JACKSONVILLE – The Jacksonville State women's tennis team split its weekend Ohio Valley Conference series against Austin Peay and Murray State at the JSU Tennis Courts Friday and Saturday.
 
The Gamecocks (10-3, 3-1 OVC) fell 7-0 to the Governors Friday afternoon, but bounced back with a 4-3 win over the Racers Saturday.
 
JSU fell to undefeated Austin Peay (14-0, 3-0 OVC) in the first match of the weekend. The Gamecocks were swept in all six singles competitions in two sets, while dropping the doubles point 2-0.
 
Following the tough loss, the Gamecocks answered with a big one-point win over Murray State (8-7, 2-1 OVC) on Saturday.
 
Jacksonville State led early with a doubles victory to take a 1-0 lead. After dropping the No. 3 set 6-5, Alba Conejero and Malin Buechner won 6-2 at No. 1, and Harriet Hamilton and Elena Tendero earned the point with an exciting 7-5 win at No. 2.
 
MSU battled back in singles with three straight wins to take a 3-1 lead. The Racers' Stasya Sharapova, Aarja Chakraborty and Amina Hadzic won at No. 2, 5 and 3, respectively, to put the pressure on the home team with just three competitions to go.
 
All three of the final matchups of the day went to three sets. Cristina Moll Alles got the Gamecocks back on track with a win at No. 6, and Hamilton claimed the No. 1 point with a 6-1 third-set win to tie the match 3-3 with one to play.
 
Conejero secured the win for Jacksonville State with back-to-back set wins in the second and third frames to win at No. 4, topping Anja Loncarevi 6-7, 6-2, 6-2 in the last contest of the evening.
 
The Gamecocks host their final home matches of the season April 12 and 13 at the JSU Tennis Courts against UT Martin and Southeast Missouri. The Friday match against the Skyhawks is set for noon, while the home finale against the Redhawks will begin at 11 a.m.
 
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