Men's Tennis
- Title:
- Head Coach
- Email:
- d.roditi@tcu.edu
- Phone:
- (817) 257-7039
| DAVID RODITI TCU (2010-25) |
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| Career record (15 seasons) |
305-107 (.740) |
| Career Conference record | 7-4 (MWC) 50-15 (Big 12) |
| Big 12 regular season titles | 6 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2025 |
| Big 12 tournament titles |
3 2016, 2017, 2023 |
| Big 12 Coach of the Year accolades | 6 2015-2017, 2022-2023, 2025 |
| NCAA Tournament Appearances |
12 2013 (1R) 2015 (SF) 2016 (R16) 2017 (QF) 2018 (R16) 2019 (QF) 2021 (QF) 2022 (QF) 2023 (SF) 2024 (CHAMP) 2025 (F) |
| NCAA Championships | 1 2024 |
| NCAA Tournament Record | 35-11 |
| National Indoor Championships | 2 2022, 2023 |
| National Indoor Appearances | 9 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| National Indoor Record | 21-10 |
| Record vs. ranked | 205-100 (.67) |
| Home Record | 177-36 (.830) |
| Top-10 Finishes | 11 2015 (4) 2016 (3) 2017 (8) 2018 (9) 2019 (10) 2020 (7) 2021 (5) 2022 (3) 2023 (4) 2024 (1) 2025 (2) |
| All-Americans | 11 Cameron Norrie Alex Rybakov Jerry Lopez Reese Stalder Guillermo Nunez Luc Fomba Jake Fearnley Jack Pinnington Pedro Vives Sebastian Gorzny Lui Maxted |
David Roditi, a three-time national champion coach and one of the great players in the history of TCU men's tennis, was named the program's fifth head coach on Sept. 7, 2010. Roditi led TCU to its first NCAA Championship in 2024 and guided the Horned Frogs to consecutive ITA Indoor National Championships in 2022 and 2023, signifying the program's first-ever team national titles. A three-time All-American who lettered from 1993 through 1996, he still holds the school record for combined career victories (250).
Roditi completed his 15th season at the helm of his alma mater in 2025. Ahead of the 2026 campaign, Roditi is one of only two active D1 head coaches who has won both an ITA Indoor National Championship and NCAA Championship and also coached an NCAA individual champion. He joined Dutch Meyer (Football, 1935, 1938) as one of only two TCU graduates to coach his alma matter to an NCAA Championship following the program's breakthrough in 2024. He is also one of two active TCU head coaches with multiple national titles under his belt.
Originally from San Clemente, Calif., by way of Mexico City, Roditi has steadily manifested TCU into a national power upon returning to Fort Worth. A top-50 program when he was hired, TCU is now one of only two programs across the D1 ranks to have won a national title in three consecutive seasons over the last 15 years. TCU is also the only program nationwide that has claimed back-to-back Indoor National Championships in the last 15 years. The Horned Frogs became one of just three programs in the history of college tennis to reach four consecutive Indoor Nationals finals in 2025 and the only team in the past decade to achieve the feat.
Under Roditi's direction, TCU has finished in the top-10 of the ITA team rankings for 11 straight seasons, a streak unmatched by any Division I program. Roditi has staked TCU to seven final ITA top-five rankings, including an active streak of five straight (2021-present) and the program's first-ever end-of-season No. 1 ranking in 2024. TCU has additionally boasted a top-10 ITA team ranking in 65 consecutive polls dating back to March 10, 2020. Ahead of the 2026 season, the Horned Frogs are the only team nationwide to have maintained a top-five ranking for three continuous years, having maintained top-five marks for the entirety of the 2023, 2024 and 2025 campaigns. With Roditi at the helm, the Horned Frogs have advanced to the final site of the NCAA Championships in an nation-leading 10 straight seasons since 2015 and reached the NCAA quarterfinals eight times in the last 10 years. No program has earned more Elite Eight berths than TCU in that span.
