Horned Frogs Top MSU in Singles
1/11/2019 6:23:00 PM | Men's Tennis
TCU scored four singles victories over No. 3 Mississippi State on Friday.
TEMPE, Ariz. – Wins over ranked opponents from No. 3 Mississippi State along with four victories in singles highlights day two of action for the No. 14 TCU men's tennis team at the Tempe Collegiate Cup inside the Kiwanis Tennis Center in Tempe, Ariz.
In doubles action, Reese Stalder and Bertus Kruger were able to upset the No. 7 ranked doubles pair of Niclas Braun and Giovanni Oradini, 6-3. TCU battled hard on the other two courts, but the Bulldogs were able to pull off the victories.
In singles action, No. 14 Alex Rybakov continued his streak by taking out No. 11 Nuno Borges, 6-0, 7-6(6). Luc Fomba and Kruger also posted victories over ranked opponents on Friday as Fomba took out No. 78 Florian Broska, 6-3, 6-0, while Kruger defeated No. 93 Trevor Foshey, 6-3, 7-6(8). Alastair Gray finished off the wins for TCU for the day with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 victory over Strahinja Rakic.
Quotes from the Match
Head Coach David Roditi
"Today was another full day of competition which is exactly what we wanted and exactly what we need at this point. Mississippi State is a very good team and it is hard to know what to expect after the holidays. I assume not everyone is in top form including us. Since our goal is to compete and get ourselves mentally and physically ready for the season, then today was a big success. We won some good matches, we lost some good matches and most of our guys got to compete at a high level and that is what we wanted. The highlights today were that we saw a good level of play at No. 2 doubles by Reese (Stalder) and Bertus (Kruger) and (Alex) Rybakov being able to close out one of the top players in the nation and get a good win. This is what we wanted and we will take all the information gathered today and take care of our bodies and continue to improve and get ourselves as close to top form and be ready to start our season at Tulsa next Friday. That is where our mindset is."
Match Results
Singles competition
#14 Alex Rybakov (TCU) def. #11 Nuno Borges (MSU): 6-0, 7-6(6)
Giovanni Oradini (MSU) def. Reese Stalder (TCU): 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Alastair Gray (TCU) def. Strahinja Rakic (MSU): 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
#67 Niclas Braun (MSU) def. #69 Eduardo Roldan: 7-6(4), 7-5
Luc Fomba (TCU) def. #78 Florian Broska (MSU): 6-3, 6-0
Bertus Kruger (TCU) def. #93 Trevor Foshey (MSU): 6-3, 7-6(8)
Doubles competition
#36 Nuno Borges/Strahinja (MSU) def. Alex Rybakov/Alastair Gray (TCU): 7-6(3)
Reese Stalder/Bertus Kruger (TCU) def. #7 Niclas Braun/Giovanni Oradini (MSU): 6-3
Florian Broska/Trevor Foshey (MSU) def. Luc Fomba/Sander Jong (TCU): 6-3
Stedman Strickland/Gregor Ramskogler (MSU) def. Eduardo Roldan (TCU)/Fletcher Scott (ILL): 6-4
Up Next
TCU will wrap-up action at the Tempe Collegiate Cup by taking on opponents from Illinois on Saturday, Jan. 12.
In doubles action, Reese Stalder and Bertus Kruger were able to upset the No. 7 ranked doubles pair of Niclas Braun and Giovanni Oradini, 6-3. TCU battled hard on the other two courts, but the Bulldogs were able to pull off the victories.
In singles action, No. 14 Alex Rybakov continued his streak by taking out No. 11 Nuno Borges, 6-0, 7-6(6). Luc Fomba and Kruger also posted victories over ranked opponents on Friday as Fomba took out No. 78 Florian Broska, 6-3, 6-0, while Kruger defeated No. 93 Trevor Foshey, 6-3, 7-6(8). Alastair Gray finished off the wins for TCU for the day with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 victory over Strahinja Rakic.
Quotes from the Match
Head Coach David Roditi
"Today was another full day of competition which is exactly what we wanted and exactly what we need at this point. Mississippi State is a very good team and it is hard to know what to expect after the holidays. I assume not everyone is in top form including us. Since our goal is to compete and get ourselves mentally and physically ready for the season, then today was a big success. We won some good matches, we lost some good matches and most of our guys got to compete at a high level and that is what we wanted. The highlights today were that we saw a good level of play at No. 2 doubles by Reese (Stalder) and Bertus (Kruger) and (Alex) Rybakov being able to close out one of the top players in the nation and get a good win. This is what we wanted and we will take all the information gathered today and take care of our bodies and continue to improve and get ourselves as close to top form and be ready to start our season at Tulsa next Friday. That is where our mindset is."
Match Results
Singles competition
#14 Alex Rybakov (TCU) def. #11 Nuno Borges (MSU): 6-0, 7-6(6)
Giovanni Oradini (MSU) def. Reese Stalder (TCU): 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Alastair Gray (TCU) def. Strahinja Rakic (MSU): 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
#67 Niclas Braun (MSU) def. #69 Eduardo Roldan: 7-6(4), 7-5
Luc Fomba (TCU) def. #78 Florian Broska (MSU): 6-3, 6-0
Bertus Kruger (TCU) def. #93 Trevor Foshey (MSU): 6-3, 7-6(8)
Doubles competition
#36 Nuno Borges/Strahinja (MSU) def. Alex Rybakov/Alastair Gray (TCU): 7-6(3)
Reese Stalder/Bertus Kruger (TCU) def. #7 Niclas Braun/Giovanni Oradini (MSU): 6-3
Florian Broska/Trevor Foshey (MSU) def. Luc Fomba/Sander Jong (TCU): 6-3
Stedman Strickland/Gregor Ramskogler (MSU) def. Eduardo Roldan (TCU)/Fletcher Scott (ILL): 6-4
Up Next
TCU will wrap-up action at the Tempe Collegiate Cup by taking on opponents from Illinois on Saturday, Jan. 12.
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