Friday, February 14
Madison, Wisc.
12:00 PM
TCU
vs
USC
Preview: ITA Indoor National Championship
2/13/2020 8:47:00 AM | Men's Tennis
FORT WORTH -- The No. 11-ranked TCU men's tennis (3-3) team travels to Madison, Wisconsin to compete in the ITA Indoor National Championship. The 16-team tournament runs Feb 14-17. The Horned Frogs will take on No. 1 USC on Friday, Feb. 14 at noon.
TCU returns to the tournament after falling in the quarterfinals last season. The Horned Frogs are one of three Big 12 schools in attendance, along with Texas and Baylor.
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FROG FOCUS
TCU is hoping for a statement win after a weekend of disappointing results. The Horned Frogs fell on the road to Virginia, last Thursday, before suffering a home loss to USTA No. 1 North Carolina on Sunday.
The losses were much closer as the final scores would indicate as three of the five completed singles matches against UNC involved either a third set or a tiebreaker after the Tar Heels won the doubles point in a tiebreak on court two.
The Horned Frogs enter the weekend with confidence, knowing that they have put themselves in position to succeed in the past, and a ravenous desire to take those make the adjustments needed to turn those opportunities into points for the team.
This will be the second consecutive match against a No. 1 ranked opponent, the first such occurrence in program history. TCU is looking for its first win over a No. 1 ranked opponent in the Roditi era.
USC leads the all-time series, 5-4. However, TCU boasts a 3-0 record over the Trojans since Roditi took over as head coach in the 2010 season.
SCOUTING THE TROJANS
USC suffered its first loss of the season on Sunday, a 4-2 decision, on the road, at No. 2 Ohio State. The Trojans followed that with a 6-1 victory over Wisconsin on Tuesday. They are 2-1 against teams in the field this weekend, defeating Stanford as well as Wisconsin.
The Trojans are 5-1 in 2020 and field a lineup of seven ranked singles players and four ranked doubles pairings.
RANKED PLAYERS
Singles
No. 1 -- Daniel Cukierman, USC
No. 15 -- Mor Bulis, USC
No. 24 -- Brandon Holt, USC
No. 33 -- Riley Smith, USC
No. 55 -- Alastair Gray, TCU
No. 65 – Stefan Dostanic, USC
No. 69 – Ryder Jackson, USC
No. 74 -- Jacob Fearnley, TCU
No. 95 – Jake Sands, USC
No. 119 – Bradley Frye, USC
No. 122 -- Tadeas Paroulek, TCU
No. 125 -- Luc Fomba, TCU
Doubles
No. 25 -- Bradley Frye/Riley Smith, USC
No. 34 -- Alastair Gray/Jacob Fearnley, TCU
No. 49 -- Brandon Holt/Stefan Dostanic, USC
No. 53 -- Stefan Dostanic/Riley Smith, USC
No. 58 -- Riley Smith/Daniel Cuckierman, USC
For more information on TCU men's tennis, visit gofrogs.com and follow the team on social media: @TCUMensTennis on twitter, Facebook and the all new men's tennis Instagram.
TCU returns to the tournament after falling in the quarterfinals last season. The Horned Frogs are one of three Big 12 schools in attendance, along with Texas and Baylor.
FOLLOW ALONG
To follow live stats, download the Tennis Ticker App - Apple/Android
Live Stream
FROG FOCUS
TCU is hoping for a statement win after a weekend of disappointing results. The Horned Frogs fell on the road to Virginia, last Thursday, before suffering a home loss to USTA No. 1 North Carolina on Sunday.
The losses were much closer as the final scores would indicate as three of the five completed singles matches against UNC involved either a third set or a tiebreaker after the Tar Heels won the doubles point in a tiebreak on court two.
The Horned Frogs enter the weekend with confidence, knowing that they have put themselves in position to succeed in the past, and a ravenous desire to take those make the adjustments needed to turn those opportunities into points for the team.
This will be the second consecutive match against a No. 1 ranked opponent, the first such occurrence in program history. TCU is looking for its first win over a No. 1 ranked opponent in the Roditi era.
USC leads the all-time series, 5-4. However, TCU boasts a 3-0 record over the Trojans since Roditi took over as head coach in the 2010 season.
SCOUTING THE TROJANS
USC suffered its first loss of the season on Sunday, a 4-2 decision, on the road, at No. 2 Ohio State. The Trojans followed that with a 6-1 victory over Wisconsin on Tuesday. They are 2-1 against teams in the field this weekend, defeating Stanford as well as Wisconsin.
The Trojans are 5-1 in 2020 and field a lineup of seven ranked singles players and four ranked doubles pairings.
RANKED PLAYERS
Singles
No. 1 -- Daniel Cukierman, USC
No. 15 -- Mor Bulis, USC
No. 24 -- Brandon Holt, USC
No. 33 -- Riley Smith, USC
No. 55 -- Alastair Gray, TCU
No. 65 – Stefan Dostanic, USC
No. 69 – Ryder Jackson, USC
No. 74 -- Jacob Fearnley, TCU
No. 95 – Jake Sands, USC
No. 119 – Bradley Frye, USC
No. 122 -- Tadeas Paroulek, TCU
No. 125 -- Luc Fomba, TCU
Doubles
No. 25 -- Bradley Frye/Riley Smith, USC
No. 34 -- Alastair Gray/Jacob Fearnley, TCU
No. 49 -- Brandon Holt/Stefan Dostanic, USC
No. 53 -- Stefan Dostanic/Riley Smith, USC
No. 58 -- Riley Smith/Daniel Cuckierman, USC
For more information on TCU men's tennis, visit gofrogs.com and follow the team on social media: @TCUMensTennis on twitter, Facebook and the all new men's tennis Instagram.
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