Final February, the TCU males’s tennis staff received the ITA Indoor Nationwide Championship in Seattle, the primary championship in program historical past. Most of the similar gamers on that championship staff have returned. The staff hopes to defend its Natty subsequent month in Urbana, Illinois. TCU opened the 2023 season final week with decisive wins over Abilene Christian, SMU, and Tulsa to start that journey to Urbana.
The Horned Frogs are presently ranked No. 3 within the nation and have been predicted to win the Huge 12 Convention as soon as once more this season.
The Horned Frogs returned to the purple courts on the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Middle to host ACU on Saturday, January 14, and received that double 6-1. Then on Monday, January 16, the Frogs hosted their Metroplex rival SMU and received that double 5-0. They then traveled to Tulsa on Sunday, January 22, and obtained their first highway win of the season, defeating the Golden Hurricanes 6-1.
With these three wins, TCU prolonged its indoor successful streak to fifteen matches, courting again to final season. It is the longest indoor successful streak in program historical past.
Listed below are the highlights of these three duals:
TCU 6 vs. Abilene Christian 1 – January 14
TCU cruised previous ACU to comfortably get their first win of the season in entrance of a house crowd on January 14. The Horned Frogs moved to 41-9 all-time in season-openers and 11-2 beneath head coach David Roditi. Roditi has but to drop a house opener since assuming this system helm in 2010.
“Tennis season has formally began. We obtained our first win in the present day. The blokes performed very properly. We beat ACU right here at dwelling on our indoor courts. It is nice to see Sebastian Gorzny make his debut as a freshman, Luke Swan made his debut and obtained a win in doubles, and likewise our [assistant] coach, Nick Chappell – a historic Horned Frog right here at TCU – nice to see him make his debut as properly. We’re excited. We received, and now we get SMU. We beloved what we noticed in the present day. A bunch of different sports activities got here out and supported us. The neighborhood got here out, and that is all the time nice. It’ll be a battle prefer it all the time is towards SMU. Go Frogs.”
–TCU Males’s Tennis Head Coach David Roditi
Doubles Play – TCU wins the purpose
Sebastian Gorznya freshman from Fountain Valley, California, made his collegiate debut partnering with Peter Lives on the No. 2 spot. They cruised to a 6-1 set. The doubles level was secured on the No. 3 spot, with Luc Fomba and Luke Swan successful their set 6-4. Swan is a sophomore switch from Wichita, Kansas, by the use of Bristol, England. Sander Jong and Lui Maxted performed on the No. 1 spot. Their set was unfinished.
Singles Play – TCU received 5-1
- Fomba, at No. 2, received 6-3, 6-2 to offer the Frogs their first singles level. Fomba, the No. 28 ITA singles participant, prolonged his profession singles report to 71-26.
- Jong, taking part in his first singles match at No. 1, received 6-3, 6-4.
- Maxted, taking part in at No. 3, secured the twin victory with a 6-4, 7-6 win.
- Gorzny, the 2022 Wimbledon Junior Doubles Champion, received his first singles match in three units, 6-0, 6-7, 6-4.
- Enjoying at No. 5, Vives received 6-2, 6-4.
- Swan was the one Horned Frog to not win his singles match, shedding in a 10-point pro-set, 2-8.
TCU 5 vs. SMU 0 – January 16
The successful streak continues. TCU prolonged the streak over SMU to 14 consecutive matches, courting again to 2006. And the Frogs did it in a powerful shutout. The tennis model of that Iron Skillet definitely should like Fort Value delicacies!
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Doubles Play – TCU wins the purpose
Jong and Maxted, on the No. 1 spot, began sturdy with three aces by Jong to win the primary recreation. They received their set 6-2. The pair, ranked because the No. 4 ITA doubles staff within the nation, at the moment are 32-8 when paired collectively. The No. 2 doubles pairing featured the return of Jake Fearnley, who sat out the opening twin with an damage, paired with Fomba. The duo received their set 6-4, clinching the purpose for the Frogs.
Singles Play – TCU received 4-0
- Fomba, taking part in on the No. 2 spot, completed first, successful his match 6-4, 6-3.
- Maxted, taking part in on the No. 4 spot, secured the following level with a 6-3, 7-5 match.
- Jong, taking part in on the No. 1 spot, received the twin, placing TCU up 4-0 with a straight-set 6-4, 6-4 win.
- Vives, taking part in on the No. 5 spot, added yet another level to the whole with a 6-3, 6-3 win in his match.
- Tomas Jirousek didn’t play within the opening twin and made his season debut on the No. 3 spot. He notched a comeback efficiency when he fell behind 5-2 within the first set, finally successful the set 7-6 within the tiebreaker.
TCU 6 at Tulsa 1 – January 22
The Horned Frogs hit the highway this previous weekend for the primary time this season. They defeated Tulsa 6-1. TCU is now 9-4 all-time towards Tulsa. And the Frogs have now began 3-0 for the third time within the final 4 seasons.
Doubles Play – TCU wins the purpose
Fomba and Fearnley, taking part in at No. 2, received 4 straight video games and had no downside successful their set 6-1. This duo is now 20-5 during the last two seasons. TCU secured the doubles level with a 6-3 win at No. 3 by Gorzny and Vives.
Singles Play – TCU received 5-1
- TCU claimed 5 of the six opening units and 10-of-12 total.
- Maxted was the primary to win his match and did so in dominating style on the No. 4 spot. He received 6-1, 6-2.
- Fomba was subsequent successful his set 6-3, 6-3 on the No. 3 spot.
- Fearnley, in his 2023 singles debut, clinched the match for the Frogs with a 6-4, 7-5 win on the No. 2 spot after being behind in each units.
- Gorzny obtained his first collegiate shutout, successful 7-6 (7-0), 6-2 on the No. 6 spot.
- Regardless that the match was determined, Jong performed out his set, successful 6-4, 7-5.
- Vives was the one Horned Frog to lose a match towards Tulsa, happening 4-6, 3-6 on the No. 5 spot.
Subsequent up: The Horned Frogs return dwelling to the indoor Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Middle to take part within the 14th annual ITA Kickoff Weekend on Jan. 28-29. TCU begins the two-day affair vs. Gonzaga at 2 pm on Jan. 28 and can play both Texas Tech or Utah on Jan. 29, relying on day one outcomes.
TCU is one in every of 60 applications collaborating in ITA Kickoff Weekend and one in every of 15 host colleges. Host websites are predetermined primarily based on 2022 year-end ITA staff rankings. The remaining 45 groups engaged in a kickoff weekend draft in June. The draft grants head coaches the chance to pick out which host web site their program travels to. Draft order is set primarily based on year-end end, starting with the No. 16 ranked staff.
Utah is the No. 2 seed in TCU’s quadrant. Texas Tech would be the No. 3 seed, adopted by Gonzaga at No. 4.
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