FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4-9-06

Women's Tennis: No. 1 AASU 9, No. 1 (DIII) Emory 0

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The top-ranked Armstrong Atlantic State women's tennis team beat their second top-ranked team in two days as the Lady Pirates knocked off Division III's top school, Emory, by a 9-0 margin on Sunday afternoon.

Armstrong Atlantic extended its win streak to 52 by sweeping Emory and concluding its regular season with a 22-0 record. The Lady Pirates swept all three doubles matches, then picked up straight set wins in all three singles matches. Luisa Cowper blanked Linda Tien, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 1 singles, while Iuliia Stupak picked up a 6-1, 6-2 win over Richelle Marasigan at No. 2 singles. Dziyana Nazaruk, Johanna Dahlback, Manuela Emmrich and Caroline Grage also picked up singles wins for the Lady Pirates.

AASU will now head to the Peach Belt Conference Championships in Florence, S.C., on Thursday as the top seed and co-champions of the league with Columbus State. AASU's first opponent in the PBC Tournament will be determined on Monday.

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Women's Tennis: No. 1 AASU 9, No. 1 (DIII) Emory 0

Singles
1. Luisa Cowper (AASU) def. Linda Tien (EM) 6-0, 6-0
2. Iuliia Stupak (AASU) def. Richelle Marasigan (EM) 6-1, 6-2
3. Dziyana Nazaruk (AASU) def. Jamie Chan (EM) 6-0, 6-0
4. Johanna Dahlback (AASU) def. Indu Anand (EM) 6-2, 6-1
5. Manuela Emmrich (AASU) def. Samantha Shapiro (EM) 6-3, 6-0
6. Caroline Grage (AASU) def. Christine Ingoldsby (EM) 6-2, 6-0

Doubles
1. Cowper/Stupak (AASU) def. Chan/Marasigan (EM) 8-3
2. Manuela Emmrich/Caroline Grage (AASU) def. Tien/Shapiro (EM) 8-1
3. Dahlback/Nazaruk (AASU) def. Anand/Cristina Arellano (EM) 8-1
Records: AASU (22-0), Emory (9-4)