2009-10 News

June 2, 2010
Pirates Figure Prominently In Final ITA DII National Rankings
Three-time DII champion Lady Pirates ranked No. 1; senior Martina Beckmann and junior Alida Muller-Wehlau top-ranked doubles team in DII, while junior Mikk Irdoja is the top-ranked DII men's singles player.

May 13, 2010
No. 4 Barry Ends No. 2 AASU's Title Run, 5-2
Bucs claim quarterfinal victory over the Pirates, who had defeated Barry in each of the last two NCAA DII National Championship matches.

May 12, 2010
No. 2 AASU Blanks Kutztown, 5-0, In Round Of 16
Pirates advance to the quarterfinals where they will face the Barry/Drury winner at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday.

May 8, 2010
No. 2 Pirates Advance To Round Of 16 With 5-0 Win Over FMU
AASU heads to Altamonte Springs, Fla., on May 12-15 for the 2010 NCAA DII Men's Tennis Championships to defend its back-to-back national championships.

May 7, 2010
No. 2 Pirates Begin TItle Defense With 5-0 Win Over No. 24 Lees-McRae
AASU blanks the Bobcats in their second round match at the NCAA Southeast Regional on Friday.

May 5, 2010
NCAA Southeast Tennis Regional Begins Thursday
Six Division II men's squads and five women's teams descend upon Bacon Park for three days of play to qualify for a spot in the NCAA Division II Tennis Championships Round of 16.

April 28, 2010
AASU Hosts Men's & Women's Tennis Regionals
AASU welcomes in five other men's squads and four other women's squads to Savannah on May 6-8 for NCAA Southeast Regional action.

April 18, 2010
No. 1 Pirates Notch Sixth Straight PBC Tournament Title
AASU knocks off No. 10 Columbus State, 5-1, on Sunday afternoon at the Clayton County Tennis Center.

April 17, 2010
No. 1 Pirates Advance To PBC Championship Match
AASU knocks off No. 13-ranked Francis Marion, 5-1; will play on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. for a sixth straight PBC Tournament title.

April 17, 2010
Pirates Sweep PBC Men's Tennis Honors
Junior Mikk Irdoja claims Player of the Year honors; Matus Mydla named PBC Freshman of the Year and Simon Earnshaw named PBC Men's Tennis Coach of the Year.

April 16, 2010
No. 1 Pirates Move Into PBC Semis With 5-0 Win
AASU blanks No. 26-ranked USC Aiken on Friday, faces fourth-seeded Francis Marion on Saturday at 5 p.m.

April 14, 2010
Mikk Irdoja Earns PBC Men's Tennis Player of the Week honors
Irdoja named the final Player of the Week for 2010, went 5-0 in singles with wins over the No. 1 and No. 2-ranked players in the nation.

April 12, 2010
No. 1 Pirates Defeat No. 13 FMU, Earn PBC Men's Tennis Title
AASU rebounds from its first loss of 2010 to wrap up its fifth PBC regular season title in the last six years, as well as its sixth title overall.

April 10, 2010
Doubles Doom No. 1 Pirates In 5-4 Loss At No. 2 VSU
Valdosta State sweeps all three doubles matches in handing the Pirates their first loss of the 2010 season.

April 9, 2010
No. 1 Pirates Blank No. 9 West Florida, 9-0, On Friday
AASU downs the Argonauts in a neutral-site match at Valdosta State; showdown with No. 2 VSU looms on Saturday.

April 7, 2010
No. 1 Men's Tennis Downs Flagler, Clinches PBC Title Share
AASU bests Saints, 9-0, and earns at least a piece of its fifth PBC regular season title in the last six seasons.

April 6, 2010
Eudaldo Bonet Named PBC Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Sophomore earns his second PBC Player of the Week honor by going 3-0 in singles and doubles for the Pirates last week.

April 5, 2010
AASU Tennis Remains No. 1 In ITA DII/Campbell Rankings
Undefeated Pirates and Lady Pirates atop the third release of Division II rankings from the ITA; Six Lady Pirates and four Pirates individually also ranked.

April 5, 2010
No. 1 Pirates Blank No. 25 Lees-McRae, 9-0, On Monday
AASU improves to 21-0 on the season with a neutral-site victory over the Bobcats in Columbia, S.C.

April 3, 2010
Top-Ranked Pirates Blank North Georgia, 9-0
AASU notches 20th win of the season by knocking off the Saints on Saturday at Bacon Park.

April 2, 2010
No. 1 Pirates Defeat No. 14 Lander, 9-0
AASU halts the Bearcats' 13-game win streak while remaining undefeated on the 2010 season.

