FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 3-18-02

Men's Tennis: No. 19 AASU 5, No. 25 Anderson 4

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The No. 19-ranked AASU men's tennis squad edged No. 25-ranked Anderson, 5-4, in college tennis action on Monday afternoon at the AASU Tennis Complex.

The Pirates took two of three doubles matches, then got singles wins from Dale White, Achim Roth and Caue Figueiredo at No. 2-4 singles to clinch the match.

The AASU men's and women's tennis squads will be next in action on Wednesday, March 20 at 1:30 p.m. as they host Auburn-Montgomery, the No. 1-ranked men's and women's tennis teams in NAIA, at the AASU Tennis Complex.

- Pirates -

Men: AASU 5, Anderson 4

Singles
#1 – Alejandro Gallo (A) def. Roger Thiele (AASU) 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 7-6 (7-4)
#2 – Dale White (AASU) def. Joakim Eriksson (A) 6-1, 2-6, 6-2
#3 – Achim Roth (AASU) def. Karan Doctor (A) 6-7 (10-8), 6-4, 6-2
#4 – Caue Figueiredo (AASU) def. Olof Hallstrom (A) 6-1, 6-4
#5 – Anders Ohlsson (A) def. Michael Jezt (AASU) 7-5, 6-7 (7-4), 6-4
#6 – Sid Sudhakar (A) def. Peter Morsley (AASU) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles
#1 – Roth/White (AASU) def. Gallo/Eriksson (A) 8-0
#2 – Doctor/Hallstrom (A) def. Morsley/Thiele (AASU) 8-4
#3 – Figueiredo/Jezt (AASU) def. Lundgren/Ohlsson (A) 8-6
Records: AASU (7-5)