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University of California.
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Fred Hagist
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A doctor aided him in the locker room, but Hagist was forced to retire. To this day, he is the only male player ever to retire in a singles final in Cincinnati"s century-old tournament. Hagist played collegiate tennis at the University of California from 1951 to 1953.
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At the 1952 Tri-State Tennis Tournament, Hagist upset top-seeded and National Collegiate Athletic Association singles champion Hugh Stewart to reach the singles final against Noel Brown. In that best-of-five-sets final, Hagist lost the first set, won the second and was down 0–2 in the third set when he strained a muscle on his right side.
