FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 3-8-03

Women's Tennis: No. 2 AASU 7, No. 25 Valdosta State 2
Men's Tennis: No. 12 AASU 5, No. 8 Valdosta State 4

SAVANNAH, Ga. - The No. 12-ranked Armstrong Atlantic State men's tennis squad pulled off a 5-4 upset over No. 8-ranked Valdosta State on Saturday at the AASU Tennis Complex. The No. 2-ranked AASU women's tennis team remained undefeated on the season, picking up a 7-2 win over No. 25 Valdosta State.

The Pirates lost two of three doubles matches, but got an important win at No. 3 doubles as Jonas Askeland and David Secker defeated the No. 14-ranked duo of Andres von Michaelis and Philipp Lauct, 8-6, to give AASU one point heading into singles. There, the Pirates picked up four singles wins, started off by No. 36 Roger Thiele's 6-2, 6-0 blitzing of No. 27 Marco Borges at No. 1 singles. No. 42-ranked Dale White knocked off No. 43-ranked Philipp Laucht, 6-3, 6-4, and Jonas Askeland defeated Andres von Michaelis, 6-3, 6-2, to set up the final deciding match at No. 6 singles. Tim Offermann outlasted Norman Weidle, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, to clinch the victory for the Pirates.

AASU's women swept all three doubles matches against the Lady Blazers, then won four of six singles matches to clinch the 7-2 victory. No. 2 Zsofi Golopencza breezed past Eva Petschnig, 6-1, 6-3, at No. 1 singles, and No. 34 Manuela Emmrich defeated Iris Staub, 6-4, 6-3, at No. 4 singles. Gemma Vaughan and Alejandra Aguilar also picked up singles victories.

The AASU men will be next in action on Tuesday, March 10, against Ferris State at the AASU Tennis Complex.

Women: No. 2 AASU 7, No. 25 Valdosta State 2

Singles
#1 - Zsofi Golopencza (AASU) def. Eva Petschnig (VSU) 6-1, 6-3
#2 - Natalie Drabova (VSU) def. Laura Peaty (AASU) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
#3 - Annika Biro (VSU) def. Caroline Grage (AASU) 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
#4 - Manuela Emmrich (AASU) def. Iris Staub (VSU) 6-4, 6-3
#5 - Gemma Vaughan (AASU) def. Claudia Hesse (VSU) 6-1, 6-1
#6 - Alejandra Aguilar (AASU) def. Emily Miller (VSU) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles
#1 - Golopencza/Emmrich (AASU) def. Petschnig/Biro (VSU) 8-3
#2 - Grage/Peaty (AASU) def. Staub/Drabova (VSU) 8-2
#3 - Aguilar/Vaughan (AASU) def. Miller/Hesse (VSU) 8-5
Records: AASU (9-0,), VSU (1-4)

Men: No. 12 AASU 5, No. 8 Valdosta State 4

Singles
#1 - Roger Thiele (AASU) def. Marco Borges (VSU) 6-2, 6-0
#2 - Christopher Schneider (VSU) def. David Secker (AASU) 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 6-3
#3 - Peter Kreutzfeldt (VSU) def. Achim Roth (AASU) 6-1, 6-3
#4 - Dale White (AASU) def. Philipp Laucht (VSU) 6-3, 6-4
#5 - Jonas Askeland (AASU) def. Andres von Michaelis (VSU) 6-3, 6-2
#6 - Tim Offermann (AASU) def. Norman Weidle (VSU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3

Doubles
#1 - Borges/Kreutzfeldt (VSU) def. Roth/White (AASU) 8-4
#2 - Schneider/Weidle (VSU) def. Offermann/Thiele (AASU) 8-6
#3 - Askeland/Secker (AASU) def. von Michaelis/Laucht (VSU) 8-6
Records: AASU (4-1), VSU (2-3)