Roditi earned his record-setting sixth Big 12 Coach of the Year citation in 2025 after leading TCU to a 27-4 overall record and pair of national runner-up finishes at the ITA Indoor National Championships and NCAA Championships. His six selections are the most received by any Big 12 head coach since the conference’s inception in 1997. In addition to ranking first on the Big 12 record book in career Big 12 Coach of the Year accolades, Roditi is the only head coach to win the award five times in an eight-year period.
One of his most significant accomplishments has been the atmosphere that he has inspired at outdoor home matches. The Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center has become one of the toughest places to play in the nation for opponents. Over 1,000 fans have flooded the tennis center with regularity in his tenure, leading to a remarkable 177-36 (.830) home record, including a 137-12 (.919) record since the 2015 season. The Horned Frogs have won 86 home matches against ranked opponents in the last decade, with eight of the 12 losses coming against opponents featured in the top-10 of the ITA team rankings. TCU finished unbeaten on the purple courts for the first time ever in consecutive seasons in 2024 and 2025. Roditi and the Horned Frogs will carry the longest home winning streak in the country into the 2026 season at 35 matches.
Roditi has ushered 11 All-Americans through his program, including five-time All-American Luc Fomba (2021-23), four-time honoree Jake Fearnley (2022-24), and a trio of three-time selections in Cameron Norrie (2015-17), Alex Rybakov (2017-19) and Pedro Vives (2024-25). The 2017 and 2024 squads tied a program record with four All-American selections. Norrie, Rybakov, Jerry Lopez and Reese Stadler received All-American status in 2017 while Fearnley, Jack Pinnington, Sebastian Gorzny and Pedro Vives brought in a quartet of credentials in 2024. The only other TCU team to produce four All-Americans was Roditi’s own 1996 squad in which he, Paul Robinson, Ashley Fisher and Jason Weir-Smith earned the accolade. Guillermo Nuñez became the fifth All-American in Roditi’s tenure after the 2018 season. Roditi mentored three All-American honorees in 2022; Fomba, Fearnley and Juan Carlos Aguilar. The 2023 season saw Fomba and Fearnley repeat as doubles All-Americans after attaining the No. 2 overall seed in the NCAA Doubles Championships. In 2024, Fearnley and Pinnington received All-American accolades in singles while Gorzny and Vives got the nod in doubles upon receiving seeded positioning in the Individual Championships. The 2025 season was significant in that Roditi's Horned Frogs were the lone D1 program with three ITA singles All-Americans; Pinnington, Vives and Lui Maxted, who became the 34th All-American in program history. Vives and Maxted were also awarded the status in doubles.
Roditi produced TCU's first NCAA Individual Champions in 44 years in 2025, as he coached Maxted and Vives to the NCAA Doubles title. They became only TCU's second NCAA Individual Champions, joining 1981 doubles medalists David Pate and Karl Richter.
With Roditi leading the charge, TCU has claimed six of the last 10 Big 12 Conference regular season championships, including the undisputed 2025 crown. The Horned Frogs won three straight titles from 2016-18 and topped the conference consecutively in 2021 and 2022. Roditi added to TCU's Big 12 trophy case again in 2023, leading TCU to its third Big 12 tournament championship and first since 2017. Since the start of the 2015 season, Roditi has posted a phenomenal 234-53 (.815) overall record, the best of any Big 12 coach and one of the most consistent winning efforts in the country over that 10-season span.
Entering the 2026 campaign, Roditi possesses a 305-107 (.740) career record. He owns the second most wins in program history behind his own coach, and TCU Athletics Hall of Famer, Tut Bartzen. Roditi holds a 35-11 career record in NCAA Tournament play and a 21-10 record at the ITA Indoor National Championships.
2025 Season
Initially, the 2025 season looked to be a retooling year after the Horned Frogs graduated half of their lineup from 2024's NCAA Championship squad. Yet Roditi retooled the roster and put TCU right back in the mix to challenge for national titles.
The Horned Frogs' lineup consistently featured between 3-5 underclassmen, including three freshmen. Despite the youth, Roditi guided TCU to a 27-4 overall record, highlighted by a 15-0 mark at home and 8-0 run in conference play. TCU advanced to both the ITA Indoor National Championships and NCAA Championships finals for the second straight year, finishing as the national runner-up in each tournament. The Horned Frogs were the lone team nationwide to hold a top-two ITA team ranking for the entire year and were tabbed No. 1 in two polls during the indoor season. The storied spring also sprung TCU's 10th Big 12 Championship, saw the Frogs garner the No. 2 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament for the second time in three seasons, featured 13 top-25 wins and a second straight unblemished home record.
