FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2-11-06

Men's Tennis: No. 2 AASU 6, Rollins 3

Release Courtesy of Rollins College

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Eighth ranked Rollins grabbed a 2-1 lead after doubles, but second ranked Armstrong Atlantic ran away with the match in singles play, downing the Tars 6-3 on Saturday.

The Tars fall to 0-2 on the season while the Pirates improve to 3-0.

Seniors Carlos Custodio and David Tafur upset the nation’s fifth ranked doubles team in Robert Jendelund and Taavo Roos by a score of 8-6 at the No. 1 slot. Brian Compton and Jonathan Gomez gave the Tars another point as they scored an 8-3 win over Paul Bishop and David Secker in the No. 2 match. AASU got on the board with a victory in No. 3 doubles as Kevin Sijmons and Davor Zink downed Adrian Tan and Mike Compton 8-3.

In the singles competition it was all Armstrong as they won five of the six matches to run away with the win. The No. 1 match featured a pair of ranked players locked in a back and forth battle as 15th ranked Zink got the best of 19th ranked Custodio 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. Bishop recorded an upset victory as he downed 48th ranked Tafur 7-5, 6-2 in the No. 2 match. Rollins scored in the No. 3 match as newcomer Tan came back to beat Jendelund 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. Roos defeated Gomez in a very close No. 4 match, winning 6-2, 6-7(5), 6-3 while Secker bested Brian Compton 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-4 in the No. 5 spot. Sijmons was the Pirates sixth point as he beat Albin Hubscher 6-3, 7-6(4) in No. 6 singles.

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#2 Armstrong Atlantic State 6, #8 Rollins College 3
Singles
1. #15 Davor Zink (AASU) def. #19 Carlos Custodio (RC) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
2. Paul Bishop (AASU) def. #48 David Tafur (RC) 7-5, 6-2
3. Adrian Tan (RC) def. Robert Jendelund (AASU) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
4. Taavo Roos (AASU) def. Jonathan Gomez (RC) 6-2, 6-7, 6-3
5. David Secker (AASU) def. Brian Compton (RC) 6-3, 6-7, 6-4
6. Kevin Sijmons (AASU) def. Albin Hubscher (RC) 6-3, 7-6

Doubles
1. Carlos Custodio/David Tafur (RC) def. #5 Robert Jendelund/Taavo Roos (AASU) 8-6
2. Brian Compton/Jonathan Gomez (RC) def. Paul Bishop/David Secker (AASU) 8-3
3. Kevin Sijmons/Davor Zink (AASU) def. Adrian Tan/Mike Compton (RC) 8-3
Records: AASU 3-0, Rollins 0-2