FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 3-26-00

Men's Tennis: Drury 7, AASU 2

SAVANNAH, Ga. – No. 15-ranked Drury College defeated No. 4-ranked Armstrong Atlantic State, 7-2, in a men's college tennis match on Sunday afternoon in Savannah, Ga.

The Pirates, playing without the services of two of their top six singles players, dropped all three doubles matches to the Panthers, then could only get wins at No. 2 singles from Christopher Petersen and No. 3 singles from Frederic Heitz. The win snapped the Pirates' 11-match winning streak.

AASU next hosts PBAC rival North Florida on Thursday, March 30 at 2:00 p.m.

- Pirates -

Men: Drury 7, AASU 2

Singles
#1 – Jalal Chafai (DC) def. Stefan Wirtz (AASU) 7-5, 6-1
#2 – Christopher Petersen (AASU) def. Hicham Fathi (DC) 7-6, 6-2
#3 – Frederic Heitz (AASU) def. Armando Espinosa (DC) 6-2, 6-2
#4 – Chris vanVreden (DC) def. Aref Jallali (AASU) 6-0, 6-0
#5 – Younes Limam (DC) def. Dave Webley (AASU) 6-3, 6-0
#6 – Kit Church (DC) def. John Stone (AASU) 6-4, 6-1

Doubles
#1 – Chafai/Espinosa (DC) def. Wirtz/Petersen (AASU0 9-8
#2 – Limam/Church (DC) def. Heitz/Jallali (AASU) 9-8
#3 – Fathi/vanVreden (DC) def. Stone/Webley (AASU) 8-6

Records: AASU 12-3