FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 5-11-01

NCAA Division II Women's Tennis National Championships - Quarterfinals
Barry 5, Armstrong Atlantic State 3

PENSACOLA, Fla. – The No. 4-ranked Armstrong Atlantic State women's tennis team saw its run in the NCAA Championships end with a 5-3 loss to No. 6-ranked Barry University on Friday afternoon at the NCAA Division II Women's Tennis National Championships in Pensacola, Fla.

The Lady Pirates won two of three doubles matches and got a singles win from Zsofi Golopencza at No. 1 singles but lost four other singles matches. Barry avenged a 5-2 loss earlier in the season to AASU with the win and advances to face two-time defending NCAA Division II National Champion BYU Hawaii on Saturday.

The Lady Pirates end their season with a 22-6 mark and advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals for two straight seasons.

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Women: Barry 5, Armstrong Atlantic State 3

Singles
#1 – Zsofi Golopencza (AASU) def. Victoria Courmes (BU) 6-2, 6-2
#2 – Maria Lopez (BU) led Michaela Kratochvilova (AASU) 6-1, 2-6, 2-1, match stopped, clinched
#3 – Bojana Miladinovic (BU) def. Laura Puch (AASU) 6-1, 6-1
#4 – Jamie Margolis (BU) def. Danijela Mijic (AASU) 6-4, 6-4
#5 – Ewa Kleczek (BU) def. Alejandra Aguilar (AASU) 6-1, 6-2
#6 – Valeria Papandrea (BU) def. Carolyn Ward (AASU) 6-2, 6-4

Doubles
#1 – Kratochvilova/Golopencza (AASU) def. Courmes/Lopez (BU) 8-1
#2 – Puch/Ward (AASU) def. Margolis/Kleczek (BU) 9-8 (10-8)
#3 – Papandrea/Miladinovic (BU) def. Aguilar/Mijic (AASU) 8-6
Records: AASU (22-6)