FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 5-4-06

2006 Mid-Atlantic Regional: No. 1 AASU 6, Shaw 0

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The top-ranked and defending DII national champion Armstrong Atlantic State women's tennis squad began its title defense with a 6-0 victory over Shaw in the first round of the Mid-Atlantic Regional in Savannah on Thursday morning.

AASU (26-0) dropped just one point in doubles play, sweeping all three matches, then picked up three singles wins to clinch the match. Senior Manuela Emmrich picked up a 6-0, 6-0 win over Victoria Enebechi at No. 3 singles, while senior Caroline Grage also picked up a 6-0, 6-0 win over Monique Lawson at No. 4 singles. Sophomore Sofia Haggstrom rounded out the AASU singles winners with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Ronke Oyelade at No. 6 singles. The win stretched AASU's current win streak to 56 consecutive matches, while Shaw - the CIAA champion - ends its season at 17-3.

The Lady Pirates advance to the Mid-Atlantic Region Championship match on Friday, May 5, at 10:00 a.m. against the winner of Francis Marion/GC&SU.

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2006 Mid-Atlantic Regional - First Round

AASU 6, Shaw 0

Singles
#1 - Luisa Cowper (AASU) led Ffion Fletcher (Shaw) 6-2, match stopped, clinched
#2 - Johanna Dahlback (AASU) led Tanisha Hall (Shaw) 6-0, 5-0, match stopped, clinched
#3 - Manuela Emmrich (AASU) def. Victoria Enebechi (Shaw) 6-0, 6-0
#4 - Caroline Grage (AASU) def. Monique Lawson (Shaw) 6-0, 6-0
#5 - Kristen Kelly (AASU) led Juanique Thompson (Shaw) 6-0, 4-1, match stopped, clinched
#6 - Sofia Haggstrom (AASU) def. Ronke Oyelade (Shaw) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles
#1 - Emmrich/Grage (AASU) def. Fletcher/Thompson (Shaw) 8-0
#2 - Cowper/Dahlback (AASU) def. Lawson/Hall (Shaw) 8-1
#3 - Haggstrom/Kelly (AASU) def. Enebechi/Oyelade (Shaw) 8-0
Records: AASU (26-0), Shaw (17-3)