Despite falling short in the Indoor Nationals final, TCU further solidified itself as the gold standard on the indoor surface. The Horned Frogs won nine-of-11 matches - all-but-two of which came against NCAA Tournament teams - and boosted their indoor record to 42-4 over the last four seasons. The Frogs then rattled off a run of 13 straight victories as the season shifted outdoors, not tasting defeat until an injury-riddled loss in the semifinals of the Big 12 Championship. The winning streak featured convincing wins over the likes of No. 3 Texas, No. 13. Baylor, No. 15 Arizona, No. 19 UCF and No. 21 Pepperdine. TCU put a bow on its ninth Big 12 title in the last decade with a 4-0 home shutout of the Bears, running the table in league play for the fourth time in 13 years. The Horned Frogs' path to the NCAA Championships final forced Roditi and Co. to go through four top-25 opponents; No. 3 Texas, No. 4 Virginia, No. 15 UCF and No. 24 Oklahoma. The victory over Virginia sent TCU to its third consecutive final four and sixth all-time. TCU also notched its NCAA-leading eighth Elite Eight berth in the last decade by virtue of shutting out the Knights in Super Regional weekend.
Roditi and TCU received a conference-best eight postseason All-Big 12 accolades, including his own Coach of the Year Citation. Roditi coached Cooper Woestendick to Big 12 Freshman of the Year honors and placed a league-leading four players on the All-Big 12 First Team in both disciplines; Jack Pinnington, Lui Maxted, Pedro Vives and Woestendick. The former trio all received All-American recognition and qualified for the ATP Tour Next Gen Accelerator program.
2024 Season
TCU enjoyed its finest hour in 2024, nearly 50 years since Bartzen was hired as head coach, under his former pupil Roditi. The Horned Frogs became the first TCU men's sport program since football in 1938 to win an NCAA team championship. Roditi steered TCU to a 28-4 overall record and perfect 13-0 mark in home duals. The 28 victories are the most for the program in the modern era and trail only the 34 wins achieved by the 1984 squad for most all-time. TCU also finished undefeated at home for the first time ever. Equally impressive was the 23-4 record (.852) Roditi and the Horned Frogs produced vs. ranked opponents. TCU tallied eight victories over ITA top-10 foes and pocketed a dozen top-30 wins.
The season first saw Roditi and TCU continue their mastery of the indoor courts. The Horned Frogs won their first nine matches en route to a third straight Indoor Nationals final, defeating the likes of No. 5 Tennessee, No. 6 Wake Forest, No. 10 Texas A&M, No. 13 Michigan and No. 15 Stanford along the way. Despite losing a third of its singles and doubles lineup to injury midway through the season, TCU went on to post a runner-up finish at the Big 12 Championship, with all-but-two of the Horned Frogs 13 outdoor wins coming at the expense of ranked opposition.
TCU was awarded the No. 4 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament for its regular season efforts, signifying the ninth straight year the program earned hosting rights. With a full lineup in tow, the Horned Frogs pitched 4-0 shutouts of No. 67 UC Irvine, No. 35 Cornell and No. 13 Duke on its way to a fifth straight Elite Eight berth. The Horned Frogs then blanked No. 5 Kentucky, 5-0, before avenging its Indoor National Championship loss to No. 1 Ohio State, upsetting the top-seeded Buckeyes, 4-2, in the semifinals. The triumphs set up a winner-take-all battle vs. Roditi and TCU's biggest rival, No. 2 Texas, in the NCAA Championships final. Trailing 3-2, TCU claimed three-set battles on courts one and five in singles to rally past the Longhorns in a 4-3 thriller. The championship triumph made TCU and Roditi two-for-two in national title tilts vs. the Longhorns.
