TCU
#7 Texas
TCU Secures Big 12 Title Outright
4/22/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
FORT WORTH, Texas – In the team's fifth win over a top-10 ranked opponent this season and 12th consecutive victory, the No. 9 TCU men's tennis team routed No. 7 Texas 4-1 on its way to an outright claim on the 2017 Big 12 Conference regular season title on Saturday afternoon at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center in Fort Worth.
The Horned Frogs (17-4, 5-0 Big 12) battled through a tough doubles point with the Longhorns (19-7, 2-3 Big 12) as the No. 34 pair of Jerry Lopez and Reese Stalder getting on the board first with a 6-4 victory on court two. Cameron Norrie and Trevor Johnson finished it off for the pair's sixth consecutive victory with a 6-4 win on court three to secure the doubles point for the 10th straight match.
In singles action, TCU was able to take the first set on five of the six courts as they ran up to a 3-0 lead with wins on courts six and one. Trevor Johnson remained undefeated in spring action as he downed John Mee, 6-3, 6-3, while No. 2 Norrie downed his 14th ranked opponent this season with a 6-2, 7-5 win over No. 25 Christian Sigsgaard. Texas scored its lone point of the match with a win on court five before No. 27 Alex Rybakov won his 17th straight match with a straight-set win on court two to clinch the overall match victory.
Quotes from the Match
Head Coach David Roditi
"First of all, it is exciting to win the conference and everyone knows what we have gone through this year and to have the resilience to hang in there and win such a tough conference is amazing. Today we played Texas and they just wouldn't go away at all. They are not playing with a full lineup. They have two guys that would have played today that didn't play. When they get to full strength, Texas is one of those teams that can win the national championship. I thought that six months ago and even more so after watching them today. They are well-coached, they are tough, they are competitive and we got in them in the spots we needed to get from them. I am glad for that and I am happy for the guys. We just have to keep getting better. There is still a lot of season left and we have five days to prepare for conference. We have to tweak a few things and get better between now and then and then prepare for finals and take care of school so we can concentrate on the NCAA tournament. We will see what happens. It was a well-fought match and deserving of a Big 12 title."
Match Results
Texas vs TCU
Apr 22, 2017 at Fort Worth, Texas
(Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center)
#9 TCU 4, #7 Texas 1
Singles competition
1. #2 Cameron Norrie (TCU) def. #25 Christian Sigsgaard (UT) 6-2, 7-5
2. #27 Alex Rybakov (TCU) def. #44 Harrison Scott (UT) 6-4, 7-6 (7-0)
3. #83 Guillermo Nuñez (TCU) vs. George Goldhoff (UT) 6-4, 4-6, 1-4, unfinished
4. Jerry Lopez (TCU) vs. Leo Telles (UT) 7-6 (7-5), 4-5, unfinished
5. Rodrigo Banzer (UT) def. Reese Stalder (TCU) 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)
6. Trevor Johnson (TCU) def. John Mee (UT) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. #32 Guillermo Nuñez/Alex Rybakov (TCU) vs. George Goldhoff/Christian Sigsgaard (UT) 4-5, unfinished
2. #34 Jerry Lopez/Reese Stalder (TCU) def. Colin Markes/Leo Telles (UT) 6-4
3. Cameron Norrie/Trevor Johnson (TCU) def. Rodrigo Banzer/Harrison Scott (UT) 6-4
Match Notes:
Texas 19-7, 2-3 Big 12; National ranking #7
TCU 17-4, 5-0 Big12; National ranking #9
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (6,1,5,2)
Up Next
Today's match against Texas wraps-up the regular season as TCU claims the Big 12 Conference regular season title outright. The Frogs earned the No. 1 seed and a bye in the first round of the Big 12 Championship that will run from April 27-30 at the Headington Family Tennis Center in Norman, Okla.
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