FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 3-4-00

Men's Tennis: AASU 7, Columbus State 1 ; AASU 9, USC Spartanburg 0
Women's Tennis: AASU 6, Columbus State 2 ; AASU 5, USC Spartanburg 0

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Armstrong Atlantic State men's and women's tennis teams swept two matches each from PBAC foes Columbus State and USC Spartanburg to remain undefeated in conference play in 2000.

AASU's men's team, ranked No. 4 in the nation, defeated Columbus State, 7-1, then blanked USC Spartanburg, 9-0, to improve to 7-2 overall and 5-0 in the PBAC. Junior Antony Xayphengsy picked up wins at No. 2 singles over Columbus State's Michael Waite, 6-3, 6-0, then at No. 1 singles over USCS's Alessandro DeMarzo, 7-5, 7-6 (7-5) to help the Pirates to the victories.

The AASU women, ranked No. 3 in the nation, also defeated Columbus State, 6-2, and shut out USC Spartanburg, 5-0, to improve to 8-4 on the season and 8-0 in the PBAC. Marie-Claude Ostiguy teamed with Petra Schemm for two doubles wins, then picked up singles wins at No. 4 over Irene Vermaak of Columbus State, 6-2, and Kristina Ribicic of USC Spartanburg, 6-0, 6-2.

The women's squad returns to action on Monday as they face UNC Charlotte at 2:30 p.m. at the AASU Tennis Complex.

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Men: AASU 7, Columbus State 1

Singles
#1 - Stefan Wirtz (AASU) def. Mauricio Roveri (CSU), 7-6 (8-6), 6-0
#2 - Antony Xayphengsy (AASU) def. Michael Waite (CSU) 6-3, 6-0
#3 - Christopher Petersen (AASU) def. Garry Sullivan (CSU) 6-4, 6-1
#4 - Blaise Tribolet (AASU) def. Krissofer Bergdahl (CSU) 6-3, 6-0
#5 - Frederic Heitz (AASU) def. Thomas Lindblad (CSU) 6-4, 6-0
#6 - Aref Jallali (AASU) led Andre Ribeiro (CSU) 6-0, did not finish, match clinched

Doubles
#1 - Roveri/Waite (CSU) def. Petersen/Tribolet (AASU) 8-6
#2 - Wirtz/Xayphengsy (AASU) def. Lindblad/Bergdahl (CSU) 8-3
#3 - Heitz/Jallali (AASU) def. Sullivan/Ribeiro (CSU) 8-3

Women: AASU 6, Columbus State 2

Singles
#1 - Stephanie Kovacic (AASU) def. Natasha Stoop (CSU) 6-1, 6-0
#2 - Michaela Kratochvilova (AASU) def. Gabi Waldhauser (CSU) 6-1, 6-0
#3 - Petra Schemm (AASU) def. Ilze Meyer (CSU) 6-2, 6-3
#4 - Marie-Claude Ostiguy (AASU) def. Irene Vermaak (CSU) 6-1, 6-0
#5 - Donna Bedford (CSU) def. Aitana Vargas (AASU) 6-2, 6-3
#6 - Not contested

Doubles
#1 - Kovacic/Kratochvilova (AASU) def. Stoop/Vermaak (CSU) 8-0
#2 - Ostiguy/Schemm (AASU) def. Waldhauser/Meyer (CSU) 8-4
#3 - Bedford/Waite (CSU) def. Vargas/Josephine Grube (AASU) 8-2

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Men: AASU 9, USC Spartanburg 0

Singles
#1 - Antony Xayphengsy (AASU) def. Alessandro DeMarzo (USCS) 7-5, 7-6 (7-5)
#2 - Blaise Tribolet (AASU) def. Douglas Noriega (USCS) 6-2, 2-6, 11-9
#3 - Frederic Heitz (AASU) def. Jason Staiger (USCS) 6-3, 6-3
#4 - Aref Jallali (AASU) def. Rodolfo Castro (USCS) 6-4, 6-4
#5 - Dave Webley (AASU) def. Mike Zihler (USCS) 6-1, 6-4
#6 - James Nichols (AASU) def. Josh Hausman (USCS) 1-2, retired

Doubles
#1 - Christopher Petersen/Tribolet (AASU) def. DeMarzo/Noriega (USCS) 8-6
#2 - Stefan Wirtz/Xayphengsy (AASU) def. Staiger/Mike Cheves (USCS) 8-4
#3 - Heitz/Jallali (AASU) def. Hausman/Castro (USCS) 8-4

Women: AASU 5, USC Spartanburg 0

Singles
#1 - Stephanie Kovacic (AASU) def. Marcela Gonzalez (USCS) 6-0, 6-0
#2 - Michaela Kratochvilova (AASU) led Mada Jaksic (USCS) 6-1, 3-0, match stopped, clinched
#3 - Petra Schemm (AASU) led Martina Stoklaskova (USCS) 6-1, 3-0, match stopped, clinched
#4 - Marie-Claude Ostiguy (AASU) def. Kristina Ribicic (USCS) 6-0, 6-2
#5 - Not contested
#6 - Not contested

Doubles
#1 - Kovacic/Kratochvilova (AASU) def. Stoklaskova/Ribicic (USCS) 8-0
#2 - Ostiguy/Schemm (AASU) def. Gonzalez/Jaksic (USCS) 8-5
#3 - Aitana Vargas/Josephine Grube (AASU) def. Taryn Walker/Andrea Kerr (USCS) 8-4