When Armstrong State went down 2-1 in doubles to top-ranked and unbeaten BYU-Hawaii, things on the surface may have looked bleak for the Pirates. Especially when the teams split first sets, knowing that the Seasiders needed to win just three singles matches to capture the title and were half way there.
These Pirates, however, do not know when to give up.
Four singles wins later - including a clinching 1-6, 6-0, 6-3 match by junior Diana Stomlega over the Seasiders' Jeong Min-Jeon - and Armstrong State is once again your NCAA Division II National Champions!
Singles play had plenty of momentum swings but the straight-set wins by Lena Pacholski, Alejandra Cisneros and Carolina Prats-Millan set the tone and if Diana wasn't going to clinch, Lena Lutzeier was almost certainly going to do so against the top-ranked player in the country the way her match was going. That's right, the Pirates would have won five singles matches against the top-ranked team in the nation.
As much as it is a title for the women's tennis team, though, we have to give a very special thanks to ALL the Pirates who cheered on the team to victory - including the men's tennis team, the softball team and the student-athlete parents who all came out to Denver. Pirate Nation was in full force today and it was a spectacular sight to see.
Tonight, the closing ceremonies will take place at the Sheraton Downtown and we look forward to seeing the Pirates walk across the stage to pick up their trophy - the 10th in school history!
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