TCU Advances to Quarterfinals at Indoor Nationals

Friday, February 18

Seattle, Wash.

11 AM

TCU

Virginia

TCU Advances to Quarterfinals at Indoor Nationals

2/18/2022 4:30:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score - TCU 4 UVA 2

Horned Frogs battle back to take down No. 12 Virginia, 4-2

SEATTLE, Wash. – No. 4 TCU men's tennis (9-1) showcased its depth and unfailing competitive spirit, coming back from losing the doubles point to defeat No. 12-seed Virginia, 4-2, on Friday afternoon inside the Nordstrom Tennis Center in Seattle, Wash. TCU advances into the quarterfinals of the ITA Team Indoor National Championship with the win. The Frogs will play the winner of No. 4 Florida vs. No. 13 Texas, tomorrow at 11 a.m. CT.

This was the second win of the week for TCU over Virginia, after the Frogs collected a 4-1 victory on Sunday at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center. TCU improves to 9-1 this season and 5-1 against ranked opponents.

The Horned Frogs are into the Indoor Nationals quarterfinals for the first time since 2019 and the third time in the David Roditi era (2019 and 2016).

"What a college battle," head coach David Roditi said. "Not gonna lie, it feels good to be on this side of a battle like this. Virginia competes so much and plays so well. Two team that were preseason ranked in the Top 6 and somehow, we're playing them in the round of 16. Very fortunate to get through this match. I'm so proud of our guys. We have a lot to learn from doubles. We lost it for the first time this year. But at the same time, they bounced back in singles and showed everyone that we don't need the doubles point to win a big match. Fearnley was big, beating a very good player for the second time this week, which is not easy to do. Pedro Vives and Lui Maxted, two guys who have never been here at this tournament, come through with two wins against some very experienced players. Hell of a job by those two freshmen. And then, of course, Charlie Aguilar, one of the best competitors in college tennis, comes through like that with all the pressure on him. We'll have another big one tomorrow against a great team, either Texas or Florida. We've got to take care of our bodies and be ready to play tomorrow. I want to thank the Frog fans. We had a lot of purple in the crowd today cheering us on. We're always so thankful for that. Go Frogs!"

The Horned Frogs clinched the dual with four singles victories from Jake Fearnley, Pedro Vives, Lui Maxted and Juan Carlos Aguilar. One match was left unfinished, with Luc Fomba up a break in his third set, 5-3.

TCU lost the doubles point for the first time this season, bringing the doubles point streak to an end, at nine in a row to begin the season, the second longest streak in program history (10 in 2004). Aguilar and Tim Ruehl recorded a win at No. 3 doubles but UVA took the point with wins on the other two courts.

DOUBLES QUICK HITS

TCU loses its first doubles point of the season, falling to 9-1.
The streak of nine consecutive doubles points to start a season is tied for the second longest in program history, one behind the all-time record of 10, set in 2004.
Aguilar and Ruehl recorded a 6-2 victory at No. 3
It was the pairings 6^th straight win, improving their record together to 6-1 this year.
This victory is tied for their most dominant win together this season and their most lopsided win against a pairing from a ranked school.
TCU is 19-4 in doubles matches this season and is outscoring opponents 155-111.

Doubles Results
1. Bar Botzer/Chris Rodesch (UVA) def. Jake Fearnley/Luc Fomba (TCU) 6-3
2. Inaki Montes/J vd Schulenburg (UVA) def. #20 Sander Jong/Lui Maxted (TCU) 6-0
3. Juan Carlos Aguilar/Tim Ruehl (TCU) def. Ryan Goetz/William Woodall (UVA) 6-2

Order of finish: 2, 3, 1

Singles play was a back-and-forth struggle. Both teams claimed straight set wins, with Jake Fearnley coming through for TCU at No. 5 and UVA taking the lead back, 2-1, on three. Four matches went the distance, with TCU coming out on top in all three completed matches to come from behind to advance in the tournament.

Pedro Vives got out to a strong start in his third set, winning the first four games, before his opponent broke back, going on a four-game win streak of his own to get the match back on-serve, 4-4. But Vives wouldn't go away, breaking back and holding serve for a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory over his fifth-year senior opponent.

Vives tied the dual back up, 2-2, just as Maxted recorded his second break of his third set to go in front, 4-0, at No. 6. Maxted held serve till the end to put TCU in front, 3-2, and collect a win over yet another fifth-year senior from UVA.

Momentum was in the Frogs' favor at this point as Maxted put the team in front while Fomba and Aguilar went up by a break on their courts. Aguilar would be broken back, 4-4, before securing the eighth break of the set to take a 5-4 lead and holding serve for just the second time that set to clinch the victory for TCU.

SINGLES QUICK HITS

TCU won matches at No. 2, No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 to secure its seventh victory in a row and fifth over a ranked opponent.
Fearnley recorded his seventh singles win of the season (7-1).
He defeated No. 29 Ryan Goetz for the second time this week, in straight sets yet again, 6-3, 6-3.
His wins over Goetz are the highest ranked wins of his TCU career and improves his record against ranked opponents this season to a perfect, 4-0.
Three of Fearnley's four ranked wins this season have come in straight sets.
Fearnley improves to 2-1 in his singles career at Indoor Nationals.
Vives recorded the second singles point for the Frogs at No. 4.
He advances to 4-0 this season in singles and 5-0 overall.
He defeated No. 120 Bar Botzer for the second time this week, improving his career record vs. ranked opponents to 2-0, both vs. Botzer.
This was Vives' second three-set win of the season and first in which he dropped the opening set.
Maxted collected a three-set win at No. 6, knocking off Gianni Ross, 6-2, 6-7, 6-1.
He improves to 5-3 in singles matches this season and 12-4 overall in duals.
Maxted is now 1-2 in three-set matches, recording his first-career three-set victory today.
Aguilar clinched the victory at No. 2, defeating No. 17 Rodesch in three sets.
He posts his fifth win of the season and third over a ranked opponent.
This was Aguilar's first three-set victory for the Horned Frogs.
He improves his career record at Indoor Nationals to 4-2 with the win today.
TCU is 9-1 this season and 5-1 vs. Top 25 teams.
The Horned Frogs are 34-13 in singles matches this dual season.
TCU has now won 26 of its 34 singles matches in straight sets, including one today.
This was the first time TCU had recorded three three-set victories in the same match this season and the first time since beating Pepperdine, 4-2, in February of last season.

Singles Results
1. #44 Luc Fomba (TCU) vs. #30 Inaki Montes (UVA) 5-7, 6-3, 5-3, unfinished
2. #15 Juan Carlos Aguilar (TCU) def. #17 Chris Rodesch (UVA) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
3. #82 J vd Schulenburg (UVA) def. #109 Sander Jong (TCU) 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
4. Pedro Vives (TCU) def. #120 Bar Botzer (UVA) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
5. #52 Jake Fearnley (TCU) def. #29 Ryan Goetz (UVA) 6-3, 6-3
6. #69 Lui Maxted (TCU) def. Gianni Ross (UVA) 6-2, 6-7, 6-1

Order of finish – 5, 3, 6, 4, 2

Up Next
The Horned Frogs face the winner of Texas vs. Florida in the ITA Team Indoor Championships Quarterfinals tomorrow, at 11 a.m., at the Nordstrom Tennis Center, in Seattle.

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