September 27, 2009

Lady Pirates Conclude FGCU Invitational Action


FT. MYERS, Fla. - The Armstrong Atlantic State women's tennis team captured four singles and two doubles bracket championships after the final day of action in the FGCU Invitational on Sunday in Ft. Myers, Fla.

The Lady Pirates won the top four singles brackets and the top two doubles brackets, taking bracket titles in six of the nine brackets competed over the weekend.

Alida Muller-Wehlau captured the A Singles bracket with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Priscilla Villemond of Florida Gulf Coast. Martina Beckmann won the B Singles bracket with a 7-6 (5), 6-1 win over Farah Leclerq of FGCU, while Gabriella Kovacs notched the Group C Singles bracket with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Iris Rendon of FGCU. Tina Ronel won the D Singles bracket with a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Jen Evans of FGCU.

In doubles, Beckmann and Muller-Wehlau won the A Doubles bracket with an 8-1 win over Galbarini and de los Santos of Stetson. Ronel and Kathleen Henry notched the B Doubles Bracket title with an 8-5 win over Rendon and Sambrano of FCGU.

Henry finished second in the E Singles bracket with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Eva Sambrano of FGCU, while Alisa Kagukina suffered a 6-2, 6-0 loss to Morgan Bechtel of FGCU in the F Singles bracket.

The doubles duo of Kagukina and Kovacs beat Caulk and Narzissenfeld of FGCU in the C Doubles bracket for a third-place finish.