Individually, Roditi coached six players to a combined seven postseason All-Big-12 accolades, highlighted by unanimous first team singles honors for Fearnley and Pinnington. Roditi saw both players achieve end-of-season top-10 ITA rankings and qualify for the ATP Tour Accelerator Programme. Pinnington additionally became the third player in program history to reach the ITA National Fall Championships singles final while Pedro Vives, who cracked the top-15 of the final ITA doubles rankings in tandem with Sebastian Gorzny, finished as the singles runner-up at the ITA Texas Regional. The doubles duo of Gorzny and Vives won the ITA Texas Regional championship, were Fall Nationals semifinalists and ascended as high as No. 2 in the ITA rankings.
2023 Season
The Horned Frogs enjoyed a remarkable 2023 campaign under Roditi's watch. The veteran coach led TCU to a 26-3 overall record. TCU posted the best single-season winning percentage (.897) in program history and tied the 2022 squad for the third-most wins in a season in the last 40 years. TCU won its second straight ITA Indoor National Championship and advanced to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament as the No. 2 overall seed.
TCU firmly cemented its status as the nation's most dominant indoor program in 2023. The Horned Frogs produced a 12-0 indoor record on their way to the ITA Indoor National Championship, highlighted by a 4-0 throttling of Texas in the final. At Indoor Nationals, the Horned Frogs posted a 17-2 combined margin of victory. Just two opponents – No. 2 Kentucky and No. 14 North Carolina – managed to score more than one point vs. the Horned Frogs. TCU trailed just once on the scoreboard and outscored opponents by a combined 58-9 margin. Four Horned Frogs - Luc Fomba, Sebastian Gorzny, Sander Jong and Pedro Vives - were named to the ITA Indoor National Championship All-Tournament Team.
Roditi and the Horned Frogs refused to slow their roll as the season shifted outdoors. TCU held the No. 1 ITA team ranking for five consecutive weeks from Feb. 21-March 28. The Horned Frogs defeated nine ranked teams on their way to the Big 12 tournament championship, toppling Texas for the second time with a title on the line via a 4-1 win over the top-ranked Longhorns in the conference finale. Following the conclusion of league play, Roditi's Horned Frogs garnered a program-record and conference-leading 11 postseason All-Big 12 accolades. Roditi mentored Gorzny to Big 12 Freshman of the Year honors. Four players received All-Conference singles accolades and all three of TCU's doubles pairs were named All-Conference. The seven All-Conference selections were a program record.
The Horned Frogs extended their streak of postseason appearances to nine upon receiving a national seed in the Big Dance. TCU defeated UT Arlington, No. 19 Texas A&M and No. 16 Mississippi State to advance to the Quarterfinals, where they rolled past No. 7 Michigan 4-1 to earn the program's fifth semifinal berth. The victory against the Wolverines was particularly memorable for Roditi, as it both signified his 250th career head coaching victory and punched his third ticket to the Final Four and second as head coach of his alma matter.
2022 Season
TCU commenced the 2022 campaign with a historic victory, downing No. 1 Florida inside the Bayard H. Freidman Tennis Center in its second match of the season. The win marked the Horned Frogs first-ever victory over an ITA No. 1 opponent. The triumph over the Gators foreshadowed a historic indoor season. TCU posted an 8-1 indoor record on its way to its sixth straight appearance at the ITA Indoor National Championships. There, the Horned Frogs toppled four top-15 programs - No. 12 Virginia, No. 13 Texas, No. 1 Ohio State and No. 3 Tennessee - to capture the program's first national championship. TCU avenged its lone indoor loss vs. the Volunteers to secure the title. In the process, TCU notched its seventh consecutive win over a ranked opponent, its longest such streak since 2018. The momentum bled into the outdoor season, as TCU competed to a 10-2 regular season record, with all 10 victories coming at the expense of ranked opponents, on its way to a fifth Big 12 regular season championship. TCU held the No. 1 ITA team ranking for much of the outdoor season and was rewarded with the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Horned Frogs shut out Drake, No. 37 Utah and No. 20 NC State in the first three rounds of the Big Dance to punch their fourth straight ticket to the Elite 8, where they ultimately fell to No. 9 Kentucky. TCU concluded the 2022 season with a 26-5 overall record - its best mark under Roditi - and defeated 20 ranked opponents. The Horned Frogs' dominant run saw Roditi rewarded with his fourth Big 12 Coach of the Year accolade and first since 2017. Individually, he coached six players to postseason All-Big 12 accolades, tying a program record set in 2018. Juan Carlos Aguilar was named Co-Newcomer of the Year. Aguilar, Luc Fomba and Sander Jong were chosen to the All-Big 12 Singles first team while Jake Fearnley received second team singles recognition. In doubles, Fomba and Fearnley picked up first team credentials and Jong and Maxted were selected to the All-Big 12 Doubles second team. A memorable year concluded with a trio of All-American honorees, Fomba received the recognition in singles and doubles for the second straight year, making him the most decorated All-American in the Roditi era. Aguilar (singles) and Fearnley (doubles) became the 28th and 29th All-Americans in program history and ran Roditi's All-American total to seven.
