The Lewis-Clark State College tennis team has added a new recruit for the 2008 spring season with Oliver Stone Intwari Sindayigaya of Bujumbura, Burundi, Warrior tennis coach Kai Fong announced Friday. 

“Oliver has some impressive results academically and in the tennis circle in France,” Fong said. “From all accounts of his character references, he seems to be a very poised young man who will handle the challenges of our tennis program with success. He will add depth to the men's team which picked up four new players in the fall of 2007 (one each from Sweden, Turkey, France and Portland). Hopefully, it won't take him too long to assimilate the LCSC culture.” 

Sindayigaya, who will be a freshman, speaks five languages: Kirundi, Swahili, French, English, and Spanish. He attended the Academie Nouvel Courtois in Nimes, France during Oct. 2004-April 2006. His field of study will be either Computer Science or Pre-Med. 

Sindayigaya has an interview on Monday with the United States Embassy in Burundi and after that, he will make final arrangements for travel to Lewiston in time to start classes on Jan. 14 when the spring semester begins.