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2006 NCAA DII National Championships, Quarterfinals: No. 1 AASU 5, No. 24 Drury 0

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Top-ranked Armstrong Atlantic State continued its journey towards a berth in the National Championship match with a 5-0 win over No. 24-ranked Drury in the quarterfinals of the 2006 NCAA DII Women's Tennis Championships at the Plaza Tennis Center in Kansas City, Mo.

The Lady Pirates (29-0) won their 59th consecutive match by taking all three doubles matches, then getting singles wins from Iuliia Stupak and Dziyana Nazaruk at No. 2 and No. 3 singles to clinch the match. Stupak defeated Mouna Sabri, 6-0, 6-2, while Nazaruk defeated Maria Amato, 6-2, 6-1, to help AASU win its eighth straight match without giving up a point.

AASU will now face No. 4-ranked Lynn University in the national semifinals at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. The Lady Pirates knocked off the Knights, 7-2, in an earlier matchup this season. Lynn knocked off Tarleton State to advance to the national semifinals.

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2006 NCAA DII National Championship - Quarterfinals

No. 1 AASU 5, No. 24 Drury 0
Singles
1. Luisa Cowper (AASU) led A. Miranda-Sanchez (DU) 6-1, 5-1, match stopped, clinched
2. Iuliia Stupak (AASU) def. Mouna Sabri (DU) 6-0, 6-2
3. Dziyana Nazaruk (AASU) def. Maria Amato (DU) 6-2, 6-1
4. Johanna Dahlback (AASU) led Camille Ducourt (DU) 6-1, 3-0, match stopped, clinched
5. Manuela Emmrich (AASU) led Megan Blosser (DU) 6-2, 5-0, match stopped, clinched
6. Caroline Grage (AASU) led Lindsey Castrodale (DU) 6-0, 2-1, match stopped, clinched

Doubles
1. Cowper/Stupak (AASU) def. Amato/Miranda-Sanchez (DU) 8-1
2. Emmrich/Grage (AASU) def. Ducourt/Sabri (DU) 8-5
3. Dahlback/Nazaruk (AASU) def. Blosser/Jernine Carter (DU) 8-0
Records: AASU (29-0), Drury (22-4)