FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 2-16-02

Men's Tennis: No. 19 AASU 6, No. 5 (NAIA) Flagler 3
Women's Tennis: No. 5 Armstrong Atlantic State 7, No. 4 (NAIA) Flagler 2

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Armstrong Atlantic State men's and women's tennis squads captured a dual match from NAIA foe Flagler College on Saturday afternoon at the AASU Tennis Complex.

The No. 5-ranked Lady Pirates dropped the No. 4-ranked team in NAIA, 7-2, winning two of three doubles matches and capturing five of the six singles matches. Senior Michaela Kratochvilova, ranked No. 10 in NCAA II, won her singles match 6-0, 6-1, over No. 18-ranked NAIA singles player Virginia Kozlowski to help the Lady Pirates to the victory.

The No. 19-ranked AASU men picked up their first win of the season with a 6-3 victory over No. 5-ranked NAIA Flagler, winning two of three doubles matches and four of six singles matches.

Both AASU tennis squads return to action on Sunday, February 17 as they host Francis Marion in PBC action beginning at 1:00 p.m.

- Pirates -

Men: AASU 6, Flagler 3

Singles
#1 – Alek Mierzwinski (FC) def. Roger Thiele (AASU) 7-6 (7-2), 6-3
#2 – Dale White (AASU) def. Raphael Maurer (FC) 6-4, 7-5
#3 – Achim Roth (AASU) def. Graden Moore (FC) 7-5, 6-3
#4 – Thomas Schweizer (FC) def. Caue Figuereido (AASU) 4-6, 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (8-6)
#5 – Michael Jezt (AASU) def. Hagen Brody (FC) 6-2, 6-2
#6 – Peter Morsley (AASU) def. Michael Roberson (FC) 6-3, 6-4

Doubles
#1 – Thiele/White (AASU) def. Mierzwinski/Maurer (FC) 8-4
#2 – Brody/Moore (FC) def. Morsley/Roth (AASU) 8-4
#3 – Figueiredo/Jezt (AASU) def. Roberson/Schweizer (FC) 8-4
Records: AASU (1-1)

Women: AASU 7, Flagler 2

Singles
#1 – Zsofi Golopencza (AASU) def. Vicki Bucalic (FC) 6-1, retired
#2 – Michaela Kratochvilova (AASU) def. Virginia Kozlowski (FC) 6-0, 6-1
#3 – Annamaria Forgacs (AASU) def. Olivia Schlapfer (FC) 7-6 (8-6), 6-2
#4 – Alicia Graham (FC) def. Laura Peaty (AASU) 6-4, 6-2
#5 – Laura Puch (AASU) def. Delyse Pretorius (FC) 6-0, 6-2
#6 – Alejandra Aguilar (AASU) def. Laurie Molter (FC) 6-1, 6-3

Doubles
#1 – Kratochvilova/Golopencza (AASU) def. Bucalic/Graham (FC) 8-6
#2 – Kozlowski/Pretorius (FC) def. Forgacs/Peaty (AASU) 9-8 (8-5)
#3 – Aguilar/Puch (AASU) def. Schlapfer/Molter (FC) 8-2
Records: AASU (4-0)