TCU
#39 San Diego State
Freshmen Lead TCU to 4-0 Victory
1/23/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
FORT WORTH, Texas - Led by its three freshmen, the No. 3 TCU men's tennis team picked up a quick 4-0 victory over No. 39 San Diego State on Saturday inside the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center in the opening match of the 2016 ITA Kick-Off Weekend.
In their first dual match as Horned Frogs (1-0), Alex Rybakov and Reese Stalder paired together to help secure the doubles point over the Aztecs (1-1). After TCU and San Diego State split the matches at the No. 1 and No. 2 positions, the Frogs looked to the two freshmen on court three. Down 3-0 to start the match, the freshmen had to mount a comeback and forced a tiebreaker where they dominated, 7-1, to secure the doubles point and the early lead for TCU.
Stalder continued his strong play into singles action, as he only dropped one game on his way to a 6-1, 6-0 win on court six over Cornelius Kolb. Fellow classmate Eduardo Nava made it 3-0 for TCU by downing Jonas Meinzer, 6-0, 6-2 on court five. Sophomore and No. 24 Guillermo Nuñez finished off the match for the Frogs by taking a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Milen Ianakiev at the No. 3 spot.
Quotes of the Match
Head Coach David Roditi
"It was great to get started with a win. I thought our guys handled it well especially with Reese (Stalder) and Alex (Rybakov) being down and coming back for the doubles point. It was really impressive for two freshmen to do that in their first dual match ever. San Diego State served very well today and they were all over us in doubles right away.
"There is always room for improvement and we will be ready for a battle tomorrow. It is always nice to get to four points like we did today with Reese, Eduardo (Nava) and Guillermo (Nuñez) each getting a quick singles point."
Match Results
San Diego State vs TCU
Jan 23, 2016 at Fort Worth, Texas
(Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center)
#3 TCU 4, #39 San Diego State 0
Singles competition
1. #4 Cameron Norrie (TCU) vs. #53 Freddy Gelbrich (SDSU) 6-2, 3-3, unfinished
2. Alex Rybakov (TCU) vs. Hendrik Jebens (SDSU) 6-2, 2-1, unfinished
3. #24 Guillermo Nuñez (TCU) def. Milen Ianakiev (SDSU) 6-1, 6-3
4. #109 Jerry Lopez (TCU) vs. S. Gjoels-Andersen (SDSU) 6-2, 3-2, unfinished
5. Eduardo Nava (TCU) def. Jonas Meinzer (SDSU) 6-0, 6-2
6. Reese Stalder (TCU) def. Cornelius Kolb (SDSU) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Cameron Norrie/Trevor Johnson (TCU) def. Freddy Gelbrich/Hendrik Jebens (SDSU) 6-4
2. Milen Ianakiev/Marko Goles-Babic (SDSU) def. Guillermo Nuñez/Jerry Lopez (TCU) 6-2
3. Alex Rybakov/Reese Stalder (TCU) def. S. Gjoels-Andersen/Jonas Meinzer (SDSU) 7-6 (7-1)
Match Notes:
San Diego State 1-1; National ranking #39
TCU 1-0; National ranking #3
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (6,5,3)
A-636
Up Next
TCU will face No. 28 Oklahoma State on Sunday at 1 p.m., on the Bernard J. 'Tut' Bartzen Varsity Courts in the Championship match. The winner will earn a berth to the ITA National Team Indoor Championship in Charlottesville, Va., on Feb. 12-15. The consolation match between No. 32 Harvard and No. 39 San Diego State will also take place at 1 p.m., on the back courts at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.
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