Pinnington to Play for ITA National Fall Championships Singles Title
11/4/2023 7:47:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Is the second player in program history to reach the finale
SAN DIEGO – Jack Pinnington is in a class of his own in the annals of TCU men's tennis.
Pinnington became just the second player in the 49-year history of the program to qualify for an ITA singles national championship on Saturday at the Barnes Tennis Center.
The sophomore punched his ticket to the ITA National Fall Championships singles final behind a 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 comeback victory over Ohio State's 81st-ranked Jack Anthrop in the semifinals.
Pinnington, No. 26 in the ITA singles rankings, is the first Horned Frog to play for a national singles championship since David Pate won the men's national fall championship in 1982.
He'll face No. 17 Micah Braswell of Texas at 2 p.m. on Sunday in an all-Lone Star State battle.
Pinnington is 2-0 against Braswell, a senior. He secured the second point in TCU's 4-0 ITA Indoor National Championship win over the Longhorns on Feb. 20, defeating Braswell 6-4, 6-0. Pinnington again got the better of Braswell, this time by a 6-3, 6-1 margin, on March 22 in a nonconference clash between the teams. Both matches were contested on court three.
TCU narrowly missed out on playing for its second consecutive ITA National Fall Championships doubles title on Saturday. No. 13 Sebastian Gorzny and Pedro Vives suffered a semifinal upset at the hands of Conner and Codie Van Schalkwyk, 7-6 [7-2], 6-4.
Gorzny and Vives' run to the semifinals marked the third straight year TCU has placed a doubles tandem in the final four of the grand finale of fall tennis. The duo concludes the fall season with a 10-3 record as partners and in possession of the ITA Texas Regional championship. Gorzny and Vives are now 30-10 when paired together.
ITA National Fall Championships
Barnes Tennis Center | San Diego, Calif.
Nov. 1-5, 2023
Singles – Main Draw
SF – #26 Jack Pinnington (TCU) def. #81 Jack Anthrop (Ohio State): 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
QF – #26 Jack Pinnington (TCU) def. #61 Pablo Masjuan (UCSB): 6-4, 6-3
QF – #17 Micah Braswell (Texas) def. #82 Pedro Vives (TCU): 6-2, 6-3
RD16 – #26 Jack Pinnington (TCU) def. #10 Alexander Bernard (Ohio State): 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
RD16 – #82 Pedro Vives (TCU) def. #29 Samir Banerjee (Stanford): 6-4, 6-1
RD32 – #26 Jack Pinnington (TCU) def. #96 Filippo Moroni (WFU): 6-1, 6-2
RD32 – #82 Pedro Vives (TCU) def. #23 Colton Smith (Arizona): 6-2, 6-2
Doubles – Main Draw
SF – Conner Van Schalkwyk / Conner Van Schalkwyk (Old Dominion) def. #13 Sebastian Gorzny / Pedro Vives (TCU): 7-6 [7-2], 6-4
QF – #13 Sebastian Gorzny / Pedro Vives (TCU) def. #12 Robert Cash / JJ Tracy (Ohio State): 6-4, 6-3
QF – #16 Cesar Bouchelaghem / Dzianis Zharyn (Washington) def. #38 Duncan Chan / Lui Maxted (TCU): 6-4, 6-1
RD16- #13 Sebastian Gorzny / Pedro Vives (TCU) def. Pablo Alemany / Charlie Berry (Memphis): 6-3, 6-1
RD16 – #38 Duncan Chan / Lui Maxted (TCU) def. Alejandro Gandini / Matthew Lanahan (Creighton): 6-3, 6-4
RD32 – #13 Sebastian Gorzny / Pedro Vives def. Jay Friend / Colton Smith (Arizona): 6-3, 7-6 [8-6]
RD32 – #38 Duncan Chan / Lui Maxted (TCU) def. #6 Hunter Heck / Karlis Ozolins (Illinois): 7-6 [8-6], 6-7 [9-11], [10-8]
Pinnington became just the second player in the 49-year history of the program to qualify for an ITA singles national championship on Saturday at the Barnes Tennis Center.
The sophomore punched his ticket to the ITA National Fall Championships singles final behind a 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 comeback victory over Ohio State's 81st-ranked Jack Anthrop in the semifinals.
Pinnington, No. 26 in the ITA singles rankings, is the first Horned Frog to play for a national singles championship since David Pate won the men's national fall championship in 1982.
He'll face No. 17 Micah Braswell of Texas at 2 p.m. on Sunday in an all-Lone Star State battle.
Pinnington is 2-0 against Braswell, a senior. He secured the second point in TCU's 4-0 ITA Indoor National Championship win over the Longhorns on Feb. 20, defeating Braswell 6-4, 6-0. Pinnington again got the better of Braswell, this time by a 6-3, 6-1 margin, on March 22 in a nonconference clash between the teams. Both matches were contested on court three.
TCU narrowly missed out on playing for its second consecutive ITA National Fall Championships doubles title on Saturday. No. 13 Sebastian Gorzny and Pedro Vives suffered a semifinal upset at the hands of Conner and Codie Van Schalkwyk, 7-6 [7-2], 6-4.
Gorzny and Vives' run to the semifinals marked the third straight year TCU has placed a doubles tandem in the final four of the grand finale of fall tennis. The duo concludes the fall season with a 10-3 record as partners and in possession of the ITA Texas Regional championship. Gorzny and Vives are now 30-10 when paired together.
ITA National Fall Championships
Barnes Tennis Center | San Diego, Calif.
Nov. 1-5, 2023
Singles – Main Draw
SF – #26 Jack Pinnington (TCU) def. #81 Jack Anthrop (Ohio State): 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
QF – #26 Jack Pinnington (TCU) def. #61 Pablo Masjuan (UCSB): 6-4, 6-3
QF – #17 Micah Braswell (Texas) def. #82 Pedro Vives (TCU): 6-2, 6-3
RD16 – #26 Jack Pinnington (TCU) def. #10 Alexander Bernard (Ohio State): 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
RD16 – #82 Pedro Vives (TCU) def. #29 Samir Banerjee (Stanford): 6-4, 6-1
RD32 – #26 Jack Pinnington (TCU) def. #96 Filippo Moroni (WFU): 6-1, 6-2
RD32 – #82 Pedro Vives (TCU) def. #23 Colton Smith (Arizona): 6-2, 6-2
Doubles – Main Draw
SF – Conner Van Schalkwyk / Conner Van Schalkwyk (Old Dominion) def. #13 Sebastian Gorzny / Pedro Vives (TCU): 7-6 [7-2], 6-4
QF – #13 Sebastian Gorzny / Pedro Vives (TCU) def. #12 Robert Cash / JJ Tracy (Ohio State): 6-4, 6-3
QF – #16 Cesar Bouchelaghem / Dzianis Zharyn (Washington) def. #38 Duncan Chan / Lui Maxted (TCU): 6-4, 6-1
RD16- #13 Sebastian Gorzny / Pedro Vives (TCU) def. Pablo Alemany / Charlie Berry (Memphis): 6-3, 6-1
RD16 – #38 Duncan Chan / Lui Maxted (TCU) def. Alejandro Gandini / Matthew Lanahan (Creighton): 6-3, 6-4
RD32 – #13 Sebastian Gorzny / Pedro Vives def. Jay Friend / Colton Smith (Arizona): 6-3, 7-6 [8-6]
RD32 – #38 Duncan Chan / Lui Maxted (TCU) def. #6 Hunter Heck / Karlis Ozolins (Illinois): 7-6 [8-6], 6-7 [9-11], [10-8]
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