FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4-16-04

PBC Men's Tennis: North Florida 5, AASU 3

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Top-seeded North Florida defeated No. 5-seeded Armstrong Atlantic State, 5-3, in the semifinals of the 2004 Peach Belt Conference Men's Tennis tournament on Friday afternoon in Spartanburg, S.C.

AASU picked up one doubles win as No. 13-ranked Achim Roth and Dale White upset No. 10-ranked Leonardo Gomes and Elliott Wood, 8-5. UNF took a 2-1 lead into singles play with wins in the other two doubles matches.

The Pirates could only get one more point as Dale White defeated Damien de Polignac, 7-5, 6-1, at No. 4 singles. UNF won three singles matches to clinch the match and earn a berth in the finals.

The Pirates now take on Lander for third place in the tournament.

Match 20 - Men's Draw
#1 North Florida 5, #5 Armstrong Atlantic State 3
Singles
#1 Stephen Moros (UNF) def. Achim Roth (AASU); 6-0, 6-3
#2 Elliott Wood (UNF) vs. Peter Dedik (AASU); DNF
#3 Jose Terrera (UNF) def. Roger Thiele (AASU); 6-4, 6-3
#4 Dale White (AASU) def. Damien De Polignac (UNF); 7-5, 6-1
#5 Leo Gomes (UNF) def. Jonas Askeland (AASU); 6-0, 6-3
#6 David Secker (AASU) def. Sheldon Simpson (UNF); 7-6, 6-3

Doubles
#1 Achim Roth/Dale White (AASU) def. Elliott Wood/Leo Gomes (UNF); 8-5
#2 Anders Berger/Stephen Moros (UNF) def. Peter Dedik/Roger Thiele (AASU); 8-2
#3 Sheldon Simpson/Jose Terrera (UNF) def. David Secker/Tim Offermann (AASU); 8-1
Records: AASU (13-9)