Saturday, April 16
Norman, OK
5 PM
TCU
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Oklahoma
No. 1 TCU Wins The Outright Big 12 Championship
4/16/2022 8:09:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Horned Frogs beat Oklahoma 5-2 to go undefeated in conference play
NORMAN, Okla. -- The nation's top-ranked TCU men's tennis team won 5-2 at Oklahoma to clinch the outright Big 12 Conference Championship Saturday night in Norman, Okla.
The Horned Frogs (22-3, 5-0) initially won a share of the title with Thursday's 5-1 victory at Oklahoma State. Under Head Coach David Roditi, TCU has won five of the last six Big 12 regular-season championships. Including the conference tournament, TCU has seven Big 12 championship trophies in the last six completed seasons.
At 5-0, TCU posted its first undefeated Big 12 season since the 2017-18 campaign.
Quote of the Day
"Our men showed up ready for everything today and that's why we were able to get this 5-2 win on the road," Roditi said. "OU played very well, and it was a very good college match. Our players showed a lot of character hanging in there while it felt like we were down, even though we were never down. Winning the Big 12 Conference regular season is something to be very proud of, and we will certainly enjoy the title. We will need to be ready to go and battle during the tournament next week at home in front of our awesome fans. I'm very proud of the whole team and thankful for our staff that is here to support us. Go Frogs!"
The Rundown
After winning the doubles point behind victories by the duos of 11th-ranked Sander Jong and Lui Maxted and then No. 2 Luc Fomba and Jake Fearnley, the Horned Frogs won four singles matches.
Fomba's 6-7 (5-7), 6-1, 6-2 victory clinched the match. It also improved his record to 11-3 at No. 1 singles. With the match tied at 2-2, Tomas Jirousek's 7-6 (13-11), 6-4 win at No. 6 gave TCU a 3-2 lead. Fearnley and Jong also recorded singles victories. Jong improved to 5-0 at No. 2 while totaling a team-best 19 singles wins against just four losses this season.
Up Next
TCU will host the Big 12 Championship at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center. Play begins Friday, April 22, with the top-seed Horned Frogs taking the court Saturday, April 23.
Singles Results
1. #18 Luc Fomba (TCU) def. #50 Mason Beiler (OU) 6-7 (5-7), 6-1, 6-2
2. #45 Sander Jong (TCU) def. Alex Martinez (OU) 6-1, 6-7 (5-7), 7-5
3. #81 Jake Fearnley (TCU) def. Baptiste Anselmo (OU) 7-6 (7-2), 7-5
4. Mark Mandlik(OU) def. Pedro Vives (TCU) 6-3, 6-3
5. Jordan Hasson (OU) def. #91 Lui Maxted (TCU) 7-5, 2-6, 6-1
6. Tomas Jirousek (TCU) def. Welsh Hotard (OU) 7-6 (13-11), 6-4
Doubles Results
1. #2 Luc Fomba/Jake Fearnley (TCU) def. #79 Welsh Hotard/Alex Martinez (OU) 6-3
2. #11 Sander Jong/Lui Maxted (TCU) def. Baptiste Anselmo/Mark Mandlik (OU) 6-3
3. Nathan Han/Mason Beiler (OU) def. Pedro Vives/Juan Carlos Aguilar (TCU) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (4,3,5,6,1,2)
The Horned Frogs (22-3, 5-0) initially won a share of the title with Thursday's 5-1 victory at Oklahoma State. Under Head Coach David Roditi, TCU has won five of the last six Big 12 regular-season championships. Including the conference tournament, TCU has seven Big 12 championship trophies in the last six completed seasons.
At 5-0, TCU posted its first undefeated Big 12 season since the 2017-18 campaign.
Quote of the Day
"Our men showed up ready for everything today and that's why we were able to get this 5-2 win on the road," Roditi said. "OU played very well, and it was a very good college match. Our players showed a lot of character hanging in there while it felt like we were down, even though we were never down. Winning the Big 12 Conference regular season is something to be very proud of, and we will certainly enjoy the title. We will need to be ready to go and battle during the tournament next week at home in front of our awesome fans. I'm very proud of the whole team and thankful for our staff that is here to support us. Go Frogs!"
The Rundown
After winning the doubles point behind victories by the duos of 11th-ranked Sander Jong and Lui Maxted and then No. 2 Luc Fomba and Jake Fearnley, the Horned Frogs won four singles matches.
Fomba's 6-7 (5-7), 6-1, 6-2 victory clinched the match. It also improved his record to 11-3 at No. 1 singles. With the match tied at 2-2, Tomas Jirousek's 7-6 (13-11), 6-4 win at No. 6 gave TCU a 3-2 lead. Fearnley and Jong also recorded singles victories. Jong improved to 5-0 at No. 2 while totaling a team-best 19 singles wins against just four losses this season.
Up Next
TCU will host the Big 12 Championship at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center. Play begins Friday, April 22, with the top-seed Horned Frogs taking the court Saturday, April 23.
Singles Results
1. #18 Luc Fomba (TCU) def. #50 Mason Beiler (OU) 6-7 (5-7), 6-1, 6-2
2. #45 Sander Jong (TCU) def. Alex Martinez (OU) 6-1, 6-7 (5-7), 7-5
3. #81 Jake Fearnley (TCU) def. Baptiste Anselmo (OU) 7-6 (7-2), 7-5
4. Mark Mandlik(OU) def. Pedro Vives (TCU) 6-3, 6-3
5. Jordan Hasson (OU) def. #91 Lui Maxted (TCU) 7-5, 2-6, 6-1
6. Tomas Jirousek (TCU) def. Welsh Hotard (OU) 7-6 (13-11), 6-4
Doubles Results
1. #2 Luc Fomba/Jake Fearnley (TCU) def. #79 Welsh Hotard/Alex Martinez (OU) 6-3
2. #11 Sander Jong/Lui Maxted (TCU) def. Baptiste Anselmo/Mark Mandlik (OU) 6-3
3. Nathan Han/Mason Beiler (OU) def. Pedro Vives/Juan Carlos Aguilar (TCU) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (4,3,5,6,1,2)
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