AUGUSTA, Ga.-- The Augusta State men’s and women’s tennis teams both won dual matches today against the Newberry Indians at the Newman Tennis Center in Augusta, Ga.

The ASU men (3-1), who are currently ranked 26th in the nation, blanked the Indians in Newberry’s season opener. Lindy Blount defeated Daryl Van Vuuren 6-3, 6-1 to take the singles top seed, and the team of Harry Hahn and Frederico Mendes beat out Van Vuuren and Scott Gates in the doubles top position, 9-7.

For the women, ASU (2-1) swept the doubles contests, with Nathalia Rodrigues and Norma Rovira defeating Bethany Poppe and Isabel Kreidler, 9-7, and took the top three spots on the singles court. Rodrigues took the top singles position over Kreidler, 6-2, 6-2.

The Indian’s only wins of the day came in the women’s fourth and fifth seeds, where Chanelle Clare defeated Maria Zevallos, 7-5, 2-5, 2-6, and Poppe defeated Ashley Abrams, 6-4, 1-6 (12-10), respectively.

ASU will be back on the court on Friday, Feb. 10, when they take on Anderson College at home. First serve is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.

Men’s Results
ASU def. Newberry, 9-0

Singles

Lindy Bount (ASU) def. Daryl Van Vuuren, 6-3, 6-1
Victor Meza (ASU) def. Scott Gates, 6-2, 6-0
Igor Vasconcellos (ASU) def. Pavle Popovich, 6-1, 6-0 
Harry Hahn (ASU) def. Toby Rawlings, 6-4, 6-0
Arthur Figueiro (ASU) def. Oliver Elston, 6-3, 6-0
Frederico Mendes (ASU) def. Christian Kotanen, 6-2, 6-1

Doubles

Hahn/Mendes (ASU) def. Van Vuuren/Gates, 9-7
Vasconcellos/Meza (ASU) def. Elston/Rawlings, 9-8
Blount/Figueiro (ASU) def. Kotanen/Popovich, 8-1

Women’s Results
ASU def. Newberry, 7-2

Singles

Nathalia Rodrigues (ASU) def. Isabel Kreidler, 6-2, 6-2
Sarah Jegat (ASU) def. Lauren Hartley, 6-4, 6-4
Norma Rovira (ASU) def. Tanea Miller, 6-1, 6-3
Chanelle Clare def. Maria Zevallos (ASU), 7-5, 2-6, 2-6
Bethany Poppe def. Ashley Abrams (ASU), 6-4, 1-6 (12-10)
Jeaneen Brester (ASU) def. Brittany Grooms, 6-1, 6-2

Doubles

Rodrigues/Rovira (ASU) def. Kreidler/Poppe, 9-7
Jegat/Zevallos (ASU) def. Miller/Hartley, 9-7
Abrams/Brester (ASU) def. Clare/Grooms, 8-1