FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4-17-04

PBC Men's Tennis: AASU 5, Lander 3

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – No. 5-seeded AASU captured third place at the 2004 Men's Tennis Championships with a 5-3 win over No. 3-seeded Lander, avenging a 9-0 loss earlier in the season to the Bearcats.

AASU won two of three doubles matches as Peter Dedik and Roger Thiele defeated Stefan Borg and Nick Tzekos, 8-6, at No. 2 doubles. David Secker and Tim Offermann then knocked off Nicolas Legros and Henrik Erlandsson, 8-5, at No. 3 doubles.

Needing only to split the singles, the Pirates picked up wins by Peter Dedik, a 6-3, 6-4 winner over Stefan Borg at No. 2 singles; Dale White, a 6-7, 6-3, 6-1 winner over Legros at No. 4 singles, and David Secker, a 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 winner over Tzekos at No. 6 singles. It is AASU's second-ever win over the Lander men's team in school history.

Match 27 - Men's Draw
3rd/4th Place Match
#5 Armstrong Atlantic State 5 def. #3 Lander 3
Singles
#1 Rob Steckley (LU) def.Achim Roth (AASU) vs. ; 6-2, 6-2
#2 Peter Dedik (AASU) def. Stefan Borg (LU); 6-3, 6-4
#3 Erik Flygt (LU) def. Roger Thiele (AASU); 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
#4 Dale White (AASU) def. Nicolas Legros (LU); 6-7, 6-3, 6-1
#5 Jonas Askeland (AASU) vs. Henrik Erlandsson (LU); DNF
#6 David Secker (AASU) def. Nick Tzekos (LU); 6-1, 4-6, 6-2

Doubles
#1 Rob Steckley/Erik Flygt (LU) def. Achim Roth/Dale White (AASU); 9-7
#2 Peter Dedik/Roger Thiele (AASU) def. Stefan Borg/Nick Tzekos (LU); 8-6
#3 David Secker/Tim Offermann (AASU) def. Nicolas Legros/Henrik Erlandsson (LU); 8-5
Records: AASU (14-9)