University of Oklahoma Athletics

Beleleu Set for UVa Invitational Finals

Beleleu and Paval Fall in Quarterfinals

October 08, 2010 | Men's Tennis

By: Athletics Communications

Oct. 8, 2010

TULSA, Okla. – Oklahoma's Ionut Beleleu and Costin Paval advanced to the quarterfinals of the D'Novo/ITA All-American Doubles Tennis Championships Friday, after defeating USC's ninth-ranked doubles tandem. In quarterfinal action, Friday, the OU duo fell to the nations No. 1 ranked doubles team from Duke.

Beleleu and Paval, ranked No. 18 nationally, opened play Thursday with an upset win over USC's ninth-ranked Steve Johnson and Daniel Nguyen, 9-7. The victory marks the duo's biggest win to date.

In the quarterfinals, the Sooner duo found themselves pitted against the No. 1 ranked doubles tandem, in Duke's Reid Carleton and Henrique Cunha. In the end, the Blue Devils proved to be too much for the Sooners, as they dropped the match, 8-3.

Oklahoma has concluded play at the All-American Championships and will begin play at the 2010 Hill Country Classic in Austin, Texas, Oct. 9-17.

 

  All American: Doubles Main Draw Results 
Ionut Beleleu/Costin Paval (OU) def. Steve Johnson/Daniel Nguyen (USC), 9-7
Reid Carleton/Daniel Nguyen (Duke) def. Beleleu/Paval (OU), 8-3 

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