Saturday, March 11
Fort Worth, TX
1 PM
TCU
vs
UCLA
Top-Ranked Horned Frogs Host No. 34 UCLA in Battle of Storied Programs
3/9/2023 12:08:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The nonconference dual is set for a 1 p.m. first serve on Saturday
FORT WORTH –Two of the decorated programs in Division I men's tennis are set to collide this weekend on the purple courts.
No. 1 TCU hosts 23-time national champion UCLA at 1 p.m. on Saturday at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.
The matinée dual marks the first time the Horned Frogs and Bruins will converge in the Lone Star State.
Saturday's contest also represents a return trip for UCLA. This will be the second time in 365 days the programs have meet. TCU fended off the Bruins 4-2 on March 10, 2022, in Pasadena to notch its second straight win over UCLA.
UCLA, No. 34 in the ITA team rankings, is the first in a string of seven straight ranked opponents TCU (13-0) will host over the ensuing four weeks.
Saturday's match is open to the public. Free pizza will be available while supplies last, courtesy of Buffalo Bros.
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Series History: UCLA
All-Time: UCLA leads 10-4
Home Record: 0-0
Away Record: 1-3
Neutral Record: 3-5
First Meeting: 6-3 UCLA, March 14, 1977, in Pasadena
Last Meeting: 4-2 TCU, March 10, 2022, in Pasadena
Current Winning Streak: TCU W2
Inside the Match
ITA Team Rankings (March 7)
No. 1 – TCU
ITA Singles Rankings (March 7)
No. 14 – Jake Fearnley
No. 19 – Luc Fomba
No. 51 – Sander Jong
No. 61 – Sebastian Gorzny
ITA Doubles Rankings (March 7)
No. 6 – Sander Jong / Lui Maxted
No. 12 – Jake Fearnley / Luc Fomba
No. 53 – Sander Jong / Jack Pinnington
No. 73 – Sebastian Gorzny / Pedro Vives
By the Numbers: Singles Records
As of Wednesday, March. 8, exactly four years, 11 months and two weeks have passed since TCU last dipped outside the top-25 of the ITA team rankings. The Horned Frogs have spent 263 straight weeks in the top-25 of the ITA team rankings, a streak matched by few other Division I programs.
The streak began on March 21, 2018, when TCU skyrocketed from No. 32 to No. 11 following three straight wins over No. 17 Duke (March 13), No. 12 Florida (March 14) and No. 9 Columbia (March 18)
The trio of top-20 wins ignited a 12-match winning streak to close the regular season. The Horned Frogs concluded the 2016-17 season with a 20-5 overall record and No. 9 final ITA team ranking.
Since then, TCU has spent just one week outside the top-20 of the ITA team rankings.
TCU's program-best streak of top-25 appearances will reach five years should the Horned Frogs hold steady in the rankings through March 21.
Doubles Delight
No program nationwide has been as dominant in doubles play as TCU over the last two seasons.
Since the 2022 campaign commenced, TCU has gone 39-5 in doubles and is currently enjoying a program record and nation-leading streak of 17 straight doubles points. TCU last surrendered the doubles point on Apr. 24, 2022 to Baylor in the Big 12 Tournament Championship.
Court by court, the Horned Frogs are 26-8 on court one, 29-7 out of the No. 2 post and own a 27-7 record in the third flight.
Top Frog Energy
TCU received the top spot in the ITA team rankings for the 10th time in program history on March 7.
The Horned Frogs regained the No. 1 overall ranking on Feb 21 after capturing the ITA Indoor National Championship.
TCU garnered its first No. 1 ranking in program history on March 2, 2022, and received seven of a possible 16 No. 1 rankings throughout the season.
In total, eight of the last 14 No. 1 ITA team rankings dating back to 2022 have been in possession of TCU.
TCU's History atop the ITA Team Rankings
March 2, 2022
March 23, 2022
Apr. 6, 2022
Apr. 13, 2022
Apr. 20, 2022
Apr. 27, 2022
May 4, 2022
Feb 21, 2023
Feb 28, 2023
March 7, 2023
Protect the Purple
The Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center is arguably the toughest venue in the nation for opposing teams to compete at. TCU has amassed a 100-11 (.901) record on the purple courts since 2015. Of the 1-- victories, 61 have come at the expense of ranked opponents. Under head coach David Roditi, the Horned Frogs have posted a remarkable 140-35 (.800) home record.
On the Road Again
Nearly two years have passed since TCU dropped an away dual.
The Horned Frogs' 4-1 victory at No. 10 Baylor on Feb. 8 extended the program's road winning streak to 10, dating back to the 2020-21 season.
TCU notched a perfect 7-0 record in away matches in 2022.
