Friday, March 22
Waco, Texas
6 PM
TCU
at
Baylor
No. 2 TCU to Open Big 12 Play
3/20/2024 3:07:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Horned Frogs play Baylor on Friday and Texas on Sunday
FORT WORTH - No. 2 TCU men's tennis heads south on Interstate-35 to open up Big 12 conference play with ranked duals at No. 27 Baylor and No. 8 Texas.
The Horned Frogs face the Bears in Waco at 6 p.m. on Friday before ending the weekend in Austin with a 3 p.m. dual vs. the Longhorns.
TCU hosted both teams in nonconference affairs earlier in March. The Horned Frogs (14-1) won both matches, but not without some drama.
On March 2, TCU faced Texas in a battle of top-10 squads. The match proved to be an instant classic, with TCU winning 4-3 due to Jake Fearnley's heroics on court one. Fearnley, currently No. 6 in the ITA singles rankings, defeated the nation's top-ranked player, Texas' Eliot Spizzirri, in a come-from-behind three-set win with the match tied 3-3.
Eight days later, Baylor headed north to Fort Worth to engage TCU in another top-25 dual. With Fearnley sidelined due to injury, the Horned Frogs found themselves in a battle with the then-25th-ranked Bears.
After earning the doubles point, the Horned Frogs lead 3-2 with closely contested matches on courts five and six. Duncan Chan played hero clinching the match on court six, beating Baylor's Marko Miladinovic, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(4).
Series History: Baylor
All-Time: 40-26
Home Record: 20-10
Away Record: 15-12
Neutral Record: 5-4
Conference Record: 3-2
First Matchup: 6-1, Baylor on April 2, 1974 in Fort Worth, Texas.
Last Matchup: 4-2, TCU on March 10, 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas.
Winning Streak: TCU W4
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Series History: Texas
All-Time: 27-32
Home Record: 10-14
Away Record: 9-12
Neutral Record: 8-6
Conference Record: 3-2
First Matchup: 7-0, Texas on March 26, 1974 in Austin, Texas
Last Matchup: 4-3, TCU on March 2, 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas.
Winning Streak: TCU W2
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2024 So Far
Frog Focus
Projected Singles Lineup
Projected Doubles Lineup
The Horned Frogs face the Bears in Waco at 6 p.m. on Friday before ending the weekend in Austin with a 3 p.m. dual vs. the Longhorns.
TCU hosted both teams in nonconference affairs earlier in March. The Horned Frogs (14-1) won both matches, but not without some drama.
On March 2, TCU faced Texas in a battle of top-10 squads. The match proved to be an instant classic, with TCU winning 4-3 due to Jake Fearnley's heroics on court one. Fearnley, currently No. 6 in the ITA singles rankings, defeated the nation's top-ranked player, Texas' Eliot Spizzirri, in a come-from-behind three-set win with the match tied 3-3.
Eight days later, Baylor headed north to Fort Worth to engage TCU in another top-25 dual. With Fearnley sidelined due to injury, the Horned Frogs found themselves in a battle with the then-25th-ranked Bears.
After earning the doubles point, the Horned Frogs lead 3-2 with closely contested matches on courts five and six. Duncan Chan played hero clinching the match on court six, beating Baylor's Marko Miladinovic, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(4).
Series History: Baylor
All-Time: 40-26
Home Record: 20-10
Away Record: 15-12
Neutral Record: 5-4
Conference Record: 3-2
First Matchup: 6-1, Baylor on April 2, 1974 in Fort Worth, Texas.
Last Matchup: 4-2, TCU on March 10, 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas.
Winning Streak: TCU W4
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Live Stats: gofrogs.co/3Ps7E5G
Live Stream: gofrogs.co/3Hq2zGT
Series History: Texas
All-Time: 27-32
Home Record: 10-14
Away Record: 9-12
Neutral Record: 8-6
Conference Record: 3-2
First Matchup: 7-0, Texas on March 26, 1974 in Austin, Texas
Last Matchup: 4-3, TCU on March 2, 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas.
Winning Streak: TCU W2
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Live Stream (Longhorn Network): gofrogs.co/3TtBjwM
2024 So Far
- The Horned Frogs clinched their sixth consecutive ITA Indoor National Championship berth.
- While playing host of the ITA Kickoff weekend, TCU took down Rice (Jan. 27) , 4-0 on Saturday then beat Tulsa (Jan. 28), 4-0 on Sunday 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 (Feb. 2) traveled to Funky Town to take on the No. 2 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 (Feb. 4). TCU trailed 3-1 and was down to match point on court one, before Jake Fearnley earned his biggest collegiate victory thus far and fueled the TCU comeback which led to Tomas Jirousek clinching the match on court six.
- TCU then traveled up north to play No. 13 Michigan (Feb. 13) and won 4-0 in Ann Arbor.
- TCU made its third-straight ITA Indoor National Championship.
- TCU went 3-1 in the ITA Indoor National Championships before falling to No. 1 Ohio State (Feb.19) , 4-3.
- In its first outdoor dual of 2024, TCU defeated No. 10 Texas (Mar. 2), 4-3 in a thrilling collegiate tennis match.
- TCU won three straight ranked road matches from March 13-17 over spring break, defeating, No. 29 UCLA, No. 44 USC and No. 40 Pepperdine.
- TCU is 11-1 against ranked foes.
- TCU owns a 4-0 record at home vs. ranked foes, 4-0 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 is No. 2 in the ITA Rankings.
- TCU had two selections on the ITA Indoor National Championships All-Tournament Team as Jake Fearnely and Jack Pinnington garnered the honor.
- Five Horned Frogs are in the latest ITA rankings.
- No. 72 Lui Maxted leads the Horned Frog in wins with 12.
- No. 8 Jack Pinnington is second on the team with 10 wins.
- Pinnington filled in for the injured Jake Fearnley last week on court one and went 3-0.
- Pinnington is 4-0 in 2024 on court one.
- Pinnington defeated three ranked foes last week on court one and was named Big 12 POTW
- Jake Fearnley is an impressive 9-1 in 2024.
- All nine of Fearnley's wins have come on court one.
- Fearnley owns six wins over nationally ranked foes.
- No. 71 Sebastian Gorzny, the 2023 Big 12 Freshman of the Year, is 7-4 so far in 2024.
- Two of TCU's three doubles pairs are nationally ranked.
- The second-ranked duo of Sebastian Gorzny and Pedro Vives are 8-2 on the year with all matches on court one.
- The 51st best tandem of Duncan Chan and Lui Maxted are 10-2 in 2024.
- Jake Fearnley and Jack Pinnington are 6-4 with five wins coming on the second flight.
- Duncan Chan played on court six vs. No. 25 Baylor (Mar. 10) and clinched the match for the Horned Frogs.
- Chan clinched the match against No. 44 USC on court six.
- Chan is 3-1 in 2024 in singles play.
Projected Singles Lineup
- No. 11 Jake Fearnley (Season: 9-1 / Career: 76-29)
- No. 10 Jack Pinnington (Season: 10-2 / Career: 30-9)
- No. 35 Pedro Vives (Season: 3-7 / Career: 46-26)
- No. 53 Sebastian Gorzny (Season: 7-4 / Career: 34-10)
- No. 87 Lui Maxted (Season: 12-1 / Career: 41-15)
- Tomas Jirousek (Season: 6-5 / Career 37-23)
Projected Doubles Lineup
- No. 2 Sebastian Gorzny / Pedro Vives (Season: 17-5)
- Jack Pinnington / Jake Fearnley (Season: 6-4)
- No. 40 Duncan Chan / Lui Maxted (Season: 21-7)
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