FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4-3-04

Women's Tennis: No. 2 AASU 6, Loughborough University 1 (Exhibition)

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The No. 2-ranked Armstrong Atlantic State women's tennis team captured an exhibition match against Loughborough University of England, 6-1, at the AASU Tennis Complex on Saturday afternoon.

Playing in a seven-point format, the Lady Pirates split doubles matches with Loughborough. AASU's Zsofi Golopencza and Laura Peaty defeated Nicole Trinder and Kirsty McRae, 8-2, while Harriet Piercy and Claire Hamilton defeated the Pirates' Dziyana Nazaruk and Luisa Cowper, 8-4.

In singles, the Lady Pirates won all five singles matches. Golopencza knocked off Trinder, 6-3, 6-3, at No. 1 singles. Cowper defeatd Hamilton, 7-6, 6-2, at No. 2 singles, and Nazaruk, Caroline Grage and Manuela Emmrich all picked up singles wins.

The Pirates return to action on Sunday when they host No. 12-ranked Barry at 10:30 a.m. in their final regular season home match of the year.

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Women: AASU 6, Loughborough 1

Singles
#1 - Zsofi Golopencza (AASU) def. Nicole Trinder (LU) 6-3, 6-3
#2 - Luisa Cowper (AASU) def. Claire Hamilton (LU) 7-6, 6-2
#3 - Dziyana Nazaruk (AASU) def. Kirsty McRae (LU) 6-2, 6-2
#4 - Caroline Grage (AASU) def. Harriet Piercy (LU) 6-2, 6-2
#5 - Manuela Emmrich (AASU) def. Kathryn Laidler (LU) 6-7, 6-3, 6-4
Doubles
#1 - Golopencza/Peaty (AASU) def. Trinder/McRae (LU) 8-2
#2 - Piercy/Hamilton (LU) def. Cowper/Nazaruk (AASU) 8-4