The Horned Frogs' last road defeat came in the Big 12 Tournament Championship at Baylor on Apr. 25, 2021.
No. 1 TCU hosts 23-time national champion UCLA at 1 p.m. on Saturday at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.
The matinée dual marks the first time the Horned Frogs and Bruins will converge in the Lone Star State.
Saturday's contest also represents a return trip for UCLA. This will be the second time in 365 days the programs have meet. TCU fended off the Bruins 4-2 on March 10, 2022, in Pasadena to notch its second straight win over UCLA.
UCLA, No. 34 in the ITA team rankings, is the first in a string of seven straight ranked opponents TCU (13-0) will host over the ensuing four weeks.
Saturday's match is open to the public. Free pizza will be available while supplies last, courtesy of Buffalo Bros.
Follow Along
Watch: gofrogs.co/3JVOwLz
Live Stats: gofrogs.co/3vWrPif
Series History: UCLA
All-Time: UCLA leads 10-4
Home Record: 0-0
Away Record: 1-3
Neutral Record: 3-5
First Meeting: 6-3 UCLA, March 14, 1977, in Pasadena
Last Meeting: 4-2 TCU, March 10, 2022, in Pasadena
Current Winning Streak: TCU W2
Inside the Match
- The Horned Frogs are 58-6 (.910) at home on the outdoor courts since 2015.
- TCU's 7-0 blanking of UT Arlington on March 3 extended its home winning streak to eight. The Horned Frogs have gone 18-3 at home since 2022.
- TCU has outscored its opponents 26-1 through five home matches. The Horned Frogs have surrendered just four combined singles and doubles sets.
- TCU is 41-30 all-time and 21-1 at home vs. the Pac-12 Conference. The Horned Frogs have won three straight and eight of their last 10 duals vs. Pac-12 teams. UCLA is one of only two Pac-12 programs to boast an all-time winning record vs. TCU.
- The Horned Frogs have won eight straight doubles points on the purple courts. TCU is 20-4 in doubles play at home over the last two seasons.
- Under Roditi, TCU is 2-1 vs. UCLA and 21-7 against the Pac-12.
- Pedro Vives and Lui Maxted accounted for three of TCU's four points in its 4-2 victory at UCLA last season. They each were victorious in doubles to give the Horned Frogs a 1-0 head start. Maxted played alongside Sander Jong on court two while Vives clinched the doubles point in the third flight with former All-American Juan Carlos Aguilar. With the match later tied 2-2, Maxted and Vives won in singles in straight sets, respectively, on courts six and five to clinch the match.
- TCU is enjoying its best start to a season under Roditi and in the modern era. The Horned Frogs are 13-0 for just the second time in the 49-year history of the program. TCU last won 13 consecutive matches in its eighth year of existence, when the Horned Frogs rattled off 26 straight victories from September 1980-March 1981 under legendary head coach Tut Bartzen.
- The Horned Frogs are outscoring opponents 61-7 through 13 matches.
- The Horned Frogs have claimed a school record and nation-leading 17 straight doubles points dating back to the 2022 campaign. TCU is 38-5 in doubles play over the last two seasons.
- TCU is the only program in the nation to boast four ranked doubles teams; No. 6 Sander Jong / Lui Maxted, No. 12 Jake Fearnley / Luc Fomba, No. 53 Sander Jong / Jack Pinnington and No. 73 Sebastian Gorzny / Pedro Vives
- In singles action, TCU has won 119-of-149 completed sets thus far in 2023. Three Horned Frogs sport undefeated singles records; Gorzny (9-0), Fomba (8-0) and Maxted (6-0). Jong is tied with Gorzny for the team lead in singles victories.
- Fomba and Gorzny have been especially dominant in 2022-2023, as they own respective overall records of 27-4 and 26--3. Fomba has surrendered just three combined singles and doubles sets in 2023.
- Five Horned Frogs have staked TCU to an 8-0 singles record on court three ; Fomba, Gorzny, Maxted, Pinnington and Tomas Jirousek.
- Fomba, a four-time All-American, is primed to add to his decorated legacy in purple and white on Saturday. The fifth year senior is one win shy of 150 combined indoor and outdoor victories for his career. Should Fomba triumph in singles or doubles vs. the Bruins, he will become the first Horned Frog to accomplish the feat since volunteer assistant coach Nick Chappell accomplished the feat in 2015.
- The Horned Frogs achieved the No. 1 ITA team ranking for the 10th time in program history on March 7. TCU occupied the top spot in the ITA team rankings in seven of 16 released polls in 2022 and regained its spot atop the tennis world on Feb. 21.
- TCU has boasted a top-10 ITA team ranking for 159 straight weeks - the longest such streak of any Division I program7.
