Aivaras Balžekas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Lithuanian tennis player
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Place of Birth: Šiauliai, Kovno Governorate, Lithuania
About Aivaras Balžekas
- Aivaras Balžekas (April 8, 1982 – October 10, 2005) was a Lithuanian professional tennis player and a member of the Lynn University's tennis team. Balzekas was a member of Lithuania Davis Cup team and earned a career high ATP singles ranking of world no.
- 926 in 2002.
- He played for one season at Lynn in Boca Raton, Florida, and 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.
- A Boca Raton man was sentenced to a year and one day in prison for the death of Balzekas.
- He pleaded guilty to driving drunk and killing Balzekas.
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