TCU Wins 2022 Indoor National Championship

Monday, February 21

Seattle, Wash.

2 PM

TCU

Tennessee

TCU Wins 2022 Indoor National Championship

2/21/2022 7:02:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score TCU 4 UT 1

Horned Frogs win the National Championship for the first time in school history

SEATTLE, Wash. – No. 4 TCU men's tennis (12-1) has won the 2022 ITA Team Indoor National Championship. The Horned Frogs defeated No. 3 Tennessee (11-2), 4-1, inside the Nordstrom Tennis Center in Seattle, Wash, to collect their first-ever national championship.

"Special day," head coach David Roditi said. "Not just for our players, but our alumni, our Frog Family, this title means a lot. I'm super excited that our players were actually able to get that title. I feel very fortunate as a coach and very thankful to be in this situation. Our coaching staff, Devin Bowen and Derek Siddiqui have been locked in all weekend. It took a true team effort, not just today, but all weekend long. One thing that we talked about from our match vs. Texas was to emphasize closing it out. Never ever think take leads for granted. For Pedro to stay the course and keep playing when he saw Lui serving for the match or Fomba up a set, he never stopped playing and that was awesome. Great performances by our No. 1 and No. 2 doubles pairs again, they've been so good all week. Sander had a huge win again. And for our freshman, Pedro, to get it done on this stage shows a lot about his mental toughness and experience as a tennis player. This one's for Coach Bartzen. This one is for all the coaches and all the alumni that have put their blood, sweat and tears into our program for us to get to this moment. I'm ecstatic. Go Frogs!"

This was TCU's 10th win in a row and seventh straight over a ranked opponent, the longest winning streak against ranked opponents since 2018. Eight of TCU's 12 victories this season have come against Top 20 ranked programs and four have come against Top 5-ranked opponents.

The Horned Frogs won the doubles point with wins from the top two pairings: No. 1 – Luc Fomba and Jake Fearnley and No. 2 – Sander Jong and Lui Maxted. Jong and Maxted secured a break to go in front, 4-2, before holding serve to win their match. After Tennessee took the match on three, it was up to Fomba and Fearnley to come through. The top pairing held serve to put their score at 5-4, before breaking Tennessee's serve to win the match, 6-4 and clinch the point for TCU.

In singles, TCU got off to a hot start, winning four first sets and putting Tennessee back on its heels. Fearnley finished off his match at No. 5 with ease, taking down No. 114 Mitsui in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3. His quick victory kept TCU in control of the match, up 2-0. After a quick first set victory, Jong was the next Frog to finish, posting a 6-2, 6-4 victory on court three with a break in the final game. His win came after Tennessee claimed a point at No. 2, putting TCU back in front, 3-1, with three matches still in play.

With the championship on the line, it was freshman Pedro Vives who came through, overcoming an opening set loss to win his next two sets and clinch the title: 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. Vives had his serve broken in his first service game of the third set, falling behind, 2-0, before immediately breaking back and then finally securing a second break to go in front, 5-4. He would serve an ace on championship point to give TCU the 4-1 clinch.

FINAL FROG STATS – 2022 INDOOR NATIONALS
Luc Fomba: 4-1 Overall (1-0 singles | 3-1 doubles)
Juan Carlos Aguilar: 3-4 Overall (2-2 singles | 1-2 doubles)
Sander Jong: 6-2 Overall (3-1 singles | 3-1 doubles)
Pedro Vives: 3-1 Overall (3-1 singles)
Jake Fearnley: 5-2 Overall (2-1 singles | 3-1 doubles)
Lui Maxted: 5-1 Overall (2-0 singles | 3-1 doubles)
Tim Ruehl: 1-2 Overall (1-2 doubles)
Tomas Jirousek – 0-0 (unfinished at No. 6 singles vs. UT in quarterfinals)

DOUBLES QUICK HITS

TCU won the doubles point with a pair of wins at the top of the lineup.
Sander Jong and Lui Maxted were the first to finish, collecting a 6-3 victory.
The No. 25-ranked pairing in the land improve to 9-1 this season, all at No. 2.
They boast the best record on the team (9-1) and are 2-0 against ranked pairings
Luc Fomba and Jake Fearnley clinched the doubles point, playing at No. 1. Taking down the No. 13 ranked doubles team in the nation, 6-4.
TCU's No. 1 pairing is a perfect 4-0 against ranked opponents this season, taking down No. 32, No. 14, No. 1 and now No. 13.
They improve to 9-2 together this season, all at No. 1.
TCU is 25-6 in doubles matches this season and is outscoring opponents 199-146.
TCU has won the doubles point in 12 of 13 matches this season.

Doubles Results
1. Jake Fearnley/Luc Fomba (TCU) def. #13 Shunsuke Mitsui/Emile Hudd (TENN) 6-4
2. Sander Jong/Lui Maxted (TCU) def. Pat Harper/Adam Walton (TENN) 6-3
3. Johannus Monday/Mark Wallner (TENN) def. Juan Carlos Aguilar/Tim Ruehl (TCU) 6-3
Order of finish: 2, 3, 1

SINGLES QUICK HITS

TCU won matches at No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 to secure its 10th victory in a row, eighth overall over a ranked opponent and fourth over a Top 5 ranked team.
Fearnley recorded the first win of the day in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3.
He took down the No. 114 ranked singles player in the nation (Mitsui).
Fearnley is now 5-1 against ranked opponents this season, the most ranked wins on the team.
He has won four of his five ranked matches in straight sets.
Jong finished the next match, at No. 3, in straight sets: 6-2, 6-4.
He defeated No. 110 Emile Hudd for the second time this season.
Jong improves to 3-2 against ranked opponents this season and 9-3 overall in singles.
His nine singles wins leads the team.
Jong improves his career record at Indoor Nationals to 17-6 overall and 10-3 in singles play.
Vives clinched the match at No. 4, winning in straight sets over No. 122 Diaz: 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.
He improves to 6-1 as a Horned Frog and 3-1 against ranked opponents.
Vives is a perfect 3-0 this season in three-set matches and 2-1 when losing the opening set.
This was TCU's first victory of the season that did not involve wins by either of the top two singles competitors.
TCU is 11-1 this season and 8-1 vs. Top 25 teams.
The Horned Frogs are 43-17 in singles matches this dual season (71.67 percent).
TCU has now won 33 of its 43 singles matches in straight sets, including two today.

Singles Results
1. #44 Luc Fomba (TCU) vs. #21 Adam Walton (TENN) 7-6 (7-2), 3-6, 3-0, unfinished
2. #10 Johannus Monday (TENN) def. #15 Juan Carlos Aguilar (TCU) 6-4, 6-1
3. #109 Sander Jong (TCU) def. #110 Emile Hudd (TENN) 6-2, 6-4
4. Pedro Vives (TCU) def. #122 Angel Diaz (TENN) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
5. #52 Jake Fearnley (TCU) def. #114 Shunsuke Mitsui (TENN) 6-1, 6-3
6. Lui Maxted (TCU) vs. Conor Gannon (TENN) 6-4, 6-7 (1-7), 0-2, unfinished
Order of finish – 5, 3, 2, 4

Up Next
The Horned Frogs will look to carry their momentum into the outdoor season. TCU begins the outdoor matches next month when the Frogs host Michigan, on the purple courts on March 2.

For more information on TCU men's tennis, visit gofrogs.com and follow the team on social media: @TCUMensTennis on twitter, Facebook and Instagram.