FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 3-10-02

Women's Tennis: No. 3 Armstrong Atlantic State 9, No. 29 Ferris State 0

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The No. 3-ranked Armstrong Atlantic State women's tennis squad blanked No. 29-ranked Ferris State on Sunday afternoon, 9-0, in college tennis action at the AASU Tennis Complex.

The Lady Pirates improved to 13-1 on the season with the victory, while Ferris State fell to 13-4 on the year.

AASU captured all three doubles matches, then picked up all six singles matches in straight sets. Top-ranked DII singles player Zsofi Golopencza defeated Jenn Garvey, 6-1, 6-2, at No. 1 singles, while freshman Annamaria Forgacs defeated Barbora Jilkova, 6-2, 6-1, at No. 2 singles.

The Lady Pirates will take 10 days off before returning to action on Wednesday, March 20 as they face the No. 1-ranked team in NAIA, Auburn-Montgomery, at 3:00 p.m. in Jacksonville, Fla.

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Women: AASU 9, Ferris State 0

Singles
#1 – Zsofi Golopencza (AASU) def. Jenn Garvey (FSU) 6-1, 6-2
#2 – Annamaria Forgacs (AASU) def. Barbora Jilkova (FSU) 6-2, 6-1
#3 – Michaela Kratochvilova (AASU) def. Suzanne Batten (FSU) 6-0, 6-1
#4 – Laura Puch (AASU) def. Hulda Grin (FSU) 6-0, 6-1
#5 – Gemma Vaughan (AASU) def. Elena Blackman (FSU) 6-0, 6-3
#6 – Alejandra Aguilar (AASU) def. Amanda Miller (FSU) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles
#1 – Kratochvilova/Golopencza (AASU) def. Garvey/Jilkova (FSU) 8-2
#2 – Forgacs/Peaty (AASU) def. Batten/Grin (FSU) 8-3
#3 – Aguilar/Puch (AASU) def. Blackman/Miller (FSU) 8-3
Records: AASU (13-1), FSU (13-4)