4
5. WENZEL, Rafaela (JSUW) def. NAKAMURA, Yuki (APSUW) 7-6, 6-0
6. LIMA, Ralphaela (JSUW) def. GEORGAKOPOULOS, D. (APSUW) 2-6, 7-6, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. MARANI, Viviane/DESSBESELL, Martina (JSUW) def. PAGAN, Mariana/TOMIC, Vania (APSUW) 8-1
2. LIEW, Michelle/WEIKARD, Carolin (APSUW) def. FERRIS, Kimberly/LIMA, Ralphaela (JSUW) 8-5
3. RENESTO, Julianna/WENZEL, Rafaela (JSUW) def. GEORGAKOPOULOS, D./NAKAMURA, Yuki (APSUW) 8-6

Match Notes:
Austin Peay 5-3, 0-1 OVC
Jacksonville State 5-5, 2-0 OVC
T-5:30 A-145