March 30, 2010
No. 1 AASU Knocks Off No. 2 (NAIA) Auburn-Montgomery, 7-2
Pirates hand Senators their first loss of the 2010 season while remaining undefeated on the year.

March 23, 2010
No. 500 ! Pirates Give Earnshaw Milestone Win
Top-ranked AASU downs No. 21 Drury, 9-0, on Tuesday for Simon Earnshaw's 500th career tennis head coaching victory.

March 23, 2010
Eudaldo Bonet Named PBC Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Reigning PBC Player of the Year earns his first weekly honor of 2010 by going 3-0 in singles and 2-0 in doubles last week.

March 18, 2010
Mikk Irdoja Named PBC Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Junior went 2-0 in singles and doubles in AASU's pair of wins over No. 2-ranked teams last week.

March 17, 2010
No. 1 Pirates Defeat No. 1 (NAIA) Fresno Pacific, 5-4
AASU overcomes a 2-1 deficit, wins four of six singles matches to remain unbeaten on the 2010 season.

March 16, 2010
No. 1 Pirates Win Twice On Tuesday
AASU downs No. 5 Hawaii Pacific, 7-2, and No. 19 St. Edward's, 9-0, at the Darling Tennis Center in Las Vegas.

March 13, 2010
Top-ranked Pirates Defeat No. 2 Barry, 8-1
AASU bests the Bucs in a rematch of the 2009 NCAA DII National Championship match.

March 9, 2010
No. 1 Pirates Blank No. 2 (DIII) Washington U, 9-0
AASU defeats the second-ranked team in NCAA Division III, Washington University in St. Louis, to improve to 12-0 on the season.

March 5, 2010
No. 1 Pirates Rally From Doubles Deficit, Beat No. 4 Lynn 7-2
AASU drops two of three doubles matches to the Knights, but sweeps all six singles matches to remain undefeated on the 2010 season.

March 3, 2010
AASU Retains Top Spots In DII Campbell/ITA Tennis Rankings
Two-time defending DII national champion Pirates and Lady Pirates are both an undefeated 10-0 in the 2010 spring seasons with the ITA's first release of its spring national rankings.

March 2, 2010
Top-ranked Pirates knock off No. 9 Concordia (NY) on Tuesday
AASU improves to 10-0 on the season with a neutral-site win over the Clippers in Jacksonville, Fla.

March 2, 2010
Mikk Irdoja Named PBC Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Junior goes 3-0 in singles and doubles on the week for the top-ranked and undefeated AASU men's tennis team.

February 27, 2010
No. 1 Pirates Blank No. 8 Columbus State, 9-0, On Saturday
AASU remains unbeaten in 2010 with the victory over the Cougars in Columbus.

February 26, 2010
Top-ranked Pirates Collect 8-1 Win Over No. 13 Florida Southern
AASU improves to 8-0 on the season, knocks off the Mocs at Bacon Park on Friday afternoon.

February 23, 2010
Top-ranked Pirates Pillage No. 11 Bobcats, 9-0
AASU avenges only loss of the 2009 season with a road win at GCSU on Tuesday afternoon.

February 23, 2010
Daniel Regan Named PBC Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Freshman goes a perfect 3-0 in singles and doubles last week for the top-ranked Pirates, giving up just four games total in singles.

February 21, 2010
No. 1 Pirates Notch Pair Of Wins On Sunday
AASU knocks off PBC rival and No. 17-ranked USC Aiken, 9-0, then handles No. 22 Anderson, 8-1, to remain unbeaten in 2010.

February 20, 2010
No. 1 Pirates Blank Augusta State, 9-0, On Saturday
AASU does not drop a set in handing the Jaguars a Peach Belt Conference loss in the Pirates' 2010 home opener.

February 13, 2010
Top-ranked Pirates Blank No. 10 Rollins, 9-0
AASU goes on the road and knocks off the Tars; Pirates improve to 3-0 on the young season.

February 6, 2010
No. 1-Ranked Pirates Notch Two Wins To Open 2010 Season
AASU men knock off Georgia Southwestern and Stillman by 9-0 scores on Saturday in Americus, Ga.

February 4, 2010
Men's Tennis Season-Opening Match Postponed
Friday's scheduled match against Florida Southern postponed due to anticipated heavy rains; Pirates will now open season on Saturday at Georgia Southwestern.

