TCU
Jackson State
TCU Scores Win No. 20
5/12/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
FORT WORTH, Texas - The No. 6 TCU men's tennis team picked up win No. 20 as the team started its postseason journey with a 4-0 sweep of Jackson State in the opening round of the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship on Friday afternoon at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center in Fort Worth.
The Horned Frogs (20-4) breezed through doubles against the Tigers (8-21) as the pairs of Cameron Norrie and Trevor Johnson along with Guillermo Nuñez and Gianni Mancini each got 6-1 victories for the doubles point.
TCU continued its dominance into singles action as they got the first set victories on all six courts. No. 20 Alex Rybakov put point No. 2 on the board for the Frogs with a 6-1, 6-0 victory at the top position for his 19th straight win of the season. Reese Stalder got his third straight victory with a 6-2, 6-1 win on court four, before No. 83 Nuñez finished off the sweep with a 6-1, 6-1 win on court two.
Quotes from the Match
Head Coach David Roditi
"I thought the guys did what they had to do. It was good to see Gianni (Mancini) get a doubles win in there. He was doing really well in singles, but just ran out of time. Now we just have to get ready for a battle tomorrow. Florida State looked really good and they defeated Arkansas handedly in some spots. It is going to be tough tomorrow. We are going to have to bring our 'A' game tomorrow and prepare the way we have been preparing to see if we can get this match so we can go to Athens and be in the Sweet 16. That is one of the goals for the year.
"The conditions today were a little tougher than usual. It was a little breezy but our guys handled it well. Tomorrow should be a beautiful day and there shouldn't be any wind at all. We expect all Frogs to come out and support us. It is our last match here at TCU regardless and we would love for it to be under the best crowd we have had all year. Florida State is known for being rowdy in the crowd so I am hoping we are louder and rowdier."
Match Results
Jackson State vs TCU
May 12, 2017 at Fort Worth, Texas
(Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center)
#6 TCU 4, Jackson State 0
Singles competition
1. #20 Alex Rybakov (TCU) def. Joan Sanson (JST) 6-1, 6-0
2. #83 Guillermo Nuñez (TCU) def. Andrey Alawi (JST) 6-1, 6-1
3. #114 Jerry Lopez (TCU) vs. Fritz Jacobs (JST) 6-2, 5-1, unfinished
4. Reese Stalder (TCU) def. F. Mendeita Ruiz (JST) 6-2, 6-1
5. Trevor Johnson (TCU) vs. Stylianos Gkontsaris (JST) 6-1, 5-4, unfinished
6. Gianni Mancini (TCU) vs. Vishu Prasad (JST) 6-3, 1-2, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. #25 Jerry Lopez/Reese Stalder (TCU) vs. Ryan Swanier/Fritz Jacobs (JST) 5-1, unfinished
2. Cameron Norrie/Trevor Johnson (TCU) def. F. Mendeita Ruiz/Andrey Alawi (JST) 6-1
3. Guillermo Nuñez/Gianni Mancini (TCU) def. Stylianos Gkontsaris/Vishu Prasad (JST) 6-1
Match Notes:
Jackson State 8-21
TCU 20-4; National ranking #6
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (1,4,2)
NCAA Fort Worth Regional
TCU moves onto the second round and will face Florida State.
T-1:27 A-235
Up Next
TCU will take on No. 33 Florida State in the second round of the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship on Saturday, May 13 at 2 p.m., at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center. The victor of the match will earn a spot in the NCAA Championship Team Finals that will be held at the Dan Magill Tennis Center in Athens, Ga., from May 18-23.
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