2021 Season
in 2021, Roditi guided TCU to a 19-8 overall record, its fourth Big 12 regular season championship and third straight run to the Elite 8 of the NCAA Tournament. The Horned Frogs posted a 6-0 indoor regular season record to earn the program's third consecutive ITA Indoor National Championships berth.
2020 Season
The 2020 campaign started with another infusion of talent from the No. 4 recruiting class in the nation as TCU started the year without any seniors on the team. The Horned Frogs managed a 12-4 record despite playing a significant number of matches with three freshman, two sophomores and one junior in the lineup. TCU hosted the ITA kick-off weekend for the fifth-straight season and qualified for the National Indoor Championships for the second straight season and fourth time in Roditi’s tenure. TCU fell in the first round to No. 1 USC in what would be the final loss of the season as the team finished off the weekend with 4-0 sweeps of No. 10 NC State and No. 6 Texas A&M for the first two victories of a nine-match winning streak before the cancellation of the season. TCU finished the year with the longest winning streak in the country among Power Five conference schools and a season-best ranking of No. 7 in the Oracle/ITA poll, including four players ranked in the singles Top 125 and two doubles pairings in the Top 75.
2019 Season
In 2019, the TCU reign of dominance continued with its fifth straight Sweet 16 appearance and third Elite 8 match in the last five seasons. The Horned Frogs turned in a 22-7 record, playing 21 of 29 matches against ranked opponents (15-6). It was also the fifth-straight season with 20 or more wins. The Horned Frogs reached the quarterfinals of the ITA National Indoor Championships, finishing with a 2-1 record on the weekend, beating No. 3 Mississippi State and No. 7 UCLA. The team re-asserted themselves over Mississippi State in the NCAA Tournament, taking down the Bulldogs in Starkville, Miss, 4-2 to advance to the Elite 8.
Three-time All-American Alex Rybakov reached the NCAA Semifinals in individual singles play that season, joining Cameron Norrie for the longest individual singles run at the NCAA tournament in program history.
2018 Season
The 2018 season saw the Horned Frogs rise to as high as No. 6 in the Oracle/ITA poll in the midst of a 12-match win streak to close out the regular season. TCU won all five Big 12 matches to take its third-consecutive Big 12 regular season title while posting a 20-5 record, including 12 wins over ranked opponents. All-Americans Alex Rybakov and Guillermo Nuñez delivered a combined 36-11 record at the No. 1 and No. 2 singles positions to lead the charge. TCU hosted the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament for the fourth consecutive year, taking down Oregon and Utah State to reach the Sweet 16 once again.
2017 Season
In 2017, Roditi led the Horned Frogs to yet another NCAA Elite 8, a Big 12 regular season title and a Big 12 tournament title with a 22-5 end-of-season record. The Horned Frogs finished the year ranked No. 8 in the Oracle/ITA poll. Posting the sixth-best winning percentage in program history and the second highest in Roditi’s tenure (2016 - .867). TCU took down 16 ranked opponents and finished the Big 12 season a perfect, 5-0, for the first time in program history. A TCU-record, four Horned Frogs were named All-Americans (Norrie, Rybakov, Lopez and Stadler). The Horned Frogs dominated Texas Tech (4-0) to claim their second straight Big 12 tournament title, earning themselves the title of one of the best TCU teams in history.
