BOCA RATON, Fla. – Lynn University’s Robin Calais has been honored by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) as its 2020 South Region Most Improved Senior.
Calais enjoyed a standout senior season on the court, posting a 6-2 singles and 4-2 doubles record to help lead the 10th-ranked Fighting Knights to a 9-1 overall record. For his career, he finishes with a 21-4 singles record, which included many critical ‘clinching’ points for his team.
The Basel, Switzerland native is the first Fighting Knight men’s tennis player to receive this award; the program’s seventh-overall regional player accolade. Most recently, Lucca Baptista earned the ITA’s South Region Player to Watch in 2019.
All regional award winners, including Calais, will now be pushed forward for a vote on the ITA National Awards. The national winners of the awards will be announced next Tuesday, May 26 at 11 a.m. ET during a special virtual awards ceremony. The awards ceremony can be viewed on the ITA’s Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube.
About the Fighting Knights
Lynn University’s 19 intercollegiate teams are home to over 300 student athletes. Lynn is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II institution, and winner of 25 national championships and 45 Sunshine State Conference titles. Representing spirit, service and strength, the Fighting Knights are a model athletics department of higher education through competition and academic excellence. For more information, visit: lynnfightingknights.com.
