FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 5-26-00

AASU's Petersen, Tribolet Earn GTE Academic All-District Honors

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Junior Christopher Petersen and sophomore Blaise Tribolet, members of the No. 6-ranked AASU men's tennis team, were named to the 2000 GTE Academic All-District III Spring At-Large Team on Friday, as voted on by the members of CoSIDA.

Petersen and Tribolet each helped the Pirates advance to the NCAA Division II National Champsionship quarterfinals. A native of Valla, Sweden, Petersen finished the year with a 24-6 singles record and a 16-18 doubles mark. Tribolet, from Lausanne, Switzerland, finished with a 23-7 singles and 18-16 doubles record. The duo played No. 1 doubles for the Pirates throughout the season and were the No. 12-ranked doubles team in the country, according to the ITA Division II rankings.

Tribolet, the 2000 AASU President's Cup winner given to the top AASU male and female student athlete, carries a 3.79 GPA in economics. Petersen carries a 3.67 GPA, also in economics.

The Pirate tennis team finished the year with a 20-7 record and lost to eventual national champion Lander in the quarterfinals. AASU is the only NCAA Division II school to have both its men's and women's tennis teams advance to the National Championships each of the past six seasons.

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