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Paval Advances at NCAAs

May 23, 2012 | Men's Tennis

By: Athletics Communications

May 23, 2012

 2012 NCAA Singles/Doubles Tennis Championships
 Location  Dan Magill Tennis Complex
 Live Scoring  Henry Feild Courts
 Internet  Championship Central

ATHENS, Ga. -- Costin Paval advanced to the second round of the 2012 NCAA Singles Championships after downing Georgia's Hernus Pieters at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Ga., on Wednesday.

Paval, the nation's 12th-ranked singles player, boasts a 16-3 record after taking down Pieters, ranked No. 60, in straight sets Wednesday. The Bucharest, Romania, native took the first set 6-3 and earned a 6-4 victory in the second to advance.

Paval, a junior from Romania, will face a familiar opponent in Texas Tech's No. 40-ranked Gonzalo Escobar in the second round Thursday. Escobar advanced after he upset Stanford's Ryan Thacher, ranked No. 29, in straight sets, 6-3, 7-6.

Doubles action begins tomorrow as Paval and freshman Dane Webb, ranked No. 10, will take on Penn State's Russell Bader and Jason Lee, ranked No. 27.

Wednesday's First Round Results
No. 12 Costin Paval (9-16), OKLAHOMA def. No. 60 Hernus Pieters, GEORGIA, 6-3, 6-4

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