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COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Eventually all good things must come to an end, unfortunately for the ETSU community and Buccaneer fans alike men's tennis senior Enrique Olivares' remarkable four-year career did just that Thursday as the No. 18-ranked captain fell to ninth-ranked Steven Moneke of Ohio State, 6-3, 6-3, during second-round play of the 2009 NCAA Singles Championship at the George Mitchell Tennis Center in College Station, Texas.

After both players held serve early, Moneke took control of a quick paced first set winning the first frame 6-3. Olivares bounced back early in set two matching the Buckeye senior through the first four games. However, just like the first set the two-time Big Ten First-Team member gained momentum with back-to-back games, cruising to the win with an identical 6-3 second set victory.

Overall, Olivares close out his career as not just one of the top men’s tennis players in program history, but as one of the most decorated student-athletes in the history of intercollegiate athletics at ETSU.

The second winningest player in school history wraps up his career with a remarkable 115 wins, including posting an Atlantic Sun Conference record-setting mark of 32-1(.969 winning percentage). A four-time A-Sun First-Team member and two-time A-Sun Player of the Year, became the highest ranked ITA preseason player in school and league history this past spring. A 2008 ITA All-American and three-time A-Sun Tournament MVP, led the Bucs to four straight A-Sun regular season titles and three consecutive NCAA tournament births.

A mainstay in the national rankings since arriving in the Tri-Cites, Olivares holds 14 career wins against nationally ITA ranked players and has been at his best in a number of national tournaments which include the 2008 Southern Intercollegiate, ITA National Indoors and ITA All-American Intercollegiate.

Olivares graduated this past May with a 3.44 grade point average in the B.B.A. honors program with an concentration in Corporate Finance and Investments. The 2007-08 ETSU Student-Athlete of the Year was a three-time A-Sun All-Academic Team member.