TCU Pitches Third Straight Shutout with 4-0 Decision vs. Oklahoma State

Sunday, April 2

Fort Worth, TX

9:30 AM

TCU

Oklahoma State

TCU Pitches Third Straight Shutout with 4-0 Decision vs. Oklahoma State

4/2/2023 1:45:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

Horned Frogs have now defeated 11 ranked teams in 2023

FORT WORTH – The start time shifted, and the match format was altered, yet disruptions proved moot for No. 3 TCU on Sunday.

The Horned Frogs cruised to their third consecutive home shutout on the Bartzen Varsity Courts, taking out No. 34 Oklahoma State in Big 12 action 4-0 via a quartet of singles victories.

Forecasted thunderstorms bumped first serve from 2:30 p.m. to 9:30 a.m. The match was contested as clinch and commenced with singles play as opposed to doubles due to the impending weather.

"The boys got it done against Oklahoma State," head coach David Roditi said. "Very well-coached team, great sportsmanship, always a good battle with them. I felt our team handled the last-minute changes to beat the rain really well. The guys showed up and played really good tennis, very disciplined tennis. I was really proud. We got the win at No. 1. Jake [Fearnley] beat one of the better players in the country. Then, we won at the bottom with Sebastian [Gorzny] and Pedro [Vives] clinching it, and also Sander Jong at No. 4, first one off the court. Really well-done. Now, we get to play our last regular season home match on Thursday. I hope to see you all. It's Senior Day. We'll celebrate Sander Jong and Luc Fomba. They've been a huge part of our program. Thursday against Baylor at 6 o'clock. Go Frogs."

TCU (18-1) notched its third straight 2-0 start to conference play with the shutout of the Cowboys (12-8, 0-2 Big 12). The Horned Frogs are tied for first with No. 1 Texas (18-2, 2-0 Big 12) with three matches separating TCU from the Big 12 Tournament, which runs from Apr. 21-23 in Lawrence, Kansas.

It was clear from the outset that the doubles point would not be necessary. TCU claimed the opening frame on every court and dropped just one set all dual. The Horned Frogs concluded the match with comfortable leads on the pair of unfinished courts.

Jong, No. 43 in the ITA singles rankings, staked TCU to its first point courtesy of a 6-2, 6-4 win at the expense of Oklahoma State's Alex Garcia.

Fearnley followed with his team-leading 13^th ranked singles victory of 2022-2023 vs. Tyler Zink in a respective battle of the nation's 21^st and 90^th ranked singles players. Fearnley earned a 6-3, 6-2 decision to boost TCU's advantage to 2-0. He closed both sets by winning four straight games.

The 71^st-ranked Gorzny then put the Horned Frogs within a point of the clinch, grinding out a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Francisco Pini on court five. Gorzny fell behind 0-3 in the opening set and trailed as late as 4-5. He took the lead for good in set two at 3-2.

Vives sealed the shutout with his second match-clincher in as many outings in the sixth flight vs. Alessio Basile. The sophomore took set one 6-2, then rallied out of a 0-4 hole in the second set to force a tiebreaker at 6-6. Vives won the tiebreaker 7-2, punctuating the win and waving off the action on the remaining courts.

Jack Pinnington led 6-4, 5-4 against Isaac Becroft on court two. He was on serve and up 30-15 when play was paused.

Fomba, TCU's highest ranked singles player at No. 16, was two games and mere minutes shy of joining the winner's circle. He was ahead 4-2 in set three vs. Chase Ferguson after splitting the first two sets 6-2, 3-6.

TCU has now shut out 11 opponents and downed an equal number of ranked teams in 2023. Sunday's clean scoresheet was the Horned Frogs' third in as many outings. They are outscoring opponents 34-5 on the outdoor courts.

Singles Results

#21 Jake Fearnley (TCU) def. #90 Tyler Zink (OSU): 6-3, 6-2
Jack Pinnington (TCU) vs. Isaac Becroft (OSU): 6-4, 5-4
#16 Luc Fomba (TCU) vs. Chase Ferguson (OSU): 6-2, 3-6, 4-2
#43 Sander Jong (TCU) def. Alex Garcia (OSU): 6-2, 6-4
#71 Sebastian Gorzny (TCU) def. Francisco Pini (OSU): 7-5, 6-3
Pedro Vives (TCU) def. Alessio Basile (OSU): 6-2, 7-6 [7-2]

Order of finish: 4, 1, 5, 6

Singles Notes

Fearnley improved to 21-6 overall and 11-4 in spring singles contests. All of his defeats have come vs. players presently featured in the top-125 of the ITA singles rankings.
Fearnley has accounted for 10 of TCU's 13 singles triumphs in the No. 1 flight.
Pinnington's last two matches have been halted with him up a set and leading 5-4 in the second frame. He was up 6-2, 5-4 on Jordan Hasson in TCU's 4-0 win against Oklahoma on Friday.
Pinnington is 6-2 in singles action since making his collegiate debut at Baylor on Feb. 8. He is 4-0 since transitioning to the outdoor courts.
Fomba has yet to lose in the No. 3 flight this season. He is 6-0 when occupying the court.
Fomba continues to lead TCU with 101 career combined singles victories.
Jong's takedown of Garcia was his team-leading 13^th singles win in 2023. He is 13-1 overall.
Gorzny remains undefeated at 12-0. Seven of his wins have transpired on court five.
Gorzny has exited the court in straight sets in all-but-one of his victories.
Gorzny and Jong own at least one win on four separate courts this season. Gorzny has been victorious on courts three through six. Jong has three-or-more wins to his credit in the top-four flights.
Vives' victory on Sunday was his third in as many matches. He is 6-0 on the outdoor courts and 8-1 overall in 2023.
Collectively, TCU is 60-10 in singles action this season. The Horned Frogs have won 178-221 (.805) completed sets.
TCU remains undefeated on court three at 13-0.

Up Next

TCU hosts No. 47 Baylor (14-11, 1-0 Big 12) at 6 p.m. on Thursday in its final regular season home match. The Horned Frogs will hold Senior Night tributes for fifth year seniors Fomba and Jong in between doubles play and singles action.

This will be the third meeting between TCU and Baylor this season. TCU knocked off the then-10^th-ranked Bears 4-1 in Waco on Feb. 8 in a nonconference dual, then shut out its central Texas rival 4-0 nine days later in the opening round of the ITA Indoor National Championships.