SAVANNAH, GA--USC Aiken fell to number nine Armstrong Atlantic State University, 6-3, yesterday in Savannah, Ga. The Pacers fall to 8-6 overall and 1-5 in the Peach Belt Conference. AASU improves to 8-9 on the season and 4-3 in league play.

Kiril Popov downed Dale White in the number one singles match by a score of 1-6, 7-5 and 6-3. Harshit Sharma won the number two singles match over David Secker, 6-4 and 6-2. Nicolas Lombardo accounted for the third USCA win by defeating Jonas Askeland, 6-4 and 6-2, in the number four singles match.

The Pacers will return to action on Thursday when they travel to Jacksonville, Fla., for the 2003 PBC Championships. 

Armstrong Atlantic State defeats USC Aiken 6-3
Singles:
#1 Kiril Popov (USCA) def. Dale White (AASU) 1-6, 7-5, 6-3
#2 Harshit Sharma (USCA) def. David Secker (AASU) 6-4, 6-2
#3 Achim Roth (AASU) def. Fernando Guevara (USCA) 6-0, 6-4
#4 Nicolas Lombardo (USCA) def. Jonas Askeland (AASU) 6-4, 6-2
#5 Tim Offermann (AASU) def. Carlos Huerta (USCA) 6-2, 6-4
#6 Neil Murray (AASU) def. Bogdan Diaconesu (USCA) 6-4, 6-2

Doubles:
#1 Roth/White (AASU) def. Lombardo/Popov (USCA) 8-4
#2 Offermann/Roger Thiele (AASU) def. Huerta/Sharma (USCA) 8-5
#3 Michael Jezt/Secker (AASU) def. Francis Combier/Guevara (USCA) 8-0

Records:
USC Aiken (8-6, 1-5 PBC), Armstrong Atlantic State (8-9, 4-3 PBC)