FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 3-4-03

Women's Tennis: No. 2 AASU 8, No. 10 Clayton State 1
Women's Tennis: No. 2 AASU 9, No. 31 Kennesaw State 0

ATLANTA, Ga. - The No. 2-ranked AASU women's tennis team picked up two key Peach Belt Conference matches on Tuesday afternoon, defeating Clayton State and Kennesaw State in the Atlanta area to improve to 8-0 on the season.

The Lady Pirates swept all three doubles matches and picked up five singles victories, including No. 2 Zsofi Golopencza's 6-1, 6-0 win over No. 15 Jackeline Nieto at the top singles position, to defeat Clayton State, 8-1.

AASU then breezed past Kennesaw State, 9-0, winning all but one singles match in straight sets. No. 34 Maneula Emmrich won a third-set tiebreak to knock off Maria Rubert, 6-4, 4-6, 10-7 at No. 4 singles.

The AASU women's team will return to action on Saturday, March 8, against No. 25-ranked Valdosta State at 2:00 p.m.

Women: No. 2 AASU 8, No. 10 Clayton State 1

Singles
#1 - Zsofi Golopencza (AASU) def. Jackeline Nieto (CCSU) 6-1, 6-0
#2 - Nathalia Collantes (CCSU) def. Laura Peaty (AASU) 6-0, 6-2
#3 - Caroline Grage (AASU) def. Natalia Koulechova (CCSU) 3-6, 6-0, 10-6
#4 - Manuela Emmrich (AASU) def. Aline Quintal (CCSU) 6-3, 4-6, 10-5
#5 - Gemma Vaughan (AASU) def. Carla Bastos (CCSU) 6-1, 6-1
#6 - Alejandra Aguilar (AASU) def. Adriana Collantes (CCSU) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles
#1 - Golopencza/Emmrich (AASU) def. Nieto/N. Collantes (CCSU) 8-6
#2 - Grage/Peaty (AASU) def. Koulechova/Quintal (CCSU) 8-6
#3 - Aguilar/Vaughan (AASU) def. Bastos/A. Collantes (CCSU) 8-1
Records: AASU (7-0, 5-0 PBC), CCSU (4-1, 3-1)

Women: No. 2 AASU 9, No. 31 Kennesaw State 0

Singles
#1 - Zsofi Golopencza (AASU) def. Laura Puch (KSU) 6-1, 6-1
#2 - Caroline Grage (AASU) def. Loraine Rosmuller (KSU) 6-3, 6-0
#3 - Laura Peaty (AASU) def. Jessica Fischetti (KSU) 6-1, 6-0
#4 - Manuela Emmrich (AASU) def. Maria Rubert (KSU) 6-4, 4-6, 10-7
#5 - Alejandra Aguilar (AASU) def. Kamilla Rodriguez (KSU) 6-3, 6-2
#6 - Gemma Vaughan (AASU) def. Lizzie Puch (KSU) 6-4, 6-1

Doubles
#1 - Golopencza/Emmrich (AASU) def. Rubert/Laura Puch (KSU) 8-1
#2 - Grage/Peaty (AASU) def. Rosmuller/Rodriguez (KSU) 8-5
#3 - Aguilar/Vaughan (AASU) def. Carolyn Ward/Fischetti (KSU) 8-5
Records: AASU (8-0, 6-0 PBC), KSU (5-1, 4-1 PBC)