AASU's Jendelund, USCA's Darezzo and Horne Emerge From ITA Mid-Atlantic Regional

SAVANNAH, Ga. - The men's portion of the 2007 ITA Mid-Atlantic Regional concluded on Monday with champions in the singles and doubles portion with intra-team battles in the finals of both draws.

In singles, AASU's Robert Jendelund emerged from an all-Pirate semifinal lineup to capture the title with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Christian Bergh. Jendelund, a 9-16 seed for the tournament, breezed through the field without dropping a set en route to a return trip to the ITA Small College National Championships - the senior represented the Pirates two seasons ago as the region doubles champion. Along the way, Jendelund defeated three higher seeded opponents with a 6-1, 6-2 win over 5-8 seed Bruno Seves of USC Aiken, a 6-4, 6-3 win over teammate and third-seeded Paul Bishop and the final victory over Bergh, another 5-8 seed.

Doubles play was an all USC Aiken affair as the second-seeded team of Dagoberto Darezzo and Andrew Horne knocked off Franklin Emmanuel and Oshada Wijemanne of Francis Marion, 8-2, to earn a berth in the final. The unseeded duo of Seves and Chris Kaetz earned its berth in the finals with an 8-2 win over the fourth-seeded duo of Guilherme Fonseva and George Wilkinson of Lander. The final was won by the second-seeded Darezzo and Horne, 8-5, sending them to the ITA Small College National Championships.

Jendelund and the duo of Darezzo and Horne will now travel to Mobile, Ala., on October 11-14 to compete in the DII draws against the winners from the other seven regions across the country. Each division winner will then compete in the Super Bowl against winners from Division III, NAIA and Junior College.