FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4-13-06

PBC Women’s Tennis: No. 1 AASU 6, Clayton State 0 (First Round)

Release Courtesy of Peach Belt Conference Sports Information

SUMTER, S.C. – The top-seeded Armstrong Atlantic State women's tennis team blanked Clayton State, 6-0, in the quarterfinals of the 2006
Peach Belt Conference Championships in Sumter, S.C., on Thursday afternoon.

The Lady Pirates extended their current win streak to 53 with the victory as AASU swept all three doubles matches, then got straight set singles wins from Iuliia Stupak, Dziyana Nazaruk and Caroline Grage.

AASU will now take on fifth-seeded GC&SU, who upset No. 4 seed Francis Marion on Thursday, in the Peach Belt semifinals at Noon on Friday.

Women's Tennis - Armstrong Atlantic State 6, Clayton State 0

Singles

1. #2 Luisa Cowper (AASU) v. #36 Julia Chergova (CS) Did Not Finish
2. #5 Iuliia Stupak (AASU) d. Veronika Jasenovcova (CS) 6-1, 6-0
3. #8 Dziyana Nazaruk (AASU) d. Agnieszka Kozakow (CS) 6-2, 6-0
4. #24 Johanna Dahlback (AASU) v. Elena Bondari (CS) Did Not Finish
5. #42 Caroline Grage (AASU) d. Maria Larsen (CS) 6-1, 6-0
6. Sofia Haggstrom (AASU) v. Lila Tzvetanova (CS) Did Not Finish

Doubles
1. #4 Cowper/Stupak (AASU) d. Chergova/Bondari (CS) 8-0
2. #7 Emmrich/Grage (AASU) d. Kozakow/Larsen (CS) 8-0
3. #12 Dahlback/Nazaruk (AASU) d. Jasenovcova/Tzvetanova (CS) 8-1
Records: AASU 23-0, Clayton State 6-14