LADY PACERS LOSE SECOND TO TOP-FIVE OPPONENT
#2 ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE TOO TOUGH IN 9-0 SHUTOUT

AIKEN, S.C. -- Visiting Armstrong Atlantic State (5-0, 3-0 PBC) proved why they are ranked second in the country Tuesday afternoon, posting a 9-0 shutout of USC Aiken (1-2, 0-1 PBC) at the USCA Tennis Courts in Peach Belt Conference women’s tennis action. (PHOTO BY: Scott Webster)

The Lady Pacers have now dropped matches this season to teams ranked second and third nationally.

Iuliia Stupak, who has been ranked one nationally but is not currently qualified for the national rankings, defeated Kristin Hunter 6-0, 6-2 at #1 singles. AASU has five other players ranked in the top 40 nationally, including five in the top 20. The Lady Pacers were limited to just 13 games won in six singles matches.

At #3 doubles, Brittany Telford and Stephanie Humphrey put up a tough fight before falling to Johanna Dahlback and Alisa Kagukina 8-4.

USC Aiken returns to action this Friday, traveling to Gaffney, S.C., for a 2:30 PM match with Limestone.

Women’s Tennis
#2 AASU defeated USC Aiken 9-0
Singles:
#1 Iuliia Stupak (AASU) def. Kristin Hunter (USCA) 6-0, 6-2
#2 #2 Johanna Dahlback (AASU) def. Mathilde Grenet (USCA) 6-0, 6-0
#3 #7 Alida Muller-Wehlau (AASU) def. Marianne Blattes (USCA) 6-0, 6-1
#4 #19 Gabriella Kovacs (AASU) def. Stephanie Humphrey (USCA) 6-2, 6-2
#5 #37 Martina Beckmann (AASU) def. Brittany Telford (USCA) 6-2, 6-1
#6 #13 Alisa Kagukina (AASU) def. Maria Soledad Angel (USCA) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles:
#1 Kovacs, Stupak (AASU) def. Hunter, Angel (USCA) 8-1
#2 #15 Beckmann, Muller-Wehlau (AASU) def. Blattes, Grenet (USCA) 8-0
#3 Dahlback, Kagukina (AASU) def. Telford, Humphrey (USCA) 8-4