OTAHKIAN TENNIS SUFFERS DEFEAT

Southeast Missouri State University's women's tennis team remained winless on the season Tuesday as the Otahkians suffered a 5-4 loss to visiting Austin Peay.

Austin Peay won four of the five singles matches and then picked up a doubles victory to prevail.

Singles victories for Southeast came from Mel Thomas and Michelle Gruber. Picking up doubles wins were the teams of Izabela Slowikowsa-Thomas and Gruber-Brigitte Stotter.

Singles

Veronica Carr (AP) def. Izabela Slowikowska 4-1, retired

Celeste Tompkins (AP) def. Thais Olive 6-3, 6-4

Mel Thomas (SE) def. Kim Laub 6-0, 6-1

Mariah Quinn (AP) def. Brigitte Stotter 3-6, 6-2, 6-3

Michelle Gruber (SE) def. Callie Waynick 6-2, 6-0

Serena Velez (AP) def. Beth Doerr 7-5, 6-1

Doubles

Slowikowska-Thomas (SE) def. Carr-Tompkins 8-4

Gruber-Stotter (SE) def. Laub-Quinn 9-7

Waynick-Velez (AP) def. Olive-Doerr 8-5