Former Tulsa Tennis Star Marcelo Arvelo Advances to Australian Open Doubles Quarterfinals

MELBOURNE, Australia –– Former Tulsa Golden Hurricane tennis star Marcelo Arvelo (2009-11) and his doubles partner Matwe Middelkoop advanced to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open.

Arvelo, ranked 52^nd in the World for doubles, and Middelkoop won three matches to make it to the quarterfinal round where the duo fell 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday to Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares.

In the first and third rounds, Arvelo/Middelkoop fell behind one set by identical 7-6 scores. In the opening round, the tandem defeated Marcelo Demoliner and Santiago Gonzalez 7-6, 6-3 after falling behind after losing the first set.

Arvelo/Middelkoop defeated Miomir Kecmanovic and Casper Rudd in straight sets 6-3 and 6-1 in the second round and then after dropping the first set of the third round (7-6) against Alexander Bublik and Andrey Golubev came back and claimed 7-6, 6-3 wins to close out the match and advance to the quarterfinals.

Before turning professional, Arvelo played two seasons at Tulsa where he compiled an overall 33-16 record. He was named the Conference USA Player of the Year and the ITA Region Player to Watch as a sophomore in the 2010-11 campaign. Arevalo was also the C-USA Freshman of the Year and earned first team all-conference honors during his collegiate career.

AUSTRALIAN OPEN DOUBLES
1st Round: Marcelo Arvelo/Matwe Middelkoop def. Marcelo Demoliner/Santiago Gonzalez, 6-7, 7-6, 6-3
2nd Round: Marcelo Arvelo/Matwe Middelkoop def. Miomir Kecmanovic/Casper Rudd, 6-3, 6-1
3rd Round: Marcelo Arvelo/Matwe Middelkoop def. Alexander Bublik/Andrey Golubev, 6-7, 7-6, 6-3
Quarterfinal Round: Jamie Murray/Bruno Soares def. Marcelo Arvelo/Matwe Middelkoop, 6-3, 6-4

Former Tulsa Tennis Star Marcelo Arvelo Advances to Australian Open Doubles Quarterfinals

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