FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 5-3-07

2007 Mid-Atlantic Regional: No. 2 AASU 5, Fayetteville State 0

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The No. 2-ranked Armstrong Atlantic State women's tennis team defeated CIAA champion Fayetteville State, 5-0 in the first round of the Mid-Atlantic Regional in Savannah on Thursday morning.

AASU (26-0) won all three doubles matches over the Broncos (18-5) by identical 8-0 scores. Senior Dziyana Nazaruk defeated Constance Lee, 6-0, 6-2, at No. 2 singles, then Martina Beckmann picked up a 6-0, 6-0 win over Arie Bennett at No. 6 singles to clinch the match. The win keeps the Lady Pirates undefeated on the season and AASU has now won 113 of its last 115 matches, dating back to 2004 .

The Lady Pirates advance to the Mid-Atlantic Region Championship match on Friday, May 4, at 10:00 a.m. against the winner of Francis Marion/GC&SU.

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2007 Mid-Atlantic Regional - First Round

AASU 5, Fayetteville State 0

Singles
#1 - Johanna Dahlback (AASU) led Ines Nieves (FSU) 6-0 3-0, match stopped, clinched
#2 - Dziyana Nazaruk (AASU) def. Constance Lee (FSU) 6-0, 6-2
#3 - Gabriella Kovacs (AASU) led LeJacquelyn Artis (FSU) 6-1, 4-0, match stopped, clinched
#4 - Sofia Haggstrom (AASU) led Shayla Watson (FSU) 6-1, match stopped, clinched
#5 - Alisa Kagukina (AASU) led Contessa Sanchez (FSU) 6-1, 3-0, match stopped, clinched
#6 - Martina Beckmann (AASU) def. Arie Bennett (FSU) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles
#1 - Dahlback/Beckmann (AASU) def. Nieves/Artis (FSU) 8-0
#2 - Haggstrom/Kovacs (AASU) def. Lee/Watson (FSU) 8-0
#3 - Kagukina/Nazaruk (AASU) def. Bennett/Sanchez (FSU) 8-0
Records: AASU (26-0), Fayetteville State (18-5)