TCU
Tulsa
TCU Comes Up Short Against No. 17 Tulsa
2/10/2013 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Feb. 10, 2013
TULSA, Okla. - TCU's men's tennis team dropped a 4-1 decision to No. 17 Tulsa on Sunday afternoon at the Golden Hurricane's Michael D. Case Tennis Center.
The No. 68-ranked Horned Frogs slipped to 5-3 on the year, while Tulsa improved to 4-4. At No. 17, the Golden Hurricane marked the third-straight top-20 opponent on TCU's schedule.
"To beat a team like Tulsa on the road, we need to be ready to compete," TCU coach David Roditi said. "That was a really good win for Nick Chappell, though over a guy who I think is one of the better players in the country."
Tulsa picked up the doubles point to open the match in thrilling fashion. The squads split 8-5 decisions at Nos. 1 and 3 doubles, including Orlando Superlano and Arnau Dachs' win over Japie De Klerk and Carlos Bautista, but TU won the deciding match at No. 2 doubles.
Grant Ive and Tristan Jackson got past Max Stevens and JT Sundling, grabbing an 8-7 (5) win to put TU ahead 1-0.
Tulsa added wins at Nos. 2, 3 and 6 singles to clinch the match that say five of the six singles matches go to three sets. At No. 1 singles, Chappell dropped TU's Clifford Marsland, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, for TCU's lone point.
TCU plays the back end of its Sunday doubleheader against Oral Roberts. First serve was slated for 4:30 p.m., at TU's Case Tennis Center.
MATCH RESULTS - #17 Tulsa 4, #68 TCU 1
SINGLES
No. 1 - Nick Chappell (TCU) def. Clifford Marsland (TU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
No. 2 - #34 Japie De Klerk (TU) def. #100 Arnau Dachs (TCU) 7-5, 6-4
No. 3 - #69 Alejandro Espejo (TU) def. Facundo Lugones (TCU) 6-1, 4-6, 6-1
No. 4 - Grant Ive (TU) vs. Orlando Superlano (TCU) 6-7 (9), 7-6 (5), 2-1, unfinished
No. 5 - Tristan Jackson (TU) vs. JT Sundling (TCU) 6-3, 6-7 (2-7), 2-1, unfinished
No. 6 - Carlos Bautista (TU) def. Rodolfo Bustamante (TCU) 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-1
DOUBLES
No. 1 - Clifford Marsland/Alejandro Espejo (TU) def. Will Stein/Nick Chappell (TCU) 8-5
No. 2 - Grant Ive/Tristan Jackson (TU) def. Max Stevens/JT Sundling (TCU) 8-7 (5)
No. 3 - Orlando Superlano/Arnau Dachs (TCU) def. Japie De Klerk/Carlos Bautista (TU) 8-5
MATCH NOTES
TCU 5-3; National ranking #68
Tulsa 4-4; National ranking #17
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (2,1,3,6,U,U)
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