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IMMEDIATE                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         May 19, 2008

ABAC Tennis Finishes Third in Nation

TIFTON - The ABAC Stallions finished third in the NJCAA national tennis tournament in Plano, Texas which wound up on May 16 when Laredo (Texas) won its fourth consecutive title and Tyler (Texas) finished second.

ABAC sophomore Paul Fitzgerald from Ireland was named the NJCAA Player of the Year at the banquet which preceded the tournament. ABAC was ranked eighth in the nation heading into tournament play.

Fitzgerald at #1 singles, Evandro Rosindo from Brazil at #4 singles, and Oliver Smith from England at #6 singles all lost in national championship matches. All three were selected Second Team All-America for their efforts.

Rosindo was also named the 2008 ITA Rookie Player of the Year for Region IV. The Stallions’ Matthew Holland from Cochran was selected as the 2008 ITA/Arthur Ashe, Jr., Sportsmanship and Leadership Award winner for Region IV.