MEN’S TENNIS: Paul Oosterbaan in Semifinals of Cajun Classic

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MEN’S TENNIS: Paul Oosterbaan in Semifinals of Cajun Classic

Georgia’s Paul Oosterbaan during the 48th annual Southern Intercollegiate Championships at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Ga., on Friday, Sept. 11, 2015. (Photo by Steven Colquitt)
[su_spacer size=”20″] Georgia sophomore Paul Oosterbaan advanced to the semifinals of the Cajun Classic with a 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 win over Ole Miss’ 44th-ranked Stefan Lindmark on Friday.
[su_spacer size=”40″] Oosterbaan will take on LSU’s Jordan Daigle Saturday at 1 p.m. ET for a spot in the final, which is slated for Sunday at 1 p.m.
[su_spacer size=”40″] “I’m proud of Paul and his play in singles today,” said head coach Manuel Diaz. “He had a great first set and his opponent really fought hard and won the second set, but Paul did a great job of keeping his composure, and he shifted gears and played a great third set. He showed a lot of maturity.”
[su_spacer size=”40″] In other singles action, freshman Emil Reinberg won a consolation match against Boris Arias of LSU 6-1, 6-1, while Walker Duncan was edged by Oklahoma’s Spencer Papa 6-4, 5-7, 7-6, and Nick Wood fell to LSU’s Simon Freund 6-4, 7-5.
[su_spacer size=”40″] “Emil was very impressive in his win today, and Walker had a close match against Spencer Papa,” Diaz said. “I’m really proud of our freshmen. They are making tremendous progress.”
[su_spacer size=”40″] In doubles, Reinberg and Wood won their opening round match against Oklahoma’s Alex Ghilea and Papa 6-7(3), 6-2, 10-8, then fell in the quarterfinals to Ole Miss’ No. 1 team of Lindmark and Filip Kraljevic, 7-6, 6-4. Duncan and Oosterbaan lost in the first round to UL-Lafayette’s Coleman Wahlborg and Edgar Lopez, 6-2, 6-2.
[su_spacer size=”40″] “I thought that overall we played well in doubles,” Diaz said. “Nick and Emil had a terrific first match, defeating a high-quality doubles team. Overall it was a good day today, and hopefully we can continue to make progress tomorrow.”
[su_spacer size=”40″] Saturday’s semifinals are slated to begin at 1 p.m. ET.
[su_spacer size=”40″] Singles Quarterfinals
Paul Oosterbaan (UGA) def. Stefan Lindmark (Ole Miss) 6-4, 6-7, 6-3
[su_spacer size=”40″] Singles Consolation
Spencer Papa (Okla) def. Walker Duncan (UGA) 6-4, 5-7, 7-6
Emil Reinberg (UGA) def. Borias Arias (LSU), 6-1, 6-1
Simon Freund (LSU) def. Nick Wood (UGA), 6-4, 7-5
[su_spacer size=”40″] Doubles Round of 16
Emil Reinberg/Nick Wood (UGA) def. Alex Ghilea/Spencer Papa (Okla.), 6-7(3), 6-2, 10-8
Coleman Wahlborg/Edgar Lopez (ULL) def. Walker Duncan/Paul Oosterbaan (UGA), 6-2, 6-2
[su_spacer size=”40″] Doubles Quarterfinals
Stefan Lindmark/FilipKraljevic (Ole Miss) def. Emil Reinberg/Nick Wood (UGA) 7-6, 6-4
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