FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 3-29-05

Women's Tennis: No. 2 AASU 9, USC Upstate 0

Release Courtesy of USC Upstate Sports Information

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Armstrong Atlantic State took a strong lead with three doubles victories and went on to win four of the six singles matches in straight sets as the second-ranked Pirates claimed a 9-0 victory over No. 14 USC Upstate Tuesday afternoon at the USC Upstate Tennis Complex.

Armstrong Atlantic State stays undefeated on the year with a 14-0 overall record and a 7-0 mark in the Peach Belt Conference. USC Upstate falls to 8-5 overall and 7-2 in the league.

Manuela Emmrich and Caroline Grage at No. 2 and Johanna Dahlback and Dziyana Nazaruk at No. 3 each claimed 8-3 victories in the doubles competition. USC Upstate's Mariana Melo and Susana Hernandez gave Luisa Cowper and Laura Peaty a strong effort before falling 8-6 at the No. 1 doubles slot.

In singles action, Armstrong had strong singles efforts at the No. 1, No. 3, No. 4, and No. 6 spots, winning in straight sets in each match to take the win. USC Upstate's Hernandez took Nazaruk to three sets at No. 2 singles before falling 6-4 in the third set. Annika Meyerson and Grage split the first two sets before Grage pulled out a 10-5 victory in the super set tiebreaker.

- Pirates -

AASU 9, USC Upstate 0

Singles
#1 Luisa Cowper (AASU) def. Mariana Melo; 6-2, 6-4
#2 Dziyana Nazaruk (AASU) def. Susana Hernandez; 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
#3 Johanna Dahlback (AASU) def. Zarah DeSilva; 6-2, 6-1
#4 Manuela Emmrich (AASU) def. Diana Martinez; 6-1, 6-0
#5 Caroline Grage (AASU) def. Annika Meyerson; 7-5, 1-6, (10-5)
#6 Laura Peaty (AASU) def. Nina Lesnanska; 6-1, 6-4

Doubles
#1 Cowper/Peaty (AASU) def. Melo/Hernandez; 8-6
#2 Emmrich/Grage (AASU) def. Martinez/Meyerson; 8-3
#3 Dahlback/Nazaruk (AASU) def. DeSilva/Lesnanska; 8-3
Records: AASU 14-0 (7-0 PBC), USC Upstate 8-5 (7-2 PBC)