FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2-19-00

Men's Tennis: AASU 5, Augusta State 0 ; AASU 5, USC Aiken 4
Women's Tennis: AASU 5, Augusta State 0 ; AASU 6, USC Aiken 3

AUGUSTA, Ga. & AIKEN, S.C. – The Armstrong Atlantic State men's and women's tennis teams swept two matches each from PBAC foes Augusta State and USC Aiken on Saturday, completing a three-match, two-day road trip away from Savannah.

AASU's men's team, ranked No. 4 in the nation, blanked Augusta State, 5-0, then rallied from 2-1 down after doubles play to win 5-4 over USC Aiken in singles.

The AASU women, ranked No. 3 in the nation, also shut out Augusta State, 5-0, and won four of six singles matches and two of three doubles matches for the 6-3 win over USC Aiken.

Both AASU tennis squads return to action on Saturday, Feb. 26 as they host Francis Marion in Peach Belt Athletic Conference action at 1 p.m.

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Men: AASU 5, Augusta State 0

Singles
#1 - Stefan Wirtz (AASU) vs. Mikael Demirian (ASU) match stopped
#2 - Christopher Petersen (AASU) vs. Marcus Demirian (ASU) match stopped
#3 - Blaise Tribolet (AASU) def. Shane Williams (ASU) 6-2, 6-0
#4 - Frederic Heitz (AASU) def. Francois Rioux (ASU) 6-3, 6-0
#5 - Aref Jallali (AASU) vs. Richard Koria (ASU) match stopped
#6 - John Stone(AASU) vs. Julio Campozano (ASU) match stopped

Doubles
#1 - Petersen/Tribolet (AASU) def. Ma. Demirian/Rioux (ASU) 8-1
#2 - Heitz/Jallali (AASU) def. Koria/Jackson Hewbert (ASU) 8-0
#3 - Wirtz/John Stone (AASU) def. Mi. Demirian/Campozano (ASU) 8-4

Women: AASU 5, Augusta State 0

Singles
#1 - Stephanie Kovacic (AASU) def. Maria Svensson (ASU) 6-0, 6-0
#2 - Michaela Kratochvilova (AASU) vs. Marisca Meyer (ASU) match stopped
#3 - Petra Schemm (AASU) vs. Kamla Palmer (ASU) match stopped
#4 - Marie-Claude Ostiguy (AASU) def. Andrea Brinkerhoff (ASU) 6-0, 6-0
#5 - Aitana Vargas (AASU) vs. Wendy Flesner (ASU) match stopped
#6 - Josephine Grube (AASU) vs. Susan Gary (ASU) match stopped

Doubles
#1 - Kovacic/Kratochvilova (AASU) def. Svensson/Meyer (ASU) 8-0
#2 - Ostiguy/Schemm (AASU) def. Palmer/Brinkerhoff (ASU) 8-0
#3 - Grube/Vargas (AASU) def. Flesner/Gary (ASU) 8-5

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Men: AASU 5, USC Aiken 4

Singles
#1 - Stefan Wirtz (AASU) def. Shawn Rinaman (USCA) 2-6, 7-6, 6-0
#2 - Christopher Petersen (AASU) def. Tobias Croke (USCA) 6-3, 7-6
#3 - Blaise Tribolet (AASU) def. Aleem Ladha (USCA) 7-5, 6-1
#4 - Frederic Heitz (AASU) def. Will Elliott (USCA) 6-0, 6-2
#5 - Andrei Cotuna (USCA) def. Aref Jallali (AASU) 7-6, 6-3
#6 - Paulus Halim (USCA) def. John Stone (AASU) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles
#1 - Rinaman/Ladha (USCA) def. Petersen/Tribolet (AASU) 8-6
#2 - Croke/Helim (USCA) def. Heitz/Jallali (AASU) 8-2
#3 - Wirtz/John Stone (AASU) def. Elliott/Cotuna (USCA) 8-5

Women: AASU 6, USC Aiken 3

Singles
#1 - Stephanie Kovacic (AASU) def. Roxanna Mazsa (USCA) 6-0, 6-0
#2 - Michaela Kratochvilova (AASU) def. Lane Matheny (USCA) 6-0, 6-0
#3 - Petra Schemm (AASU) def. Erika Eles (USCA) 6-0, 6-2
#4 - Marie-Claude Ostiguy (AASU) def. Rachelle Osmun (USCA) 6-0, 6-2
#5 - Alexis McCarty (USCA) def. Aitana Vargas (AASU) 6-1, 6-1
#6 - Houng Boon Cantry (USCA) def. Josephine Grube (AASU) 6-0, 7-6

Doubles
#1 - Kovacic/Kratochvilova (AASU) def. Mazsa/Osmun (USCA) 8-0
#2 - Ostiguy/Schemm (AASU) def. Matheny/McCarty (USCA) 8-0
#3 - Eles/Cantry (USCA) def. Grube/Vargas (AASU) 8-5