Down 0-3 in the final set... Dean takes 5-straight to not only avert imminent defeat, but take the edge in a battle of rally-masters! Fighting back to tie the match up at 3-all must have invigorated DR! Dean runs 10 unanswered points to lead 5-3, 30-love! Dean is only two points away from winning the match, when Doug energizes to take 5-straight points himself! Closing to 5-4, Doug serves to stay alive! DNR looks like he'll pull off a counter-comeback, but soon finds himself match-point down after a failed volley of a deep DR lob! Doug survives the match-point down when another DR lob lands centimeters long! Doug's reprieve is short lived, as he returns to his perilous status when a slam hits the net! Doug then goes for the right sideline, but misfires wide! DR defeats DNR 6-0,3-6,6-4.Tuesday, September 20, 2011
DR advances to Semifinals with late surge in the third!
Down 0-3 in the final set... Dean takes 5-straight to not only avert imminent defeat, but take the edge in a battle of rally-masters! Fighting back to tie the match up at 3-all must have invigorated DR! Dean runs 10 unanswered points to lead 5-3, 30-love! Dean is only two points away from winning the match, when Doug energizes to take 5-straight points himself! Closing to 5-4, Doug serves to stay alive! DNR looks like he'll pull off a counter-comeback, but soon finds himself match-point down after a failed volley of a deep DR lob! Doug survives the match-point down when another DR lob lands centimeters long! Doug's reprieve is short lived, as he returns to his perilous status when a slam hits the net! Doug then goes for the right sideline, but misfires wide! DR defeats DNR 6-0,3-6,6-4.