FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.- The All-French Arkansas doubles team of Alex Reco and Nico Rousset secured a spot in the semifinals of the ITF World Tour 15K in Fayetteville Thursday afternoon. The Razorbacks defeated Finn Bass and Tadeas Paroulek, 7-6, 7-6.
With the win, Arkansas has now made the semifinals in the doubles bracket of its home tournament for the second straight year. Reco fell to second seed Paul Jubb in singles action Thursday, pushing the former Wimbledon qualifier to three sets, falling 4-6, 6-3, 3-6 in a tight contest. He looks to keep his chances of a title alive with a win in doubles Friday.
Reco and Rousset will take on the top-seeded team of Toby Kodat and Mark Whitehouse in the semifinals Friday.
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