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Sooners Undefeated on First Day of Tournament

Sooners Undefeated on First Day of Tournament

October 18, 2012 | Men's Tennis

By: Athletics Communications

Oct. 18, 2012

NORMAN, Okla. -- University of Oklahoma men's tennis players went undefeated on the first day of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Central Region Championships in Minneapolis, Minn., Thursday. 

Lawrence Formentera, Nick Papac, Leonard Stakhovsky and John Warden competed in the Round of 32 and Round of 16 today. 

In the round of 16, freshman Leonard Stakhovsky defeated Missouri Kansas City's Daniil Ivanov 6-2, 7-5. Senior Lawrence Formentera beat Nebraska's Scott Elsass 6-3, 6-1. Junior John Warden topped Drake's Ben Lott 6-4, 6-4. Redshirt sophomore Nick Papac defeated Wichita State's Tin Ostojic 6-2, 6-4.  

Earlier in the day, Stakhovsky beat Nebraska's Brandon Videtich 6-1, 6-3. Formentera defeated Saint Louis University's Miguel Flores 6-2, 6-0. Warden topped Nebraska's Ford Zitsch 6-3, 6-3. Papac beat Drake's Ryan Drake 6-2, 6-4. 

The team continues tournament play Friday, Oct. 19. 

In the main draw, Stakhovsky faces Nebraska's Dusty Boyer. Formentera plays Nebraska's Sebastian Forczyk. Warden faces Minnesota's Leandro Toledo. Papac plays Minnesota's Rok Bonin.

Guillermo Alcorta, Axel Alvarez Llamas, Costin Paval, Peerakit Siributwong and Dane Webb join tournament play Friday.

Paval starts singles action for the Sooners at 2:30 against Missouri Kansas City's Tomas Patino. Alvarez Llamas faces Arkansas's Manfred Jeske. Siributwong plays Oklahoma State's Chris Haworth. Webb faces Nebraska's Eric Sock. Alcorta closes out the day for the Sooners against Nebraska's Marc Hermann.

Four Sooner tandems will also compete in doubles.

Follow @OU_Tennis on Twitter and like "Oklahoma Men's Tennis" on Facebook for more information on the OU men's tennis program. 

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Guillermo Alcorta

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Axel Alvarez Llamas

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Nick Papac

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Costin Paval

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Peerakit Siributwong

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Leonard Stakhovsky

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Dane Webb

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