FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4-13-03

Men’s Tennis: No. 12 AASU 5, No. 25 Columbus State 4
Women's Tennis: No. 5 AASU 8, No. 20 Columbus State 1

COLUMBUS, Ga. – The Armstrong Atlantic State tennis squads swept a Peach Belt Conference dual match from Columbus State on Sunday afternoon, with the women taking an 8-1 win and the men moving back over .500 with a 5-4 win.

The No. 5-ranked Lady Pirates closed out the regular season with a 17-5 record, 9-1 in the Peach Belt Conference with the 8-1 win. AASU swept all three doubles matches and won five of six singles matches.

The No. 12-ranked Pirates won their third straight with the 5-4 win, takign two of three doubles matches and winning singles matches at the top three flights. David Secker and Roger Thiele each collected three-set wins at No. 1 and No. 2 singles, respectively, to help the Pirates finish the regular season at 10-9 overall and 5-3 in the Peach Belt Conference.

The Pirates will be next in action at the 2003 Peach Belt Conference Championships in Jacksonville, Fla., from Thursday, April 17 through Saturday, April 19.

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Women's Tennis: AASU 8, Columbus State 1

Singles:
#1 - Zsofi Golopencza (AASU) def. Suzanne Visagie (CSU) 6-0, 6-1
#2 - Natasha Stoop (CSU) def. Manuela Emmrich (AASU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
#3 - Laura Peaty (AASU) def. Marianne Berry (CSU) 6-0, 6-1
#4 - Caroline Grage (AASU) def. Jessica Spencer (CSU) 6-0, 6-0
#5 - Alejandra Aguilar (AASU) def. Shannon Johnson (CSU) 6-3, 6-2
#6 - Gemma Vaughan (AASU) def. Stacie Faurot (CSU) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles:
#1 - Golopencza/Peaty (AASU) def. Visagie/Berry (CSU) 8-1
#2 - Emmrich/Grage (AASU) def. Stoop/Faurot (CSU) 8-2
#3 - Aguilar/Vaughan (AASU) def. Johnson/Spencer (CSU) 8-4
Records: AASU (17-5, 9-1 PBC), CSU (8-5, 4-4 PBC)

Men: AASU 5, Columbus State 4

Singles:
#1 - David Secker (AASU) def. Tim Child (CSU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
#2 - Roger Thiele (AASU) def. Razvan Druica (CSU) 7-6, 4-6, 6-3
#3 - Dale White (AASU) def. Strozier (CSU) 6-0, 6-2
#4 - Gallegos (CSU) def. Achim Roth (AASU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-1
#5 - Humberto Rodriguez (CSU) def. Tim Offermann (AASU) 6-3, 6-4
#6 - Jim Greeff (CSU) def. Neil Murray (AASU) 6-3, 5-7, 14-12
Doubles
#1 - Roth/White (AASU) def. Child/Rodriguez (CSU) 8-6
#2 - Offerman/Thiele (AASU) def. Pelletier/Greeff (CSU) 8-2
#3 - Druica /Gallegos (CSU) def. Michael Jezt/Secker (AASU) 8-0
Records: AASU (10-9, 5-3 PBC), CSU (11-5, 3-5 PBC)