FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4-13-06

PBC Men’s Tennis: No. 7 AASU 5, No. 32 USC Aiken 3 (First Round)

Release Courtesy of Peach Belt Conference Sports Information

SUMTER, S.C. – The No. 7-ranked Armstrong Atlantic men's tennis team survived a scare in the first round as the Pirates knocked off USC Aiken, 5-3, in the first round of the 2006 Peach Belt Conference Men's Tennis Championships in Sumter, S.C., on Thursday.

The Pirates (14-6) fell behind, 2-1, after doubles but rallied to win four singles matches to advance to Friday's semifinals against USC Upstate at 3:00 p.m. Davor Zink and Paul Bishop picked up straight-set singles wins, then Robert Jendelund and David Secker won three-set matches to help AASU
advance.

The top-seeded Pirates are the defending PBC tournament champions and will face USC Upstate for the second time this season - AASU edged USC Upstate, 5-4, back on March 4.

Men's Tennis: Armstrong Atlantic State 5, USC Aiken 3

Singles
1. #4 Davor Zink (AASU) d. Dagoberto Darezzo (USCA) 6-4, 6-3
2. #36 Paul Bishop (AASU) d. #50 Nicolas Lombardo (USCA) 6-4, 6-1
3. Pierre Negri (USCA) d. Taavo Roos (AASU) 6-3, 1-6, 6-1
4. Robert Jendelund (AASU) d. Edward Horne (USCA) 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4
5. David Secker (AASU) d. Christopher Kaetz (USCA) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
6. Kevin Sijmons (AASU) v. Wyatt Boylston (USCA) Did Not Finish

Doubles
1. Darezzo/Horne (USCA) d. #17 Jendelund/Roos (AASU) 8-6
2. Bishop/Secker (AASU) d. Lombardo/Renan Constantino (USCA) 8-4
3. Boylston/Negri (USCA) d. Cristian Easton/Zink (AASU) 8-5
Records: AASU 14-6, USC Aiken 12-10