MARCELO AREVALO CELEBRATES FRENCH OPEN VICTORY (AP PHOTO)
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Former TU Star Marcelo Arevalo Wins French Open Doubles Title
6/4/2022 4:14:00 PM | Men's Tennis
PARIS, France — Former University of Tulsa tennis standout Marcelo Arevalo (El Salvador) won his first Grand Slam event as he and teammate Jean-Julien Rojer (Netherlands) captured the French Open Doubles Championship with a three-set victory in the title match on Saturday.
After dropping the opening set 7-6 (4), the 12th-seeded Arevalo and Rojer rebounded to tie the match with a 7-6 (5) victory in the second set won the final set 6-3 over the team of Austin Krajicek (USA) and Ivan Dodig (Croatia) in the French Open Doubles Championship Match.
According to the International Tennis Federation, Arevalo is the first man from Central America to win a Grand Slam title.
Arevalo was a two-time letterwinner and all-conference performer for the Golden Hurricane. He was named C-USA Player of the Year and ITA Central Region Player to Watch as a sophomore. Arevalo compiled a career 29-14 singles mark and 30-11 doubles record during his tenure at Tulsa (2009-11).
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