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Raphael Pfister Advances to Semifinals in Midland
September 17, 2011 | Men's Tennis
Raphael Pfister advanced to the semifinals in Midland.
September 17, 2011
MIDLAND, Texas - Texas Tech's Raphael Pfister advanced to the semifinals of the men's singles draw at the Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational on Saturday.
Pfister started the day with a tough third round win over Rice's Justin To. After To took the first set 6-4, Pfister answered with a 6-4 second set win, that resulted in a 10-7 super tiebreaker victory to settle the match.
Pfister followed up the win with another three-set victory over Texas' Alex Hilliard in the quarterfinals. After dropping the first set, 6-2, Pfister battled back again, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) for the win.
In other action, Rafael Garcia, dropped his third round match to Maryland's Vlad Stefan, 6-4, 2-6, 10-7.
"I saw some good things from both (Garcia and Pfister) today," said Siegel "They competed hard and worked today. I think the conditioning has paid off.
"Pfister hasn't played his best tennis yet, but he has found ways to win. I like the way he is battling."
Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational
Third Round
Raphael Pfister, Texas Tech, def. Justin To, Rice, 6-4, 4-6, 10-7
Vlad Stefan, Maryland, def. Rafael Garcia, Texas Tech, 6-4, 2-6, 10-7
Quarterfinals
Raphael Pfister, Texas Tech, def. Alex Hilliard, Texas, 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
Semifinals (Sunday)
Raphael Pfister, Texas Tech, vs. Daniel Whitehead, Texas, 9 a.m.
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