No. 1-Ranked Pirates Notch Two Wins To Open 2010 Season

AMERICUS, Ga. - Top-ranked and two-time NCAA Division II defending men's tennis champion Armstrong Atlantic State opened the 2010 dual match season successfully by picking up a pair of wins over Georgia Southwestern and Stillman on Saturday in Americus, Ga.

The Pirates (2-0, 1-0 PBC) blanked the Hurricanes (0-1, 0-1 PBC) and Stillman (0-1) both on Saturday.

Paul Fitzgerald picked up a pair of singles wins on the day to lead the Pirates, while the doubles team of Rafael Array and Mikk Irdoja went a perfect 2-0 at No. 1 doubles. The men dropped just nine games against the Hurricanes in total, while dropping just seven games against Stillman.

The Pirates return to action on Thursday, February 11, with a 1:00 p.m. match against No. 15-ranked Lees-McRae in Banner Elk, N.C.