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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Monday, January 19
Atlanta, Ga.
8:00 AM
University of Oklahoma
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Columbia
January 19, 2015 | Men's Tennis
ATLANTA – Junior Axel Alvarez and senior Dane Webb capped off a winning weekend for the No. 2 Oklahoma men's tennis team by claiming the doubles championship at the 2015 MLK Invitational in Atlanta, Ga.
As the Sooners squared off with No. 16 Columbia on Monday, Alvarez and Webb, ranked 38th in the nation, stayed perfect for the tournament by virtue of their 7-6 (7-0) win over 10th-ranked Max Schnur and Ashok Narayana. Alvarez and Webb racked up a perfect 3-0 record to claim the title. In addition to Monday's top-10 win, the duo also topped the 16th-ranked duo of Ben Wagland and Paul Oosterbaan of Georgia on Sunday.
Playing in hidden dual format, the No. 2-ranked Sooners picked up a total of four wins on Monday, three in singles and two in doubles. While all play will count for players' individual records and rankings, the results will not count toward the teams' records.
“We finished strong this weekend with Dane and Axel beating a top-10 team today,” head coach John Roddick said. “Jose (Salazar) definitely showed improvement as the weekend went along.”
The Sooners' second win in doubles came courtesy of sophomores Alex Ghilea and Florin Gragusi. The duo held off Winston Lin and Mike Vermeer to win the match 6-4.
Sophomore Jose Salazar got things started for OU in singles. The Canary Island, Spain, native topped Eric Rubin in straight sets 6-2, 6-3 to pick up his second win of the weekend.
Bragusi claimed the next Sooner win. The sophomore defeated Shawn Hadavi 6-4, 7-5. Bragusi finished 2-1 for the weekend. He also beat Cole Fiegel of Georgia Tech in three sets on Saturday.
Webb, ranked 33rd, claimed the last victory of the day for Oklahoma. The senior dropped the first set of his match with Dragos Ignat 1-6 but rallied to take the next two 6-2, 6-3 and win the match. Webb finished 2-1 in singles. His other win came on Saturday against No. 49 Nathan Rakitt of Georgia Tech in straight sets.
Alvarez came up just short in his singles match with 22nd-ranked Winston Lin. Alvarez took set one 6-4, but dropped the next two 3-6, 4-6.
The doubles pair of Salazar and junior Austin Siegel dropped their doubles match with Richard Pham and Bert Vancura of Columbia 6-7 (0-7). Siegel also fell in singles, losing to Richard Pham 4-6, 4-6. Ghilea, ranked 50th, fell in singles as well. The sophomore lost to Max Schnur in straight sets 3-6, 4-6.
Next up for the Oklahoma is its home opener against Wichita State on Tuesday, Jan. 20, at 5 p.m. CT at the Headington Family Tennis Center. The Sooners have matched up with the Shockers for their last four home openers and swept each of those matches 7-0. Oklahoma has won its last six home openers dating back to 2009.
For more information on OU Men's Tennis, follow the team on Twitter at @OU_MTennis.
MLK Invitational Day 3 Results
DOUBLES
#38 Axel Alvarez Llamas/Dane Webb def. #10 Max Schnur/Ashok Narayana 7-6 (7-0)
Alex Ghilea/Florin Bragusi def. Winston Lin/Mike Vermeer 6-4
Richard Pham/Bert Vancura def. Jose Antonio Salazar/Austin Siegel 7-6 (7-3)
SINGLES
#22 Winston Lin def. #14 Axel Alvarez Llamas 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
#33 Dane Webb def. Dragos Ignat 1-6, 6-2, 6-3
Max Schnur def. #50 Alex Ghilea 6-3, 6-4
Jose Antonio Salazar def. Eric Rubin 6-2, 6-3
Florin Bragusi def. Shawn Hadavi 6-4, 7-5
Richard Pham def. Austin Siegel 6-4, 6-4
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