FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2-12-06

Women’s Tennis: No. 1 AASU 9, No. 3 Barry 0

Release Courtesy of Barry University Sports Information

MELBOURNE, Fla. – The third-ranked Barry Buccaneers ran into a buzz saw in defending NCAA Division II women's tennis champions Armstrong Atlantic State, losing 9-0 to the top-ranked Pirates in Melbourne, Fla.

In doubles, second-ranked Luisa Cowper and Iuliia Stupak defeated fourth-ranked Ildiko Csordas and Ana Maria Zuleta 8-4 at the top flight. Sixth-ranked Manuela Emmrich and Caroline Grage dispatched 13th-ranked Greta Trotman and Helen Wisniewski 8-2, while Johanna Dahlback and Dziyana Nazaruk set down Pia Dozo-Moreno and Muriel Sherwood by the same score.

In singles, sixth-ranked Cowper knocked off Csordas, ranked eighth, 6-2, 6-1 and fourth-ranked Iuliia Stupak defeated 12th-ranked Trotman 6-2, 6-3. Number 20 Zuleta fell to #11 Nazaruk 6-3, 6-0 and #16 Dahlback defeated unranked Wisniewski 6-1, 6-1.

The Bucs are off until Sunday, February 26 when they will host NCAA Division I North Florida at the Buccaneer Tennis Center.

Tennis Match Results
Armstrong Atlantic vs Barry
Feb 12, 2006 at Melbourne, Fla.

#1 Armstrong Atlantic 9, #3 Barry 0
Singles competition:
1. Luisa Cowper (AASW) def. Ildiko Csordas (BUW) 6-2, 6-1
2. Iuliia Stupak (AASW) def. Greta Trotman (BUW) 6-2, 6-3
3. Dziyana Nazaruk (AASW) def. Ana Maria Zuleta (BUW) 6-3, 6-0
4. Johanna Dahlback (AASW) def. Helen Wisniewski (BUW) 6-1, 6-1
5. Manuela Emmirch (AASW) def. Muriel Sherwood (BUW) 6-1, 6-3
6. Sofia Haggstrom (AASW) def. Pia Dozo-Moreno (BUW) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles competition:
1. Luisa Cowper/Iuliia Stupak (AASW) def. Ildiko Csordas/Ana Maria Zuleta
(BUW) 8-4
2. Manuela Emmirch/Caroline Grage (AASW) def. Greta Trotman/Helen
Wisniewski (BUW) 8-2
3. Johanna Dahlback/Dziyana Nazaruk (AASW) def. Pia Dozo-Moreno/Muriel
Sherwood (BUW) 8-2

Match Notes:
Armstrong Atlantic 3-0; National ranking #1
Barry 2-1; National ranking #3