COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS (October 27, 2008) No. 2 seed Bruno Rosa notched two more impressive victories and secured a spot in the championship match Monday at the ITA South Central Regionals from the George P. Mitchell Tennis Center on the Texas A&M campus.
Rosa dispatched of Texas A&M’s Austin Krajicek 7-5, 6-1 in the quarterfinals before knocking off Texas Tech’s Raony Carvalho 6-4, 6-2 during the semis.
“Bruno has looked more like his usual self with his concentration and focus at this tournament,” assistant coach Efe Ustundag said. “He has been in-charge during each of his matches.”
The victories allowed Rosa to secure a spot at the ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships in Charlottsville, Va. from November 6-9.
The Brazilian squares off with Texas A&M’s Conor Pollack Tuesday at 11:30am in the championship match. The two met at Jake Hess Stadium last April and Rosa emerged with a 6-3, 6-2 triumph as the Owls defeated the Aggies, 4-3.
“I felt that I’ve been getting better with each match I’ve played at this tournament,” Rosa said. “I’m really happy with my results so far and have gone out in each match looking to play my game.”
Christoph Müller battled Texas A&M’s Wil Spencer in the quarterfinals before losing a hard-fought 7-6 (5), 7-5 decision.
Sam Garfoth-Bles won the consolation bracket by picking up a pair of victories in super tiebreakers over opponents from Baylor and Texas Tech, respectively.
Quarterfinals
(2) Bruno Rosa (Rice) def. (9) Austin Krajicek (Texas A&M) 7-5, 6-1
(9) Wil Spencer (Texas A&M) def. (5) Christoph Müller (Rice) 7-6 (5), 7-5
Semifinals
(2) Bruno Rosa (Rice) def. (9) Raony Carvalho (Texas Tech) 6-4, 6-2
Consolation
Sam Garfoth-Bles (Rice) def. Jurica Grubisic (Baylor) 6-4, 6-7, 1-0 (10-6)
Sam Garfoth-Bles (Rice) def. Christian Rojmar (Texas Tech) 5-7, 6-3, 1-0 (10-8)
Zach Nichols (TCU) def. Chong Wang (Rice) Walkover (injury)
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