First Round Underway - AASU leads Queens (NY) 3-0

Good morning from Sanlando Park in Altamonte Springs, where the defending DII national champion Armstrong Atlantic State men's tennis team is in action against Queens (NY). The Pirates have taken a 3-0 lead after sweeping all of the doubles matches. The No. 1 duo of Paul Bishop and Mikk Irdoja won, 8-1, over Patryk Polus and Danilo Hiraoka, while the No. 2 duo of Rafael Array and Tim Johannsen defeated Fabio Minami and James Preston. No. 3 Eudaldo Bonet and Akos Torok completed the sweep with an 8-3 win over Dave Burstein and Jesse Smith.

This morning, the Savannah Morning News' Donald Heath wrote this preview of the men's and women's tennis teams. We also send our thoughts back to Savannah where head coach Simon Earnshaw's son Luke is ill and wish him a speedy recovery.. we want to see Simon down here in Altamonte Springs soon!