Rafael Jódar Advances to the Semifinals of the Lincoln Challenger

LINCOLN, Nebraska – Virginia men’s tennis sophomore Rafael Jódar is competing this week at the ATP Challenger in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Jódar opened the tournament with a 6-3, 7-5 win against Cannon Kingsley in the opening round and a 6-4, 6-1 win against Max Wiskandt in the Round of 16. On Friday, he took down the tournament’s top seed, No. 112 Brandon Holt 6-0, 7-5 to advance to Saturday’s semifinal.

He will face No. 169 Patrick Kypson in the semis. Kypson is the four-seed in the draw.

This was the seventh time Jódar has made an ATP Challenger semifinal and his ninth time in the quarterfinals.

Jódar is 31-11 in ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour matches this year. He is ranked No. 283 in the latest ATP world rankings.