Sunday, February 13
Fort Worth, Texas
1 PM
TCU
4
vs
1
Virginia
TCU Defeats No. 6 Virginia, 4-1
2/13/2022 7:11:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Horned Frogs record second Top 10 victory of the year
FORT WORTH – No. 4 TCU men's tennis (8-1) ended the home indoor season with a 4-1 victory over No. 6 Virginia on Sunday afternoon inside the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center. TCU won the doubles point and three singles matches to record its fourth ranked win of the season and second over a Top 10 ranked foe. The Horned Frogs end the home indoor season with six straight wins, three coming against Top 25 challengers.
"That was a hell of a win for the guys and for the program," head coach David Roditi said. "We've never beaten Virginia as coaches, since we've been here. We finally got them. They have a great program with great coaches and great players. It's very hard to get a win over them, so we're very proud. They have some great guys over there that compete so hard all the way to the end. This is a great way to end our indoor season at home. I'm so thankful to the community. We've developed a great atmosphere at our home matches, the guys love it and the TCU community has really embraced it. Now, we get to rest our bodies and get ready for indoors. It was great to see Pedro [Vives] win that match and then for Jake [Fearnley] to come out after having to wait for his match to start, he absolutely took care of business. For me, the highlight of today was the heart and fight shown by our top two players and team captains, Luc Fomba and Juan Carlos Aguilar. For Fomba to have match points, not get it, and to come back in the third set and win showed a lot of heart and competitiveness. Charlie was playing one of the toughest outs in college tennis. That guy makes you work for everything. He was down and everybody probably thought he was done but by the time we clinched he was nearly at match point. It's a shame we couldn't play those final points but I have so much respect for the heart that they showed as leaders of our team. Go Frogs!"
The Horned Frogs clinched the dual with a victory from Jake Fearnley at No. 5 singles. Two singles matches were left unfinished, with TCU leading on both courts.
TCU got off to a strong start in doubles play, with the No. 1 pairing (Luc Fomba and Fearnley) breaking their opponents' serve in their first opportunity to go in front, 2-0. They would hold serve for the remainder of the match to win, 6-4. The No. 2 pairing of Lui Maxted and Sander Jong had fallen behind, 2-4, before breaking back to tie their match, 5-5, by the time Fomba and Fearnley won at No. 1. Maxted and Jong broke their opponent at 6-5, delivering a break, set, game and doubles point clinching victory for TCU's ninth straight doubles point in 2022.
The Horned Frogs have started the season 9-0 in doubles points, the best start in the Roditi era and longest since 2004 (10 doubles points).
DOUBLES QUICK HITS
Doubles Results
1. Luc Fomba/Jake Fearnley (TCU) def. Bar Botzer/Chris Rodesch (UVA) 6-4
2. #20 Sander Jong/Lui Maxted (TCU) def. Inaki Montes/Ryan Goetz (UVA) 7-5
3. Juan Carlos Aguilar/Tim Ruehl (TCU) vs. Jeffrey von der Schulenburg/William Woodall (UVA) 5-4, unfinished
Order of finish: 1, 2
TCU got off to a rough start in singles, with UVA going up a break, 3-0, on court one, three and four. The Horned Frogs rallied, breaking back on one and three and eventually winning three of four opening sets (No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3). Vives delivered a straight-set victory at No. 3 to put TCU in front, 2-0, before UVA got on the board with a victory at No. 4 (TCU 2 – UVA 1). TCU had an opportunity to close out the dual with both of the top two singles matches tied, 5-5, in their second sets, but UVA took both sets, forcing a third set and keeping hope alive.
As Fomba began his third set on court one, Fearnley rushed out to a set lead, winning his opening set, 6-2. Fomba found a break to go in front, 5-3, just as Fearnley began his second set. Fomba held serve to record the win (7-6(1), 5-7, 6-3), putting TCU one win away from victory. With the win in sight, Fearnley rattled off three straight games to clinch his match (6-2, 6-4) and secure the victory for TCU.
SINGLES QUICK HITS
Singles Results
1. #44 Luc Fomba (TCU) def. #17 Chris Rodesch (UVA) 7-6 (7-1), 5-7, 6-3
2. #15 Juan Carlos Aguilar (TCU) vs. #30 Inaki Montes (UVA) 6-3, 5-7, 6-5, unfinished
3. Pedro Vives (TCU) def. #120 Bar Botzer (UVA) 6-4, 6-4
4. #82 Jeffrey von der Schulenburg (UVA) def. #109 Sander Jong (TCU) 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)
5. #52 Jake Fearnley (TCU) def. #29 Ryan Goetz (UVA) 6-2, 6-4
6. #69 Lui Maxted (TCU) vs. Gianni Ross (UVA) 6-2, 4-2, unfinished
Order of finish – 3, 4, 1, 5
Up Next
The Horned Frogs will hit the road for the first time this season as they prepare to travel to the ITA National Team Indoor Championships in Seattle, Washington. The draw will be announced later this week.
For more information on TCU men's tennis, visit gofrogs.com and follow the team on social media: @TCUMensTennis on twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
"That was a hell of a win for the guys and for the program," head coach David Roditi said. "We've never beaten Virginia as coaches, since we've been here. We finally got them. They have a great program with great coaches and great players. It's very hard to get a win over them, so we're very proud. They have some great guys over there that compete so hard all the way to the end. This is a great way to end our indoor season at home. I'm so thankful to the community. We've developed a great atmosphere at our home matches, the guys love it and the TCU community has really embraced it. Now, we get to rest our bodies and get ready for indoors. It was great to see Pedro [Vives] win that match and then for Jake [Fearnley] to come out after having to wait for his match to start, he absolutely took care of business. For me, the highlight of today was the heart and fight shown by our top two players and team captains, Luc Fomba and Juan Carlos Aguilar. For Fomba to have match points, not get it, and to come back in the third set and win showed a lot of heart and competitiveness. Charlie was playing one of the toughest outs in college tennis. That guy makes you work for everything. He was down and everybody probably thought he was done but by the time we clinched he was nearly at match point. It's a shame we couldn't play those final points but I have so much respect for the heart that they showed as leaders of our team. Go Frogs!"
