FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2-18-04

Men's Tennis: No. 11 AASU 8, USC Aiken 1
Women's Tennis: No. 5 AASU 9, USC Aiken 0

Releases Courtesy of USC Aiken Sports Information

AIKEN, S.C. - USC Aiken’s women’s tennis team was shutout by fifth ranked Armstrong Atlantic State University, 9-0, today in Aiken, S.C. The Lady Pacers fall to 0-4 on the season and 0-4 in Peach Belt Conference Play. The Lady Pirates improve to 3-0 overall and 2-0 in the PBC.

USC Aiken’s men’s tennis team fell to Armstrong Atlantic State University, 8-1, today in Aiken, S.C. The Pacers fall to 0-2 on the season and 0-2 in Peach Belt Conference play. The Pirates improve to 2-0 overall and in the PBC.

The duo of Carlos Huerta and Fernando Guevara picked up the lone USCA victory by beating Jonas Askeland and Taavo Roos, 8-6, in the number three doubles match.

Nicolas Lombardo was edged, in the number four singles match, in three sets by AASU’s David Secker, 6-2, 4-6 and 6-3.

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Women: AASU 9, Augusta State 0
Singles
#1 - Zsofi Golopencza (AASU) def. Dominique Cassetori (USCA) 6-3, 6-0
#2 - Luisa Cowper (AASU) def. Mayra Kaefer (USCA) 6-1, 6-0
#3 - Caroline Grage (AASU) def. Nicole Copp (USCA) 6-0, 6-2
#4 - Dziyana Nazaruk (AASU) def. Otavia Bastos (USCA) 6-1, 6-0
#5 - Manuela Emmrich (AASU) def. Elly Toth (USCA) 6-2, 6-4
#6 - Kristen Kelly (AASU0 def. Monica Budnichuk (USCA) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles
#1 - Cowper/Nazaruk (AASU) def. Bastos/Kaefer (USCA) 8-2
#2 - Emmrich/Grage (AASU) def. Cassetori/Toth (USCA) 8-2
#3 - Golopencza/Kelly (AASU) def. Copp/Heather Thornton (USCA) 8-1
Records: AASU (3-0, 2-0 PBC), USC Aiken (0-2, 0-2 PBC)

Men: AASU 8,USC Aiken 1
Singles
#1 - Peter Dedik (AASU) def. Harshit Sharma (USCA) 7-5, 7-5
#2 - Roger Thiele (AASU) def. Pierre Negri (USCA) 6-1, 6-4
#3 - Dale White (AASU) def. Fernando Guevara (USCA) 6-4, 6-2
#4 - David Secker (AASU) def. Nicolas Lombardo (USCA) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
#5 - Jonas Askeland (AASU) def. Fernando Blanco (USCA) 6-2, 6-2
#6 - Taavo Roos (AASU) def. Carlos Huerta (USCA) 7-6, 6-2

Doubles
#1 - White/Thiele (AASU) def. Sharma/Lombardo (USCA) 8-4
#2 - Dedik/Secker (AASU) def. Negri/Blanco (USCA) 8-6
#3 - Huerta/Guevara (USCA) def. Askeland/Roos (AASU) 8-6
Records: AASU (2-0, 2-0 PBC), USC Aiken (0-2, 0-2 PBC)