January 8, 2010
PBC's "20 Games, 20 Years" #20 - AASU Men's Tennis defeats Lander
Pirates' 5-4 victory over Bearcats in the 2006 PBC Men's Tennis Championship Match kicks off the league's celebration of the Top 20 Games in conference history.

January 5, 2010
AASU Tennis Named Top Savannah Sports Story Of 2010
WJCL-TV 22 ABC / WTGS-TV 28 Fox spotlight AASU Tennis' back-to-back NCAA Division II National Championships on New Year's Day as the top sports story of 2010.

November 11, 2009
AASU Tennis Teams Begin 2009-10 Seasons Ranked No. 1
Fall Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings have the two-time defending DII national champions at No. 1; Four Pirates and Lady Pirates combined in the top 10 in singles rankings.

October 17, 2009
Novakova Captures DII Singles Title, In "Super Bowl" Final
Sophomore defends her title at the ITA Small College Championships with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Yuan Jia of BYU-Hawaii.

October 16, 2009
Sona Novakova Advances To DII Singles Final
Sophomore faces BYU-Hawaii's Yuan Jia on Saturday morning for the ITA Small College National Championships' DII singles bracket championship.

October 15, 2009
Novakova Advances At ITA Small College National Championships
Top-seed blanks Anastasia Dabiza of Upper Iowa, 6-0, 6-0, on Thursday morning to advance to the women's DII singles semifinals.

October 14, 2009
Array, Novakova Begin Play Thursday At Small College Championships
Novakova is the top seed in the DII women's singles bracket; Array faces tough matchup with the top seed in the DII men's singles bracket in Mobile, Ala.

October 13, 2009
AASU Men's Tennis Hosts "One Day Showdown" on Nov. 14th
One day tournament at the AASU Tennis Complex open to juniors, college players, professionals and adults.

October 11, 2009
Irdoja Captures C.L. Varner Memorial Singles Title
Junior defeats Lander's Paul Henri Arrigoni in three sets for the A Singles bracket title.

October 10, 2009
Irdoja, Regan Advance To C.L. Varner Singles Finals
Irdoja and Array also advance to the doubles bracket final after Saturday's action in Winter Park, Fla.

October 9, 2009
Pirates Compete at C.L. Varner Memorial On Friday
Irdoja, Regan advance to semifinals after each picking up a pair of wins on Friday in Winter Park, Fla.

October 5, 2009
Pirates Wrap Up Action At Georgia Tech Invitational
AASU plays three matches on Monday; Mikk Irdoja picks up the Pirates' only win with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Clemson's Rok Bizjak.

October 4, 2009
Pirates Finish Second Day At GT Invitational
Jose Carlos Tolentino and Daniel Regan advance to the B Doubles Final; Rafael Array and Paul Fitzgerald still alive in consolation singles draws.

October 3, 2009
Pirates Compete At Georgia Tech Fall Invitational
AASU puts two players into the third round in singles play after the first day of competition.

September 21, 2009
Array, Novakova Capture ITA Southeast Region Singles Titles
Both players advance to the ITA Small College National Championships on Oct. 15-18 in Mobile, Ala.

September 20, 2009
Pirates Place Three In ITA Southeast Region Singles Finals
Monday's women's singles match an all-AASU affair with Sona Novakova and Alida Muller-Wehlau, while Rafael Array represents the Pirate men.

September 19, 2009
Pirates Excel In Second Day Of ITA Southeast Regional
AASU women place four players in the quarterfinals; men have three after Saturday's action. Four doubles teams also alive for the Pirates in the semifinals of both men's and women's brackets.

September 18, 2009
Pirates Almost Perfect After First Day Of ITA Southeat Regional
AASU men's and women's players go a combined 11-1 in singles and doubles action on Friday in first round action in Sumter, S.C.

September 17, 2009
Pirates Seeded For ITA Southeast Regional
Play begins Friday in Sumter, S.C., at the Palmetto Tennis center in men's and women's play; singles and doubles brackets to determine who earns a berth in the 2009 ITA Small College Championships.

September 13, 2009
Irdoja, Array Capture Doubles Final At GSU Fall Invitational
Duo team up to defeat GSU's Gregory Bekkers and Matthij Verdam in the A Doubles bracket.

September 12, 2009
Pirates Move Into GSU Fall Invitational Bracket Finals
Junior Mikk Irdoja knocks off teammate Rafael Array, plays in the A Singles final on Sunday, while the duo will play in the A Doubles final together also on Sunday.

September 11, 2009
Pirates Win Two At GSU Fall Invitational
Rafael Array picks up a singles win and Array and Irdoja notch a doubles win in the first day of action in Statesboro.

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