Nov. 7, 2008

Final Stats

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Junior Denes Lukacs was eliminated from the ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships on Friday at The Boar's Head Sports Club in Charlottesville, Va., with a loss in the round of 16. Lukacs, an at-large selection and the tournament's No. 2 seed, fell to 11th-ranked Steven Moneke of Ohio State.

Lukacs, ranked No. 2 and one of 29 ranked players participating in the tournament, saw his fall season end with a three-set loss to the Buckeye senior. Moneke won the first set 6-4 but Lukacs posted an impressive second-set win 6-1, to even the match. However, Moneke prevailed in the final stanza, 6-4, to move on to the tournament quarterfinals.

These ITA championships include qualifiers from the Wilson/ITA Regional Championships held across the country during October, the ITA National Small College champions, the winners of the D'Novo/ITA Men's All-American Tennis Championships and Riviera/ITA Women's All-American Championships, and at-large and wild card selections made by the ITA National Tournament Committee. Overall, more than 10,000 players from nearly 600 schools participate annually in the Wilson/ITA Regional and National Intercollegiate Championships. Past participants include current professionals Benjamin Becker (Baylor), James Blake (Harvard), Bob and Mike Bryan (Stanford), John Isner (Georgia), Kevin Kim (UCLA), and Todd Martin (Northwestern).