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Preview: TCU Heads to California for Three Ranked Matches
3/12/2024 1:33:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Horned Frogs to play UCLA, USC and Pepperdine
FORT WORTH - No. 2 TCU men's tennis heads to the Golden State for a trio of ranked matches in a five-day span.
The Horned Frogs battle No. 29 UCLA at 4 p.m. CT on Wednesday in Los Angeles, then continue their stay in southern California with duals at No. 44 USC and No. 40 Pepperdine on Friday and Sunday, respectively.
TCU enters the duals at 11-1 and has played nine straight ranked teams, defeating eight of them. The Horned Frogs hung 7-0 home defeats against the Bruins and Trojans in 2023.
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Series History:
All-Time: 5-10
Home Record: 1-0
Away Record: 1-3
Neutral Record: 3-7
First Meeting: 6-3, UCLA on March 14, 1977, in Los Angeles, Calif.
Last Meeting: 7-0, TCU on March 11, 2023, in Fort Worth, Texas
Current Winning Streak: TCU W3
Follow Along: USC
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Series History
All-Time: 6-7
Home Record: 3-0
Away Record: 0-3
Neutral Record: 3-4
First Meeting: 6-3, USC on March 11, 1980, in Los Angeles, Calif.
Last Meeting: 7-0, TCU on March 24, 2023, in Fort Worth, Texas
Current Winning Streak: TCU W1
Follow Along: Pepperdine
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Series History
All-Time: 6-14
Home Record: 2-5
Away Record: 3-5
Neutral Record: 1-4
First Meeting: 5-4, TCU on April 14, 1977 in Fort Worth, Texas
Last Meeting: 4-2, TCU on February 28, 2021 in Malibu, Calif.
Current Winning Streak: TCU W4
2024 in Review
● The Horned Frogs won their sixth consecutive ITA Indoor National Championship on Jan. 28.
● While playing host of the ITA Kickoff weekend, TCU took down Rice, 4-0 on Jan. 27, then beat Tulsa, 4-, the following day to punch its ticket to New York City.
● After ITA Weekend, TCU played host to two top-15 teams inside the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center. No. 15 Stanford traveled to Funky Town to take on the second-ranked Horned Frogs. TCU made quick work of the Cardinal, winning 5-2.
● Just two days later, TCU played in an instant classic against No. 6 Tennessee. TCU trailed 3-1 and was down to match point on court one, before Jake Fearnley earned his biggest collegiate victory thus far, defeating preseason ITA No. 2 singles player Johannus Monday in a come-from-behind three set win. The victory evened the dual and set Tomas Jirousek up for the match-clincher in straight sets on court six.
● TCU then traveled up north to play No. 13 Michigan on Feb. 13 and shoutout the Wolverines, 4-0, in its final tune-up for the ITA Indoor National Championships
● TCU advanced to its third consecutive ITA Indoor National Championship final via victories over No. 20 Arizona State (4-0), No. 12 Texas A&M (4-2) and No. 9 Wake Forest (4-2) from Feb. 16-18.
● The Horned Frogs drew No. 1 Ohio State in the finale. TCU led 3-2 after taking the doubles point and the top singles courts in straight sets. Ohio State denied TCU a three-peat after taking courts five and six in three sets.
● In its first outdoor dual of 2024, TCU outlasted No. 10 Texas, 4-3, in Fort Worth. Tied 3-3, Fearnley defeated the nation's No. 1 overall player, Eliot Spizziri, 4-6, 7-6 [8-6], 6-4, to stake TCU to the win.
● TCU is 8-1 overall against ranked foes. The Horned Frogs own a 4-0 record at home against ranked opposition, is 1-0 on the road and 3-1 on neutral courts.
Frog Focus
● TCU was picked second in the Big 12 Men's Tennis Preseason Poll.
● TCU has been tabbed second in the ITA team rankings in five straight polls.
● Fearnley and Jack Pinnington were selected to the ITA Indoor National Championships All-Tournament Team at No. 1 singles and No. 2 singles.
● Five Horned Frogs are featured in the latest ITA singles rankings.
● Fearnley and Lui Maxted lead TCU in singles wins with respective 9-1 records.
● All nine of Fearnley's wins have come on court one.
● Fearnley is 6-0 in 'ranked vs. ranked' matches.
● Pinnington is TCU's highest-ranked player at No. 10. He is 7-2 in singles play 2024.
● Pinnington was the ITA National Fall Championships Singles finalist.
● No. 53 Sebastian Gornzy, the 2023 Big 12 Freshman of the Year, is 7-2 so far in 2024.
● Two of TCU's three doubles pairs are nationally ranked.
● Sebastian Gorzny and Pedro Vives achieved a career-high ITA doubles ranking of No. 2 on March 5. They sport a 7-2 record, with every match taking place on court one.
● The 40th-ranked tandem of Duncan Chan and Maxted is 8-2 in 2024.
● Fearnley and Pinnington are 6-4, with five wins coming on the second flight.
● Chan played singles on court six on Sunday vs. No. 25 Baylor and earned the match-clincher for the Frogs.
Projected Singles Lineup
- No. 11 Jake Fearnley (Season: 9-1 / Career: 76-29)
- No. 10 Jack Pinnington (Season: 7-2 / Career: 27-9)
- No. 35 Pedro Vives (Season: 3-5 / Career: 46-24)
- No. 53 Sebastian Gorzny (Season: 7-2 / Career: 34-7)
- No. 87 Lui Maxted (Season: 9-1 / Career: 38-15)
- Tomas Jirousek (Season: 3-4 / Career 35-22)
Projected Doubles Lineup
- No. 2 Sebastian Gorzny / Pedro Vives (Season: 15-5)
- Jack Pinnington / Jake Fearnley (Season: 6-4)
- No. 40 Duncan Chan / Lui Maxted (Season: 17-7)
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