FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 2-15-03

Women's Tennis: No. 2 AASU 6, No. 9 Rollins 3

WINTER PARK, Fla. – The No. 2-ranked Armstrong Atlantic State women's tennis team defeated the No. 9-ranked Rollins Tars, 6-3, in women's college tennis action in Winter Park, Fla., on Saturday afternoon.

In a match of top 10 players, No. 2-ranked Zsofi Golopencza knocked off No. 10-ranked Vanessa Caddick, 6-2, 6-2, at No. 1 singles for the Pirates. Laura Peaty, Caroline Grage and Gemma Vaughan also picked up singles wins for AASU, while No. 36-ranked Carla Prieto knocked off AASU's No. 34-ranked Manuela Emmrich, 6-4, 6-3, at No. 2 singles.

In doubles, the Pirates won two of three matches, including the No. 23 duo of Grage and Peaty knocking off Soffes and Nichols, 8-4, at No. 2 doubles. The No. 6-ranked duo of Golopencza and Emmrich lost at No. 1 doubles to No. 4-ranked Caddick and Prieto, 8-5.

The Lady Pirates are next in action on Friday, February 21, at Columbus State at 1:00 p.m.

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Women: AASU 6, Rollins 3

Singles
#1 – Zsofi Golopencza (AASU) def. Vanessa Caddick (RC) 6-2, 6-2
#2 – Carla Prieto (RC) def. Manuela Emmrich (AASU) 6-4, 6-3
#3 – Laura Peaty (AASU) def. Allie Nichols (RC) 7-5, 6-3
#4 – Lindsay Soffes (RC) def. Alejandra Aguilar (AASU) 7-5, 6-3
#5 – Caroline Grage (AASU) def. Frances Giron (RC) 6-2, 6-1
#6 – Gemma Vaughan (AASU) def. Jill Oppenheim (RC) 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)

Doubles
#1 – Caddick/Prieto (RC) def. Golopencza/Emmrich (AASU) 8-5
#2 – Grage/Peaty (AASU) def. Soffes/Nichols (RC) 8-4
#3 – Aguilar/Vaughan (AASU) def. Oppenheim/Giron (RC) 8-3
Records: AASU (2-0), Rollins (4-2)