FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 2-2-02

Men's Tennis: No. 20 USC Spartanburg 5, No. 19 AASU 4
Women's Tennis: No. 4 Armstrong Atlantic State 9, USC Spartanburg 0

SAVANNAH, Ga. – USC Spartanburg's Guillermo Yunez defeated AASU's Peter Morsley, 6-7 (7-4), 6-1, 7-6 (7-2) at No. 6 singles to give the Rifles a 5-4 Peach Belt Conference tennis victory over the Pirates and earn a split in both team's season-opening tennis matches.

The No. 20-ranked Rifles won two of the three doubles points, then used Yunez' singles win to split the six singles matches and come away with the victory over the No. 19-ranked Pirates.

The AASU women, ranked No. 4 in NCAA Division II, did not drop a match in defeating the Lady Rifles, 9-0.

AASU's women's squad returns to action on Sunday, February 3 against No. 20-ranked Kennesaw State at 10:00 a.m.

- Pirates -

Men: USC Spartanburg 5, AASU 4

Singles
#1 – Roger Thiele (AASU) def. Jose Luis Reyes (USCS) 6-4, 6-2
#2 – Ricky Martinez (USCS) def. Dale White (AASU) 6-1, 6-4
#3 – Achim Roth (AASU) def. Alessandro de Marzo (USCS) 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
#4 – Jose Echandia (USCS) def. Caue Figuereido (AASU) 6-3, 7-5
#5 – Michael Jezt (AASU) def. Diego Gonzalez-Orbegoso (USCS) 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
#6 – Guillermo Yunez (USCS) def. Peter Morsley (AASU) 6-7 (7-4), 6-1, 7-6 (7-2)

Doubles
#1 – DeMarzo/Martinez (USCS) def. Thiele/White (AASU) 8-3
#2 – Reyes/Echandia (USCS) def. Morsley/Roth (AASU) 8-3
#3 – Figueiredo/Jezt (AASU) def. Yunez/Davila (USCS) 8-5

Records: AASU (0-1), USCS (1-0)

Women: AASU 9, USC Spartanburg 0

Singles
#1 – Zsofi Golopencza (AASU) def. Marcela Gonzalez (USCS) 6-1, 6-1
#2 – Michaela Kratochvilova (AASU) def. Paloma Castillo (USCS) 6-0, 6-1
#3 – Annamaria Forgacs (AASU) def. Martina Stoklaskova (USCS) 6-1, 6-3
#4 – Laura Peaty (AASU) def. Kristina Ribicic (USCS) 6-1, 6-1
#5 – Laura Puch (AASU) def. Paula Fillion (USCS) 6-0, 6-1
#6 – Alejandra Aguilar (AASU) def. Nina Leshanska (USCS) 6-4, 6-2

Doubles
#1 – Kratochvilova/Golopencza (AASU) def. Ribicic/Castillo (USCS) 8-1
#2 – Forgacs/Peaty (AASU) def. Gonzalez/Fillion (USCS) 8-2
#3 – Aguilar/Puch (AASU) def. Leshanska/Stoklaskova (USCS) 8-0

Records: AASU (1-0), USCS (0-1)