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He was a doubles All-American in three of those years and with regular partner Royce Deppe finished National Collegiate Athletic Association doubles runners-up in 1985, to Kelly Jones and Carlos di Laura.
He was a doubles All-American in three of those years and with regular partner Royce Deppe finished National Collegiate Athletic Association doubles runners-up in 1985, to Kelly Jones and Carlos di Laura.
A doubles specialist, Beckman went to the University of Texas and played collegiate tennis for four years. Beckman made Grand Slam appearances in the men"s doubles 16 times and mixed doubles nine times. He didn"t miss a Grand Slam event from the 1989 United States Open to the 1992 United States Open.
The American made the third round at three Grand Slam tournaments, the 1989 United States Open (with Shelby Cannon), the 1991 United States Open (with Sven Salumaa) and the 1992 French Open (with Clare Wood).
The pair were defeated in the final by Kelly Evernden and Todd Witsken. Doubles: (4).