Rafael Jódar Playing at the Tiburon Challenger

TIBURON, California – Virginia men’s tennis sophomore Rafael Jódar is competing this week at the ATP Challenger in Tiburon, California.

Jódar opened the tournament with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 win against qualifier Andre Ilagan. He will take on the 3-seed, Jack Pinnington Jones in the Round of 16. Pinnington-Jones is ranked No. 178 in the world.

Jódar is 26-10 in ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour matches this year. He is ranked No. 306 in the latest ATP world rankings.