Sander Jong, Lui Maxted to Play for ITA National Fall Championships Doubles Title
11/5/2022 8:19:00 PM | Men's Tennis
SAN DIEGO – Sander Jong and Lui Maxted made TCU tennis history on Saturday, becoming the first Horned Frog doubles tandem to advance to the finals of the ITA National Fall Championships.
Jong and Maxted, seeded third in the 32-team bracket, took out Utah's Berk Bugarikj and Patrik Trhac in straight sets, 6-4, 7-6, in the semifinals of fall tennis' grand finale, held at the Barnes Tennis Center.
They'll battle the tournament's No. 4 seed, JJ Tracy and Andrew Lutschaunig of Ohio State, at noon CT on Sunday for all the marbles. The Buckeye pairing knocked out Baylor's Finn Bass and Juan Pablo 6-4, 3-6, [10-7] to set up Sunday's Big 12-Big Ten showdown.
Jong and Maxted win will become the first ITA National Fall Champions in school history should they win.
The duo has won nine of their last 10 matches and qualified for consecutive ITA championships with Saturday's result. Jong and Maxted, the preseason ITA No. 3 doubles team, have dropped just two of their 10 sets played in San Diego.
A live stream of Sunday's championship match is available for free on the Cracked Racquets YouTube Channel.
For live updates of Jong and Maxted's title pursuit, visit the ITA National Fall Championships tournament home page at WeAreCollegeTennis.com or follow along on the TCU men's tennis Twitter and Instagram channels.
ITA Fall National Championships
Barnes Tennis Center | San Diego, CA
Nov. 2-6, 2022
Singles – Main Draw
QF – Eliot Spizziri (Texas) def. Jake Fearnley (TCU): 6-2, 7-6
RD16 – Jake Fearnley (TCU) def. Enzo Aguiard (Alabama): 7-5, 1-6, 6-4
RD32 – Jake Fearnley (TCU) def. Gavin Young (Michigan): 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
Doubles – Main Draw
SF – Sander Jong / Lui Maxted (TCU) def. Berk Bugarikj / Patrik Trhac (Utah): 6-4, 7-6.
QF – Sander Jong / Lui Maxted (TCU) def. Ryan Fishback / Alberto Orso (Virginia Tech): 6-7, 6-2, {10-5]
RD16 – Sander Jong / Lui Maxted (TCU) def. Andrew Zhang / Michael Heller (Duke): 7-6, 6-4
RD32 – Sander Jong / Lui Maxted (TCU) def. Vishwa Aduru / James Hopper (Case Western Reserve): 6-3, 3-6, [10-8]
Jong and Maxted, seeded third in the 32-team bracket, took out Utah's Berk Bugarikj and Patrik Trhac in straight sets, 6-4, 7-6, in the semifinals of fall tennis' grand finale, held at the Barnes Tennis Center.
They'll battle the tournament's No. 4 seed, JJ Tracy and Andrew Lutschaunig of Ohio State, at noon CT on Sunday for all the marbles. The Buckeye pairing knocked out Baylor's Finn Bass and Juan Pablo 6-4, 3-6, [10-7] to set up Sunday's Big 12-Big Ten showdown.
Jong and Maxted win will become the first ITA National Fall Champions in school history should they win.
The duo has won nine of their last 10 matches and qualified for consecutive ITA championships with Saturday's result. Jong and Maxted, the preseason ITA No. 3 doubles team, have dropped just two of their 10 sets played in San Diego.
A live stream of Sunday's championship match is available for free on the Cracked Racquets YouTube Channel.
For live updates of Jong and Maxted's title pursuit, visit the ITA National Fall Championships tournament home page at WeAreCollegeTennis.com or follow along on the TCU men's tennis Twitter and Instagram channels.
ITA Fall National Championships
Barnes Tennis Center | San Diego, CA
Nov. 2-6, 2022
Singles – Main Draw
QF – Eliot Spizziri (Texas) def. Jake Fearnley (TCU): 6-2, 7-6
RD16 – Jake Fearnley (TCU) def. Enzo Aguiard (Alabama): 7-5, 1-6, 6-4
RD32 – Jake Fearnley (TCU) def. Gavin Young (Michigan): 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
Doubles – Main Draw
SF – Sander Jong / Lui Maxted (TCU) def. Berk Bugarikj / Patrik Trhac (Utah): 6-4, 7-6.
QF – Sander Jong / Lui Maxted (TCU) def. Ryan Fishback / Alberto Orso (Virginia Tech): 6-7, 6-2, {10-5]
RD16 – Sander Jong / Lui Maxted (TCU) def. Andrew Zhang / Michael Heller (Duke): 7-6, 6-4
RD32 – Sander Jong / Lui Maxted (TCU) def. Vishwa Aduru / James Hopper (Case Western Reserve): 6-3, 3-6, [10-8]
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