ATLANTA, Ga. – The Florida A&M University Men's tennis team won the 2010 HBCU National Championship at the South Fulton Tennis Center on Sept. 25.  The Rattlers swept all three singles flights as well as both flights of the doubles competition.

Levan Clark won the men's flight "A" singles title, Chidi Gabriel won flight "B" and Temuera Asafu-adjaye won flight "C."

In the doubles, the duo of Chidi Gabriel and reigning MEAC Rookie of the Year Takura Happy, defeated Sean Richardson and Steffan Giles-Osborn of Xavier University, to win the "A" flight.  Maurice Wamukowa and Temuera Asafu-adjaye took the "B" flight by defeating FAMU teammates Fabrice Myrtil and Marc Atkinson in the finals.

Scores were as follows.

Men's Singles Flight-A
Winner (FAMU) Levan Clark

Round 1 def Dwayne White (FVSU) 3-6,7-5,10-8
Round 2 def Yanick Hawkins (Alcorn) 6-2,6-1
Quarter-final def Marc Misanovic (B-CU) 6-3,6-1
Semi-Final def Michael Moore (FAMU) 6-2,6-3
Finals def. Gallert Varga (Hampton) 7-6,6-4

Men's Flight B
Winner: (FAMU) Chidi Gabriel

Round 1 def. Eduardo Luque (Ark- Pine Bluff) 6-2, 3-6, 10-5
Round 2 def. Edson Alves (Hampton) 6-3,6-3
Semi-final def. Jung-ho Oh (Hampton) 6-3,6-4
Finals Amir Rahbar (Xavier) 6-1,3-6, 6-0

Men's Flight C
Winner: (FAMU) Temuera Asafu-adjaye

Round 1 def Jeff Smallwood (B-CU) 6-0,6-3
Round 2 def Jorge Villacis (Ark-Pine Bluff) 6-0,6-1
Semi-finals def Jonathan Aubrey (6-1, 6-0)
Finals Tato Bonadonna (Ark-Pine Bluff) 6-3,6-1


Men's Double Flight-A
Winners (FAMU) Chidi Gabriel/Takura Happy

Round 1 def. Dewayne Dixon/Nate Snickler (Morehouse) 8-1
Round 2 def. Kip Jackson/Yanick Hawkins (Alcorn) 8-6
semi-final def. Emil Vassilev/Marc Misanovic (B-CU) Won by default
Finals def. Sean Richardson/Steffan Giles-Osborn (Xavier) 9-8

Men's Double Flight-B
Winners (FAMU) Maurice Wamukowa/Temuera Asafu-adjaye
Round 1 def. Caz Tankersley/James Pressley (Prarie View/Morehouse) 8-0
Round 2 def Brandon Pringle/Drew Belk ( Fort Valley St)
Semi-final  def Alejandro Espitia/Andres Perez (North Carolina Central) 9-8
Finals def. Fabrice Myrtil/Marc Atkinson  (FAMU) 8-4