FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 3-4-06

Men’s Tennis: No. 2 AASU 9, Averett 1

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The No. 2-ranked Armstrong Atlantic men's tennis team defeated Division III foe Averett on Saturday, following its win over USC Upstate.

The Pirates swept all six singles matches, and won two of three doubles matches. Davor Zink picked up a 6-2, 6-3 win over Niklas Karvonen at No. 1 singles, while Paul Bishop, Taavo Roos, David Secker, Kevin Sijmons and Cristian Easton all picked up singles wins as well.

AASU returns to action on March 12 when the Pirates play the first of four matches in Hawaii, against Hawaii Pacific.

Men's Tennis: No. 2 AASU 8, Averett 1

Singles
1. Davor Zink (AASU) def. Niklas Karvonen (A) 6-2, 6-3
2. Paul Bishop (AASU) def. Dan McGregor (A) 6-0, 6-3
3. Taavo Roos (AASU) def. Jose-David Licera (A) 6-1, 6-1
4. David Secker (AASU) def. Ben Pegram (A) 6-0, 6-0
5. Kevin Sijmons (AASU) def. Daniel Gerardo (A) 6-0, 6-0
6. Cristian Easton (AASU) def. Jeff Imgrund (A) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles
1. Licera/McGregor (A) def. Jendelund/Roos (AASU) 9-7
2. Bishop/Secker (AASU) def. Karvonen/Pegram (A) 8-0
3. Easton/Zink (AASU) def. Gerardo/Santiago Vargas (A) 8-0
Records: AASU (8-3), Averett (1-2)