LYNN UNIVERSITY CAPTURES the Division II Men’s Tennis title defeating the defending champion Valdosta State. In a rematch of last year’s title game, the Fighting Knight breezed through doubles play and didn’t look back as they cruised to a 5-1 victory. This is the first national title for Lynn men’s tennis, yet is the 19th national title (8 NCAA, 11 NAIA) in 20 years for the university and the seventh (Women’s team 3 NCAA, 3 NAIA) for Coach Mike Perez. Coach Perez was named Coach of the Year by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association for the first time in his career as this season produced a program record 24 wins allowing him to reach his 600th coaching victory.

#6 Lynn University 5, #5 Valdosta St. 1
05/12/07 at Altamonte Springs, Fla.

Singles competition
1. Lorenzo Cava (LUM)/Joerg Ekkenga (VSU) 7-6 (7-0), 5-2, unf.
2. Julien Carsuzaa (LUM)/Mickael Andreo (VSU) 6-4, 5-5, unf.
3. Dennis Riegraf (LUM) def. Thomas Provost (VSU) 6-4, 6-3
4. Denis Reinert (LUM)/Leos Jelinek (VSU) 4-6, 6-2, 2-1, unf.
5. Tomas Racak (LUM) def. Nikolas Overkemping (VSU) 7-5, 6-1
6. Dominik Hansen (VSU) def. Axel Joachim (LUM) 6-3, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. L. Cava/J. Carsuzaa (LUM) def. D. Hansen/L. Jelinek (VSU) 8-6
2. D. Reinert/D. Riegraf (LUM) def. J. Ekkenga/N. Overkemping (VSU) 8-4
3. T. Racak/A. Joachim (LUM) def. M. Andreo/T. Provost (VSU) 9-7

Match Notes:

Valdosta St. 20-6; National ranking #5
Lynn University 24-4; National ranking #6
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (6,5,3)