ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STOPS SU BEARS IN NCAA TENNIS
(5/4/06). The No. 7-ranked Armstrong Atlantic men's tennis team picked
up a 5-0 win over Shaw in the first round of the 2006 Mid-Atlantic Region in
Savannah on Thursday afternoon, earning a berth in Friday's championship
match.
The Pirates, who advanced to the NCAA DII semifinals last season, won all
three doubles matches then got singles wins from senior David Secker and
junior Taavo Roos. Roos defeated Olwaseyi Bamigbade at No. 4 singles, 6-0,
6-2, while Secker defeated Olayiwola Enitan, 6-0, 6-2, at No. 5 singles.
AASU improves to 17-6 on the season, while CIAA champion Shaw suffered its
first loss of the campaign, finishing its season with a 17-1 mark.
After SU dropped all three double matches, it only took AASU two singles
matches (#5 & #6) to claim the opening round win. SU’s CIAA Player of the
Year, Kabiru Ibrahim had won the first set and was leading in the second 3-0
when the team match was stopped. At #1 singles, he was taking on AASU’s
Davor Zink who is ranked 4th in the country. Ibrahim ended his
collegiate career with an impressive three year 57-0 record.
AASU takes on the winner of Francis Marion and Anderson in the Mid-Atlantic Region Championship match at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, May 5.
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2006 NCAA MID-ATLANTIC REGION SITE - 2006 NCAA D-11 MEN'S NATIONAL BRACKET
2006 Mid-Atlantic Regional - First Round
AASU 5, Shaw 0
Singles
#1 - Kabiru Ibrahim (Shaw) led Davor Zink (AASU) 6-4, 3-0, match stopped, clinched
#2 - Paul Bishop (AASU) led Ricardo Munar (Shaw) 6-3, 4-1, match stopped, clinched
#3 - Robert Jendelund (AASU) led Daniel Sabogal (Shaw) 6-3, 4-3, match stopped, clinched
#4 - Taavo Roos (AASU) def. Olwaseyi Bamigbade (Shaw) 6-0, 6-2
#5 - David Secker (AASU) def. Olayiwola Enitan (Shaw) 6-0, 6-2
#6 - Cristian Easton (AASU) led Emmanuel Ameh (Shaw) 6-1, 4-1, match stopped, clinched
Doubles
#1 - Jendelund/Roos (AASU) def. Ibrahim/Munar (Shaw) 8-3
#2 - Bishop/Secker (AASU) def. Ameh/Enitan (Shaw) 8-1
#3 - Easton/Zink (AASU) def. Bamigbade/Sabogal (Shaw) 8-3
Records: AASU (17-6), Shaw (17-1)
