Former Sooner moves on in Paris

PARIS (AP) _ Former University of Oklahoma tennis star Anda Perianu is playing in a second-round match today at the French Open. <br/><br/>By making it through qualifying at Roland Garros, Perianu became

Wednesday, May 31st 2006, 10:27 am

By: News On 6

PARIS (AP) _ Former University of Oklahoma tennis star Anda Perianu is playing in a second-round match today at the French Open.

By making it through qualifying at Roland Garros, Perianu became the first OU tennis player to reach the main draw in a professional tennis major.

In an upset Monday, the Romanian native defeated Number 28 seed Lucie Safarova to earn a spot in the second round.

Perianu is ranked 177th in the world.