FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2-27-04

Men's Tennis: No. 17 AASU 9, Morehouse 0
Women's Tennis: No. 5 AASU 8, No. 17 Clayton College & State 1

MORROW, Ga. - The Armstrong Atlantic State men's and women's tennis teams picked up wins on Friday afternoon. The No. 5-ranked Lady Pirates remained perfect on the season with an 8-1 win over No. 17 Clayton College & State, while the No. 17-ranked men's team defeated Morehouse, 9-0.

The Lady Pirates won two of three doubles matches against the Lakers, then picked up wins in all six singles matches to improve to 7-0 overall and 6-0 in the Peach Belt.

The Pirate men blanked Morehouse, winning all three doubles matches and all six singles matches in straight sets to improve to 4-1 overall.

The AASU men and women will next take on West Florida at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday in Atlanta.

- Pirates -

Women: AASU 8, Clayton College & State 1

Singles
#1 - Zsofi Golopencza (AASU) def. Jackeline Nieto (CCSU) 6-4, 6-2
#2 - Luisa Cowper (AASU) def. Nathalia Collantes (CCSU) 4-6, 6-4, (11-9)
#3 - Caroline Grage (AASU) def. Elizabeth Syrova (CCSU) 6-2, 7-5
#4 - Dziyana Nazaruk (AASU) def. Natalia Koulechova (CCSU) 6-1, 7-6 (3)
#5 - Manuela Emmrich (AASU) def. Kim Lennartsson (CCSU) 6-2, 1-0, retired
#6 - Kristen Kelly (AASU) def. Daniela Petkova (CCSU) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles
#1 - Collantes/Nieto (CCSU) def. Cowper/Nazaruk (AASU) 8-6
#2 - Emmrich/Grage (AASU) def. Lennartsson/Petkova (CCSU) 8-1
#3 - Golopencza/Kelly (AASU) def. Koulechova/Syrova (CCSU) 8-2
Records: AASU (7-0, 6-0 PBC), CCSU (4-1, 4-1 PBC)

Men: AASU 9, Morehouse 0

Singles
#1 - Achim Roth (AASU) def. Ryan Shade (MC) 6-4, 6-2
#2 - Peter Dedik (AASU) def. Rafeael Smith (MC) 6-0, 6-1
#3 - Dale White (AASU) def. Stan Goff (MC) 6-1, 6-3
#4 - David Secker (AASU) def. Jonathan Broderick (MC) 6-0, 6-1
#5 - Jonas Askeland (AASU) def. Jason Townshend (MC) 6-0, 6-0
#6 - Taavo Roos (AASU) def. Oliver McClendon (MC) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles
#1 - Roth/White (AASU) def. Shade/Smith (MC) 8-3
#2 - Dedik/Secker (AASU) def. Goff/Broderick (MC) 8-2
#3 - Askeland/Roos (AASU) def. Townshend/McClendon (MC) 8-2
Records: AASU (4-1)