BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The University of Central Arkansas women's tennis team had a tough road match, falling 5-2 to Austin Peay at the Michael O. Buchanon Indoor Tennis Complex in ASUN Conference action.

The Bears (9-12, 2-5 ASUN) picked up a pair of singles wins, but the Governors (8-11, 4-3 ASUN) clinched the match with strong performances in both doubles and singles.

In doubles play, UCA's top pairing of Vichitraporn Vimuktananda and Konomi Miyakawa were narrowly leading 5-4 before their match went unfinished. However, Austin Peay claimed the doubles point with wins on courts two and three. Nonoka Kazma and Harune Shigemasu dropped a 6-3 decision on court two, while Ting-An Chen and Nanami Fukushima fell by the same score on court three.

In singles action, Konomi Miyakawa earned a hard-fought three-set win over Asia Fontana on court three, prevailing 6-1, 4-6, 6-1. Ting-An Chen also came through for the Bears, securing a 7-6 (7-2), 6-4 victory against Elena Thiel on court five.

Despite those highlights, UCA came up short as Austin Peay took four singles courts to secure the match. Vimuktananda battled in a competitive first set before falling 7-6 (10-8), 6-1 at the top spot. Kazma, Shigemasu, and Seohyun Park also dropped their respective matches.

Match Results
Doubles
Court 1 – Vimuktananda/Miyakawa (UCA) vs. Torrealba/Cheng (APSU), unfinished (UCA led 5-4)  
Court 2 – Kazma/Shigemasu (UCA) lost to Baranov/Bohlen (APSU), 3-6  
Court 3 – Chen/Fukushima (UCA) lost to Fontana/Thiel (APSU), 3-6  

Singles  
1 – Vimuktananda (UCA) lost to Baranov (APSU), 6-7 (8-10), 1-6  
2 – Kazma (UCA) lost to Torrealba (APSU), 4-6, 2-6  
3 – Miyakawa (UCA) def. Fontana (APSU), 6-1, 4-6, 6-1  
4 – Shigemasu (UCA) lost to Bohlen (APSU), 1-6, 2-6  
5 – Chen (UCA) def. Thiel (APSU), 7-6 (7-2), 6-4  
6 – Park (UCA) lost to Cheng (APSU), 1-6, 6-4, 0-6