Wednesday, February 24, 2010

MACON, Ga. – Belmont’s Renato Antun finished the week with perfect 3-0 marks both in singles and doubles. For his performance, Antun claimed the first A-Sun Player of the Week award of his career, the conference office announced on Wednesday.

Antun finished the week with a 3-0 mark in singles and a 3-0 tally in doubles as he helped the Bruins to a 3-0 record over the weekend. Belmont beat Dayton, 6-1, on Friday and then defeated NJIT, 5-2, and Northern Kentucky, 5-2, on Saturday. In singles, the sophomore from Sao Paolo, Brazil went 3-0 at No. 2 and No. 3 singles, winning all three in straight sets. In doubles, Antun and partner Rafael Matos tallied a 3-0 mark at No. 1 doubles.

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The Atlantic Sun Conference is an 11-member league committed to Building Winners for Life. The A-Sun stands for achievement with integrity in both the academic and athletic arenas, with a focus on the balance between the two for our student-athletes. Headquartered in Macon, Ga., the A-Sun boasts six of the top eight media markets in the Southeast. The A-Sun includes a blend of the most prestigious and dynamic private and public institutions in the region: Belmont University, Campbell University, East Tennessee State University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Jacksonville University, Kennesaw State University, Lipscomb University, Mercer University, University of North Florida, University of South Carolina Upstate and Stetson University.

Other Top Performers
Moritz Buerchner, UNF (Fr. - No. 1 Singles - Haimhausen, Germany - Business) – Buerchner picked up a win in the No. 1 singles spot against Lukas Koncilia of the College of Charleston after battling to a three set decision.

Gokalp Ozdemir, Kennesaw State (Fr. - No. 4 Singles/Doubles - Ankara, Turkey - Undeclared) – After not playing above five in singles all season, Ozdemir made his debut at No. 4 singles against No. 73 powerhouse USC Upstate and came away with a straight set win. For the week, Ozdemir was perfect in singles and split a pair of doubles matches.

Davy Sum, Campbell (Jr. - No. 1 Singles/Doubles - Strasbourg, France - Business Administration) – Sum led Campbell to a 2-0 mark on the week. On Friday afternoon, the junior defeated Longwood's Nobu Tanaka, 6-7, 6-4, 6-2 and teamed with Dominik Kaniewski to defeat the duo of Billy Heird and Marc Ferrigno, 8-6, to help the Camels defeat the Lancers, 5-2. On Saturday, Sum defeated Siim Tuus of Liberty 4-6, 6-0, 6-0. The doubles team of Sum and Kaniewski knocked off the Liberty duo of Tuus and Tristan Stayt, 8-6, to help the Camels defeat the Flames, 4-3.