2016 Season
Starting the 2015-16 season at No. 3 in the first Oracle/ITA poll, Roditi led the team to unprecedented heights, which included the program's first Big 12 Regular Season title as well as being named champions of the Big 12 Tournament. After hosting the ITA Kick-Off Weekend for the first time in program history, TCU earned a bid to the ITA National Team Indoor Championship for the second straight season where the team advanced to the semifinals. The team finished with a 26-4 record, the second-highest winning percentage in program history, second only to the 1996 Horned Frogs, featuring Roditi as a player (23-3).
Climbing to as high as No. 2 during that season, Roditi continued the dominance at home as the team increased their home winning streak to 30 matches after going 15-0 for the second straight season. The 26 wins the team posted during the season were the most wins since 1989 when TCU made its first appearance in the NCAA Final Four. After defeating four top-10 opponents in 2014-15, Roditi was able to top that with five wins over top-10 foes. Twenty-three of the team's 26 wins came over opponents ranked inside the Oracle/ITA top-75 while all four losses were to team's ranked inside the top-25.
Individual accolades were aplenty in 2015-16 as Roditi earned Big 12 Co-Coach of the Year for the second straight season, while Cameron Norrie picked up his second All-America honors in his career. Norrie became the sixth player in program history to be named an ITA Singles All-American twice during their Horned Frog career, the first singles player to reach the Final Four and the first player to make back-to-back appearances in the Elite 8. Freshman Alex Rybakov became the first player in TCU men's tennis history to earn ITA Men's Tennis National Rookie of the Year honors while also being the second straight Horned Frog to be named Big 12 Freshman of the Year.
2015 Season
The 2014-15 season marked a huge resurgence, as Roditi turned around a program that missed the NCAA tournament a year ago to its fourth final four in program history. By leading the team to the semifinals of the NCAA Championship, Roditi became the 11th head coach in the history of NCAA Division I men's tennis to lead his team to the NCAA Final Four as a player and a coach.
The 2015 Wilson/ITA National Coach of the Year and Big 12 Co-Coach of the Year, Roditi led TCU to 25 wins for the first time since 1995 with 18 of the victories coming over ranked foes. For the first time under Roditi's direction, the Frogs defeated not only one, but four top-10 ranked opponents during the 2015 season. Roditi also led the team to the 2015 ITA National Indoor Team Championships for the first time since 2001, while also leading TCU to a No. 5 seed in the NCAA Championship.
2015 Season
The 2015 season was also filled with tons of first victories against regional foes for the first time in a long time. TCU struck down Texas A&M twice for the first time since 2006 and a 4-1 win over Texas on senior day was the first victory over the Longhorns since 1996 when Roditi was a senior on the squad.
The first All-American under Roditi came in the 2014-15 season, as freshman Cameron Norrie became the 22nd Horned Frog and 44th All-America selection in TCU men's tennis program history and the first All-America honor for the program since 2006 and the first singles All-America selection since 2001. Norrie became the second freshman singles All-America honoree in program history.
2014 Season
Off the court, Roditi has been a pioneer in trying to revolutionize the atmosphere and attendance at tennis matches and was honored as the 2014 USTA/ITA National Campus & Community Outreach Award recipient, one of college tennis' most esteemed awards. Roditi has also led the efforts in the boisterous atmosphere that TCU is known for at home tennis matches, as the Frogs recorded a perfect 15-0 record and were honored with their third consecutive ITA Attendance Race crown.
2013 Season
The squad advanced to the NCAA Championships for the first time in his tenure in 2013 and concluded the season ranked No. 38 in the ITA rankings. TCU's top singles player, Nick Chappell, finished the year rated among the top-120 players in the nation, while he was joined by teammate Will Stein in grabbing the No. 42 national position in doubles.
Despite a major step-up in competition with its move to the Big 12 in 2013, TCU's inaugural season in the conference was exceptional. The squad won two of its five conference matches before reaching the semifinals at the Big 12 Championship. Frogs collected a pair of individual league titles, Facundo Lugones at No. 4 singles and Chappell/Stein at No. 1 doubles, while Chappell (singles and doubles), Stein (doubles) and Orlando Superlano (singles) each received All-Big 12 recognition.
