FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 4-8-01

Men's Tennis: Armstrong Atlantic State 5, Rollins 4

WINTER PARK, Fla. – The No. 4-ranked Armstrong Atlantic State men's team snapped its three-match losing streak with a 5-4 win over No. 9-ranked Rollins College on Sunday afternoon.

The Pirates took two of three doubles matches, including a 9-8 win at No. 2 doubles that was 10-8 in the tiebreaker, as Stefan Wirtz and Frederik de Beer defeated the team of Mark Thompson and Drew Sipka. AASU then won three of the six singles matches to clinch the victory, winning all three in three-set fashion.

The AASU men next travel to Barry University for a matchup with the No. 13-ranked Bucs on Friday, April 13 at 2:00 p.m.

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Men: AASU 5, Rollins 4

Singles
#1 – Matthew Porter (RC) def. Stefan Wirtz (AASU) 6-1, 6-3
#2 – Mark Thompson (RC) def. Blaise Tribolet (AASU) 6-2, 6-4
#3 – Christopher Petersen (AASU) def. Goran Sterijovaski (RC) 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
#4 – Frederk de Beer (AASU) def. Brandon Smith (RC) 6-4, 2-6, 7-5
#5 – Neil McPhee (AASU) def. Andrew Grosilmond (RC) 2-6, 6-1, 6-3
#6 – Bob Rog (AASU) def. Drew Sipka (RC) 5-7, 6-2, 6-0

Doubles
#1 – Porter/Sterijovaski (RC) def. Petersen/Tribolet (AASU) 8-5
#2 – de Beer/Stefan Wirtz (AASU) def. Thompson/Sipka (RC) 9-8 (10-8)
#3 – McPhee/Rog (AASU) def. Smith/Grosilmond (RC) 8-6
Records: AASU (12-6), RC (15-2)