Semifinals Next for Paval and Webb

NCAA Semifinalists

Costin Paval

May 26, 2012

2012 NCAA Singles/Doubles Tennis Championships
Location	Dan Magill Tennis Complex
Live Scoring	Henry Feild Courts \| McWhorter Courts
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ATHENS, Ga. -- Costin Paval and Dane Webb improved to 18-3 on the year and will challenge Ohio State's Chase Buchanan and Blaz Rola in the semifinals of the NCAA Doubles Championships Sunday after the duo upset Stanford's Bradley Klahn and Ryan Thacher on Friday at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex on the University of Georgia campus.

The OU duo, ranked 10th-nationally, advanced to tomorrow's semifinals after edging Stanford's fourth-ranked tandem. Webb and Paval took the first set, 7-5, but narrowly dropped the second, 7-6(4). The Sooners stormed back to take the final set, 6-3.

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Webb, a freshman, and Paval, a junior, will challenge the Buckeye's Buchanan and Rola, the nation's top overall doubles team, tomorrow as they look to advance to the finals. The OSU tandem routed Kentucky's seventh-ranked Panav Jha and Eric Quigley, 6-3, 6-4, to earn a spot in the semifinals.

Saturday's Doubles Quarterfinals Results
No. 10 Costin Paval-Dane Webb, Oklahoma def. No. 4 Bradley Klahn-Ryan Thacher (4), Stanford, 7-5, 6-7(4), 6-3

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