The excitement surrounding Roditi's program reached new levels in 2013. The Frogs concluded the season as the nation's overwhelming leader in attendance, posting top NCAA figures for each of the four major categories: total fans (8,714), average turnout (581) and largest crowd at an individual match (1,425 vs. Texas A&M on Feb. 2). The Bartzen Varsity Courts featured three of the nation's top-5 attended matches in all, setting a new record for a single season.
Individually, Roditi mentored Emanuel Brighiu to his fourth-straight All-Mountain West distinction in singles and third career nod in doubles. He also helped Christopher Price earn a spot on the All-MWC singles team for the first time. The duo of Brighiu and Price also received All-MWC doubles accolades. In the classroom, Cameron Nash led the way with Phi Beta Kappa honors.
2012 Season
Year two of the Roditi era saw a young team prepare for a prosperous future. TCU fielded a lineup in 2011-12 featuring only one senior among the top-6 singles players, while three other Frogs redshirted as the team looked ahead to its future in the Big 12. Only two players who saw action from the previous year returned. Despite a season filled with growing pains, potential shined through, highlighted by Chappell earning Mountain West Freshman of the Year honors.
Prior to TCU | USTA Lead National Coach
Roditi returned to TCU after serving as Lead National Coach at the USTA Training Center in Carson, Calif., from 2005-2010. Prior to joining the USTA, he worked as the Associate Director of St. Stephens Tennis Academy in Austin, Texas, and was also an assistant coach at Texas from 2000-02.
Among the players Roditi coached with the USTA was top American male prospect Ryan Harrison, who upended 15th-seed Ivan Ljubicic in the first round of the 2010 U.S. Open. The victory marked the first win in a Grand Slam tournament for the 18-year old, who had been under Roditi's watch since he was 13. In addition to Harrison, Roditi also tutored a number of other top juniors. He served as coach for the U.S. Junior Davis Cup team that won the 2008 Junior Davis Cup title.
Other players Roditi has been involved with include John Isner. Isner grabbed headlines in the summer of 2010 for his first-round victory at Wimbledon over Nicolas Mahut that ranked as the longest match in the history of professional tennis (6-3, 3-6, 6-7, 7-6, 70-68).
Playing Career
Roditi leads a TCU program that he helped build into a national power during a four-year career from 1993 through 1996 playing for legendary former head coach Tut Bartzen. The Frogs finished the season ranked among the nation's top-7 teams in each of Roditi's final three years, including a school-record rating of No. 3 following his senior campaign. The Frogs advanced to the NCAA semifinals that season, one of three Final Four appearances in program history.
In addition to the team's success during his playing days, Roditi racked up numerous individual accomplishments as a Frog. A nationally ranked player during each of his four years on campus, he twice reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Doubles Championships alongside partner Paul Robinson. The pair finished the 1995 season ranked No. 2 nationally in doubles and was rated as high as No. 1 at times in both 1995 and 1996. Among the titles won by the duo were two ITA National Clay Court championships (1994, 1995) and the 1994 ITA All-American Championships crown. The players were also named to the Rolex Collegiate All-Star Team in 1996.
Roditi capped his career by earning a career-best No. 25 singles rating in 1996 to go along with a No. 5 mark in doubles. Overall, he posted a combined career record of 250-82 for TCU, which is 12 victories more than any other player in program history. He also ranks No. 2 in doubles wins (121) and No. 4 in singles victories (129). Three times he was ranked All-Southwest Conference in both singles and doubles (1994, 1995, 1996) and he combined for five individual SWC individual singles and doubles titles. The accomplishments resulted in his election to the TCU Lettermen's Association Hall of Fame in 2007.
Following his time as a Horned Frog, Roditi enjoyed a highly successful professional career. He reached a career-high position of No. 41 in the ATP doubles rankings and recorded a win over the former No. 1 doubles team of Mark Woodforde and Todd Woodbridge. He also represented Mexico in 10 Davis Cup matches.
Roditi graduated from TCU in 1996 with a degree in marketing. He has two sons, Max and Sebastian.
