Melero and Chavez were the highlight of the week in doubles. The pair opened with a win over the No. 1 seeds from Ohio State after dropping the first set, then advanced past Texas A&M in the quarterfinals. They topped the No. 4 seeds from Texas in the semifinals to punch their ticket to the NCAA Championships.
In singles, Chavez won two rounds of the main draw before falling to Texas’ second-seeded Oliver Ojakaar in the quarterfinals. He reached the semifinals, where he lost to Ohio State’s Alex Okonkwo in three sets. Harazaki dropped his opening match to Okonkwo but won two rounds in the consolation bracket before falling in the consolation semifinals. Melero lost his opening match and reached the consolation quarterfinals.
UP NEXT
The Sooners return to action Nov. 9-15 at the Naples 15K in Naples, Fla., and the Knoxville Challenger in Knoxville, Tenn.
NCAA SINGLES AND DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIPS
OU has three qualifiers for the NCAA Men’s Singles and Doubles Championships, which will be held Nov. 17-22 in Athens, Ga. Luciano Ambrogi and Johan Rodriguez will compete in the singles championship and Melero/Chavez will compete for a doubles national title.
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RESULTS
Alejandro Melero/Tito Chavez
Doubles round of 16: Melero/Chavez def. Denis Petak/Preston Stearns [1], 6-7(5), 7-6(0), 10-8
Doubles quarterfinals: Melero/Chavez def. Lathan Skrobarcek/Alexander Frusina, 6-4, 7-6(4)
Doubles semifinals: Melero/Chavez def. Mariano Dedura-Palomero/Abel Forger [4], 6-4, 6-2
Doubles final: Was not played
Asahi Harazaki
Singles round of 32: Alex Okonkwo def. Harazaki [8], 7-5, 6-4
Consolation round of 16: Harazaki [8] def. Calvin Baierl, 6-3, 7-6(5)
Consolation quarterfinals: Harazaki [8] def. Ferdinand Kloesters, 6-3, 6-0
Consolation semifinals: Jeremy Zhang def. Harazaki [8], 7-5, 6-4
Alejandro Melero
Singles round of 32: Kyran Magimay def. Melero, 3-6, 7-5, 7-5
Consolation quarterfinals: Melero def. Kriish Tyagi, 6-4, 6-3
Tito Chavez
Singles round of 32: Chavez def. Naoto Tomizawa, 7-5, 6-1
Singles round of 16: Chavez def. Maximus Dussault, 6-7(4), 7-5, 6-3
Singles quarterfinals: Oliver Ojakaar [2] def. Chavez, 7-6(4), 6-1
Singles semifinals: Alex Okonkwo def. Chavez, 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-4
