Paval Advances at 2011 NCAA Championships

May 25, 2011

2011 NCAA Singles Tennis Championships (Second Round)
Date and Time	Thursday, May 26 at 3:30 CST
Location	Stanford, Calif. \| Taube Tennis Center
Tournament Info	NCAA Championship Central
Bracket	Singles
Live Stats	NCAA.com

STANFORD, Calif. - Costin Paval advanced to the second round of the 2011 NCAA Championships after downing Ohio State's Matt Allare, while Ionut Beleleu's Oklahoma career came to an end at the Taube Tennis Center in Stanford, Calif., on Wednesday.

Paval, the nation's 41st-ranked singles player, boasts an 18-6 record after taking down Allare, ranked No. 50, in straight sets Wednesday. The Bucharest, Romania, native took the first set 6-3 and earned a 7-5 victory in the second. Paval will face the nation's 14th-ranked singles player in Georgia Tech's Guillermo Gomez in the second round on Thursday at 3:30.

Guillermo advanced after he defeated Washington's Kyle McMorrow, ranked No. 49, in straight sets, 7-5, 6-4.

Beleleu, ranked No. 24, finished his 2011 campaign with a final record of 13-10 after falling to Virginia's 56th-ranked Jarmere Jenkins. Beleleu fell in the first set 6-2, but rallied to take the second 7-6. Jenkins proved too much in the third, winning it 6-4. The 2010 USTA/ITA Central Region Champion ends his collegiate career at OU having won 94 singles matches to only 45 losses.

Wednesday's Results
No. 41 Costin Paval (OKLAHOMA) def. No. 50 Matt Allare (OHIO STATE) 6-3, 7-5
No. 56 Jarmere Jenkins (VIRGINIA) def. No. 24 Ionut Beleleu (OKLAHOMA), 6-2, 6-7, 6-4

University of Oklahoma Athletics

Paval Advances at 2011 NCAA Championships

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