Aivaras Balzekas

Aivaras Balzekas (April 8 1982 in Vilnius, Lithuania — October 10 2005 in Florida) was Lithuania's top-ranked tennis player and Lynn University varsity player.

Balzekas was a member of Lithuania's Davis Cup team and earned a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 926 in 2002. He had played for one season at Lynn in Boca Raton, Florida had earned several honors and titles, including finishing the 2005 season ranked 11th in American college tennis. This continued a successful career that began at the Auburn University-Montgomery, where he was a member of the 2004 NAIA National Championship Team.

Balzekas died at a Florida hospital where he was taken after being struck by a car. The accident occurred on October 8 2005. At the time he was helping a friend push a disabled vehicle along the side of a road. The Associated Press reported on March 14 2008, a Boca Raton man has been sentenced to a year and one day in prison for the death of Aivaras Balzekas. David Walsh pleaded guilty to driving drunk and killing Balzekas.

External links

* http://www.aivarasbalzekas.com