FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 3-3-07

Women's Tennis: No. 2 AASU (DII) 7, Charlotte 0

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Armstrong Atlantic State women's tennis squad blanked Division I Charlotte, 7-0, on Saturday to remain unbeaten on the 2007 season. AASU improves to 9-0 with the win, while Charlotte sees its four-match win streak snapped and falls to 4-1.

The Lady Pirates swept all three doubles matches to win the single doubles point as the match was played in the DI scoring format.

Iuliia Stupak, the nation's top-ranked singles player in DII, then faced No. 95-ranked DI freshman Ana Spivakovsky and Stupak picked up the 4-6, 6-0, 6-4 win in the top singles spot. Dziyana Nazaruk, the reigning PBC Player of the Week, also had to go three sets to stop Kathy Robey, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, at No. 2 singles. Johanna Dahlback, Gabriella Kovacs, Sofia Haggstrom and Martina Beckmann also picked up singles wins for the Pirates.

AASU returns to Peach Belt play on Sunday with a 2:00 p.m. matchup with Columbus State at the AASU Tennis Complex.

Women's Tennis: No. 2 Armstrong Atlantic State (DII) 7, UNC Charlotte 0

Singles
1. Iuliia Stupak (AASU) def. Ana Spivakovsky (Charlotte) 4-6, 6-0, 6-4
2. Dziyana Nazaruk (AASU) def. Kathy Robey (Charlotte) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
3. Johanna Dahlback (AASU) def. Ali Piacente (Charlotte) 6-0, 6-4
4. Gabriella Kovacs (AASU) def. Koren Fleming (Charlotte) 7-5, 6-2
5. Sofia Haggstrom (AASU) def. Yana Stoeva (Charlotte) 6-2, 6-1
6. Martina Beckmann (AASU) def. Michelle Alexander (Charlotte) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2

Doubles
1. Stupak/Nazaruk (AASU) def. Spivakovsky/Piacente (Charlotte) 8-2
2. Beckmann/Kovacs (AASU) def. Alexander/Fleming (Charlotte) 8-4
3. Haggstrom/Alisa Kakugina (AASU) def. Robey/Stoeva (Charlotte) 8-4
Records: AASU (9-0), Charlotte (4-2)

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