Clarksville, Tenn. - The Georgia State men's tennis team (2-2) rallied to defeat Austin Peay (1-1), 5-2, at the Governors Tennis Center in Clarksville, Tenn., on Sunday. Freshman Vincent Verpeaux clinched the match with a straight sets win at No. 5 singles.

"It is nice to win two in a row," said head coach Chase Hodges.  "This has been a successful trip to Tennessee. Austin Peay has a very good team and will have a solid shot at winning its conference.

"I'm very proud of our guys as we responded by taking five singles victories, after dropping the doubles point," Hodges continued. "We look forward to playing Mercer at home on Wednesday at 1 p.m. and hope that everyone will come out and support our guys."

Georgia State began the match by dropping the doubles point as Austin Peay won all three doubles matches. The team of Breon Badger/Victor Valente lost in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (7-3), at No. 1 doubles.

Junior Juan Pablo Gutierrez evened the match with a straight sets victory against Remi Calleja, 6-4, 6-1. Gutierrez has won three straight matches to improve his record to 3-1 in singles.

Freshman Thomas Cook won in straight sets against Sean Bailey, 6-4, 6-4, at No. 3 singles. Cook broke Bailey's serve to earn the second point for Georgia State, giving Cook a 2-0 record in singles.

The Governors tied the match again with a straight sets victory at No. 2 singles, where Henrique Norbiato defeated Breon Badger, 6-1, 6-4.

Sophomore Victor Valente took care of Jasmin Ademovic in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4, at No. 1 singles. Valente improved to 3-1 on the season in singles and gave the Panthers a 3-2 lead in the match.

Georgia State won the final two matches, with sophomore Lucas Santana winning in three sets, 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (10-6), at No. 6 singles. Santana improves to 3-1 in singles.

Georgia State returns to action on Wednesday for the home opener against Mercer at Piedmont Park at 1 p.m.

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