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Florida junior Alexandre Lacroix reaches for a ball during the third day of the Gator Invitational on Sunday at the Ring Tennis Complex. / Gator Country photo by Casey Brooke Lawson

Junior Alexandre Lacroix claimed a share of the singles title and teamed with senior Antoine Benneteau to win the doubles crown on Sunday as the University of Florida men’s tennis team wrapped up the 2009 Gator Invitational at the Ring Tennis Complex.

Lacroix earned 18 points in the tournament after winning three singles matches in flight one play, including a 6-0, 6-2 win over Miami’s David Simon on Sunday. Lacroix dropped only five games through six sets over the weekend. Mississippi State’s Artem Ilyushin also earned 18 points with three singles victories, finishing with a 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (10-5) win over South Florida’s Wael Kilani this morning.

The tandem of Lacroix and Benneteau were solid all weekend, earning a 6-3 win over Miami’s Keith Crowley and Waylon Chin on the final day. The Florida duo was the only doubles team to win three matches in the tournament in any flight.

Also on Sunday, senior Daniel Cash earned a 6-2, 6-1 win over South Florida’s Alex Pukal in flight five singles. Freshman William Federhofer and junior Eric Corace won their second doubles match of the weekend with a 6-3 victory over Miami’s Carl Sundberg and David Simon.

Photo Gallery: Men’s Tennis, Gator Invitational, 9/27/09 (click here to view gallery)

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Casey Brooke Lawson

Casey Brooke Lawson earned a B.S. in journalism from the University of Florida in December 2008. Lawson was born in Sarasota, Fla., but now still resides in Gainesville, Fla. Lawson picked up her first camera before she could walk, and now, 24 years later, she has made a career of her first love. She has been working as a photojournalist for eight years. She began at her high school, Sarasota High School, interned with the Gainesville Sun, Sarasota Herald Tribune, The Independent Florida Alligator and Sports Illustrated. Now, Lawson is a regularly contributing photojournalist for Gator Country. Trained in sports photography by Gator Country's own Tim Casey, sports photojournalism has become one of Lawson's favorite parts of her job.

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