Triumphant Pirates Return To Savannah

The AASU men's and women's tennis teams returned triumphantly to a jubilant crowd at the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport on Sunday afternoon, celebrating the teams' two NCAA Division II National Championship trophies.

WTOC-TV 11 was on hand to welcome home the teams along with the crowd, which numbered in excess of 100 friends, family and members of the Armstrong Atlantic State and Savannah community.

All week long in Houston, reporter Dale Robertson of the Chronicle talked to head coach Simon Earnshaw and some of the Pirate players about the face of DII tennis and its international flavor. His story appeared in today's edition of the Houston Chronicle along with photos.

Tuesday, coach Earnshaw and a few players will make local media appearances in Savannah, first on Savannah's First News with Ray Steele at www.wbmq.com at 8:00 a.m., then on WTOC-TV 11's Mid-Morning Live at 9:30 a.m.