Campbell University rising sophomore Mikko Lehtovuori capped his summer break this week by winning the Finnish U21 Match Play Championship at Golf Pirkkala in Tampere, Finland.

A native of Lahti, Finland, Lehtovuori tied for first place in the 18-hole qualifier at even-par 72.  He then won four matches to secure one of the top two events in his country in the U21 age group.

Lehtovuori defeated Tommi Vaherla 2-and-1 in the first round for what proved to be his closest match.  He then knocked off Matias Hynonen and Joonas Lehtola by identical 4-and-2 scores in the quarters and semifinals.

A 6-and-4 win over Sami Varelius earned the trophy for Lehtovuori, who is a former member of the Finnish junior national team and the Slovak U18 champion.

As a freshman at Campbell in 2012-13, Lehtovuori played in all 11 events and registered three top-20 individual finishes.  He recorded a 76.5 stroke average over 31 rounds.

His best performance of the year came at the Keith Hills Invitational, where he tied for 9th (73-76-69—218), shooting a collegiate-low 69 (-2) in the final round.  Lehtovuori also earned a place on the Big South Conference presidential honor roll.