AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Armstrong Atlantic State won the first three singles matches Sunday afternoon to capture the Peach Belt Conference Tournament championship with a 5-1 victory over Augusta State at Newman Tennis Center.
With the victory, the No. 2 Pirates won their seventh consecutive PBC Tournament title and improved to 23-0 overall. The Jaguars, who were making their first-ever PBC tourney finals appearance, dropped to 16-7 on the season.
The Jags' lone victory in the match came at No. 3 doubles, where junior Jenner Stevenson and freshman Maxime Coulumb posted an 8-6 win over Armstrong's Eudaldo Bonet and Daniel Regan.
ASU will now begin preparations for the NCAA Regionals, which are scheduled for Sunday-Tuesday, May 1-3.
2011 Peach Belt Conference Championships -- Championship Match
#2 Armstrong Atlantic 5, #20 Augusta State 1
Apr 17, 2011 at Augusta, Ga. (Newman Tennis Center)
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Singles competition
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1. #4 Mikk Irdoja (AASU) def. #22 Bernardo Fernandes (ASU) 6-2, 6-3
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2. #1 Eudaldo Bonet (AASU) def. Henrique Boturao (ASU) 6-0, 6-2
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3. Victor Cabellos (ASU) vs. #25 Matus Mydla (AASU) 5-7, unfinished
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4. Victor Guimaraes (ASU) vs. #24 Rafael Array (AASU) 4-6, 1-2, unfinished
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5. Daniel Regan (AASU) def. Jan Labas (ASU) 6-1, 6-0
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6. Rafael Milhati (ASU) vs. Pedro Scocuglia (AASU) 3-6, 4-3, unfinished
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Doubles competition
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1. #1 Rafael Array/Mikk Irdoja (AASU) def. #13 Henrique Boturao/Bernardo Fernandes (ASU) 8-0
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2. Matus Mydla/Pedro Scocuglia (AASU) def. Victor Cabellos/Victor Guimaraes (ASU) 8-6
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3. Maxime Coulomb/Jenner Stevenson (ASU) def. Eudaldo Bonet/Daniel Regan (AASU) 8-6
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Match Notes
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Armstrong Atlantic 23-0; National ranking #2
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Augusta State 16-7; National ranking #20
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Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (5,2,1)
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2011 Peach Belt Conference Men's Tennis Championship
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Armstrong wins seventh straight PBC Tournament championship
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