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[1] 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.[1] A Boca Raton man was 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.[2]
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- ^ a b "Top Lithuanian Player Dies After Crash". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. October 7, 2005. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=U9gyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GPAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5387,1307538&dq=aivaras-balzekas&hl=en. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
- ^ "Boca man pleads guilty in fatal crash". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. March 16, 2008. http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2008-03-16/news/0803150321_1_plea-deal-david-walsh-aivaras-balzekas. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
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