The Horned Frogs clinched the dual with a victory from Jake Fearnley at No. 5 singles. Two singles matches were left unfinished, with TCU leading on both courts.
TCU got off to a strong start in doubles play, with the No. 1 pairing (Luc Fomba and Fearnley) breaking their opponents' serve in their first opportunity to go in front, 2-0. They would hold serve for the remainder of the match to win, 6-4. The No. 2 pairing of Lui Maxted and Sander Jong had fallen behind, 2-4, before breaking back to tie their match, 5-5, by the time Fomba and Fearnley won at No. 1. Maxted and Jong broke their opponent at 6-5, delivering a break, set, game and doubles point clinching victory for TCU's ninth straight doubles point in 2022.
The Horned Frogs have started the season 9-0 in doubles points, the best start in the Roditi era and longest since 2004 (10 doubles points).
DOUBLES QUICK HITS
- TCU won its ninth straight doubles point of the season with victories at No. 1 and No. 2.
- Fomba and Fearnley won the first match of the day at No. 1 doubles.
- They improve to 6-1 together this season, all at No. 1.
- Fomba improves his career record at No. 1 doubles to 18-8 while Fearnley progresses to 12-8.
- Jong and Maxted improved to 6-0 as a pair this season with a 7-5 victory at No. 2
- The duo won the first five matches of the season together, getting back in the win column after each of their last two matches ended unfinished.
- Maxted is now a perfect 7-0 in doubles in his budding collegiate career.
- Jong improves his doubles record to 29-9 in dual matches over the last three seasons and 38-19 in dual matches over his career.
- TCU is 18-2 in doubles matches this season and is outscoring opponents 146-97.
Doubles Results
1. Luc Fomba/Jake Fearnley (TCU) def. Bar Botzer/Chris Rodesch (UVA) 6-4
2. #20 Sander Jong/Lui Maxted (TCU) def. Inaki Montes/Ryan Goetz (UVA) 7-5
3. Juan Carlos Aguilar/Tim Ruehl (TCU) vs. Jeffrey von der Schulenburg/William Woodall (UVA) 5-4, unfinished
Order of finish: 1, 2
TCU got off to a rough start in singles, with UVA going up a break, 3-0, on court one, three and four. The Horned Frogs rallied, breaking back on one and three and eventually winning three of four opening sets (No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3). Vives delivered a straight-set victory at No. 3 to put TCU in front, 2-0, before UVA got on the board with a victory at No. 4 (TCU 2 – UVA 1). TCU had an opportunity to close out the dual with both of the top two singles matches tied, 5-5, in their second sets, but UVA took both sets, forcing a third set and keeping hope alive.
As Fomba began his third set on court one, Fearnley rushed out to a set lead, winning his opening set, 6-2. Fomba found a break to go in front, 5-3, just as Fearnley began his second set. Fomba held serve to record the win (7-6(1), 5-7, 6-3), putting TCU one win away from victory. With the win in sight, Fearnley rattled off three straight games to clinch his match (6-2, 6-4) and secure the victory for TCU.
SINGLES QUICK HITS
- TCU won matches at No. 1, No. 3, and No. 5 to secure its sixth victory in a row and fourth over a ranked opponent.
- Vives recorded the first singles point for the Frogs at No. 3.
- He advances to 3-0 this season in singles and 4-0 overall.
- He defeated No. 120 Bar Botzer for his first ranked singles win as a Horned Frog.
- Fomba defeated No. 17 Chris Rodesch in three sets for his second ranked win of the season and second in as many matches.
- It was his 15th ranked win as a Horned Frog. This was the first time in his career that he has beaten Top 20 ranked opponents in back-to-back matches (No. 20 Brosko (MSU)).
- He won his first set via tiebreaker, 7-6(1). Fomba is now 2-1 in tiebreakers this season.
- Fearnley recorded his sixth singles win of the season (6-1).
- He recorded the highest ranked win of his career, defeating No. 29 Ryan Goetz.
- Fearnley is 3-0 against ranked opponents this season, recording ranked victories against Florida, Tennessee and now Virginia.
- TCU is 8-1 this season and 4-1 vs. Top 25 teams.
- The Horned Frogs are 30-12 in singles matches this dual season.
- TCU has now won 25 of its 30 singles matches in straight sets, including two of the three wins today.
Singles Results
1. #44 Luc Fomba (TCU) def. #17 Chris Rodesch (UVA) 7-6 (7-1), 5-7, 6-3
2. #15 Juan Carlos Aguilar (TCU) vs. #30 Inaki Montes (UVA) 6-3, 5-7, 6-5, unfinished
3. Pedro Vives (TCU) def. #120 Bar Botzer (UVA) 6-4, 6-4
4. #82 Jeffrey von der Schulenburg (UVA) def. #109 Sander Jong (TCU) 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)
5. #52 Jake Fearnley (TCU) def. #29 Ryan Goetz (UVA) 6-2, 6-4
6. #69 Lui Maxted (TCU) vs. Gianni Ross (UVA) 6-2, 4-2, unfinished
Order of finish – 3, 4, 1, 5
Up Next
The Horned Frogs will hit the road for the first time this season as they prepare to travel to the ITA National Team Indoor Championships in Seattle, Washington. The draw will be announced later this week.
For more information on TCU men's tennis, visit gofrogs.com and follow the team on social media: @TCUMensTennis on twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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