[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 17908-17909]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      CONGRATULATING ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY'S PIRATES

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                           HON. JACK KINGSTON

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 31, 2008

  Mr. KINGSTON. Madam Speaker, today I rise along with the city of 
Savannah in congratulating the Armstrong Atlantic State University's 
men's and women's tennis teams. Both squads were named National 
Champions in the 2008 NCAA Division II Tennis Tournament held on May 
17th in Houston, Texas.
  It is rare for one university to obtain two national titles in the 
same season much less the same sport, but the Pirates managed to 
accomplish this feat. Brigham Young University was the last school to 
achieve such success in 2003.
  The Lady Pirates beat Lynn University of Boca Raton, Florida, to 
achieve their fourth National Championship. The undefeated Men's team 
swept Barry University of Miami Shores, Florida, earning the University 
its first ever NCAA title in Men's athletics.
  Both teams are coached by Simon Earnshaw.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in congratulating the Armstrong 
Atlantic State University's Men and Women's Tennis Teams for their 
remarkable accomplishments, and Go Pirates!
  Women's 2007-2008 Roster:
  Martina Beckmann, Sophomore, Bonn, Germany; Johanna Dahlback, Senior, 
Hasselby, Sweden; Sofia Haggstrom, Senior, Taby, Sweden; Alisa 
Kagukina, Sophomore, Nikolayev, Ukraine; Gabriella Kovacs, Sophomore, 
Szazhalombatta, Hungary; Alida Mueller-

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Wehlau, Freshman, Flensburg, Germany; Iuliia Stupak, Senior, Kiev, 
Ukraine.
  Assistant Coach--David Secker, Volunteer Assistant Coach--Zsofia 
Golopencza.
  Men's 2007-2008 Roster:
  Rafael Array, Freshman, Las Palmas de Gran Canakia, Spain; Christian 
Bergh, Sophomore, Oslo, Norway; Paul Bishop, Junior, Whitwell, England; 
Robert Jendelund, Senior, Huddinge, Sweden; Tim Johannsen, Freshmen, 
Hohenlockstedt, Germany; Kevin Sijmons, Junior, Beligneux, France; 
Davor Zink, Senior, Santiago, Chile.
  Assistant Coach--David Secker.

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