- TCU became the first repeat ITA Indoor National Champion in more than a decade and seventh all-time following its 4-0 shutout of Texas on Feb. 20 in the championship tilt. The Horned Frogs outscored their quartet of opponents 17-2 during their stay in Chicago.
ITA Team Rankings (March 7)
No. 1 – TCU
ITA Singles Rankings (March 7)
No. 14 – Jake Fearnley
No. 19 – Luc Fomba
No. 51 – Sander Jong
No. 61 – Sebastian Gorzny
ITA Doubles Rankings (March 7)
No. 6 – Sander Jong / Lui Maxted
No. 12 – Jake Fearnley / Luc Fomba
No. 53 – Sander Jong / Jack Pinnington
No. 73 – Sebastian Gorzny / Pedro Vives
By the Numbers: Singles Records
- #14 Jake Fearnley (Season: 7-3 / Career: 45-22)
- #19 Luc Fomba (Season: 8-0 / Career: 78-26)
- #51 Sander Jong (Season: 9-1 / Career: 67-31)
- #61 Sebastian Gorzny (Season: 9-0 / Career: 9-0)
- Lui Maxted (Season: 6-0 / Career: 14-6)
- Tomas Jirousek (Season: 4-1 / Career: 27-13)
- Pedro Vives (Season: 3-1 / Career: 16-7)
- Jack Pinnington (Season: 2-2 / Career: 2-2)
- #6 Sander Jong / Lui Maxted (Season: 3-3 / Career: 23-9)
- #12 Jake Fearnley / Luc Fomba (Season: 8-1 / Career: 31-8)
- #53 Sander Jong / Jack Pinnington (Season: 3-1 / Career: 3-1)
- #73 Sebastian Gorzny / Pedro Vives (Season: 10-1 / Career: 10-1)
As of Wednesday, March. 8, exactly four years, 11 months and two weeks have passed since TCU last dipped outside the top-25 of the ITA team rankings. The Horned Frogs have spent 263 straight weeks in the top-25 of the ITA team rankings, a streak matched by few other Division I programs.
The streak began on March 21, 2018, when TCU skyrocketed from No. 32 to No. 11 following three straight wins over No. 17 Duke (March 13), No. 12 Florida (March 14) and No. 9 Columbia (March 18)
The trio of top-20 wins ignited a 12-match winning streak to close the regular season. The Horned Frogs concluded the 2016-17 season with a 20-5 overall record and No. 9 final ITA team ranking.
Since then, TCU has spent just one week outside the top-20 of the ITA team rankings.
TCU's program-best streak of top-25 appearances will reach five years should the Horned Frogs hold steady in the rankings through March 21.
Doubles Delight
No program nationwide has been as dominant in doubles play as TCU over the last two seasons.
Since the 2022 campaign commenced, TCU has gone 39-5 in doubles and is currently enjoying a program record and nation-leading streak of 17 straight doubles points. TCU last surrendered the doubles point on Apr. 24, 2022 to Baylor in the Big 12 Tournament Championship.
Court by court, the Horned Frogs are 26-8 on court one, 29-7 out of the No. 2 post and own a 27-7 record in the third flight.
Top Frog Energy
TCU received the top spot in the ITA team rankings for the 10th time in program history on March 7.
The Horned Frogs regained the No. 1 overall ranking on Feb 21 after capturing the ITA Indoor National Championship.
TCU garnered its first No. 1 ranking in program history on March 2, 2022, and received seven of a possible 16 No. 1 rankings throughout the season.
In total, eight of the last 14 No. 1 ITA team rankings dating back to 2022 have been in possession of TCU.
TCU's History atop the ITA Team Rankings
March 2, 2022
March 23, 2022
Apr. 6, 2022
Apr. 13, 2022
Apr. 20, 2022
Apr. 27, 2022
May 4, 2022
Feb 21, 2023
Feb 28, 2023
March 7, 2023
Protect the Purple
The Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center is arguably the toughest venue in the nation for opposing teams to compete at. TCU has amassed a 100-11 (.901) record on the purple courts since 2015. Of the 1-- victories, 61 have come at the expense of ranked opponents. Under head coach David Roditi, the Horned Frogs have posted a remarkable 140-35 (.800) home record.
On the Road Again
Nearly two years have passed since TCU dropped an away dual.
The Horned Frogs' 4-1 victory at No. 10 Baylor on Feb. 8 extended the program's road winning streak to 10, dating back to the 2020-21 season.
TCU notched a perfect 7-0 record in away matches in 2022.
The Horned Frogs' last road defeat came in the Big 12 Tournament Championship at Baylor on Apr. 25, 2021.
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