Austin Peay State University Governors sports coverage.
It’s the first time since 1989 the APSU Women’s Tennis Team has won an OVC Regular Season Championship.
The win and loss were two games in the three-game weekend series against UTM with the third game on Easter Sunday.
The Govs downed Southern Illinois 12-9 Tuesday at Raymond C. Hand Park.
Austin Peay returns to action when it wraps up its five-game homestand with a 4 p.m., Tuesday contest against Southern Illinois.
After winning the first two, the Govs fell to the Eagles 4-3 Saturday in the last game of the series.
With the victory the Govs are 18-15 on the season, 11-6 in the OVC.
The win was the first in a Friday doubleheader against Morehead State, with game three on Saturday.
The Governors women’s tennis team is now tied for fifth all-time in program history.