2022-23 Men's Tennis Roster
Roster
Luc Fomba
- Class:
- Senior
- Weight:
- null
- Hometown:
- Paris, France
- High School:
- Ecole Diagonale
CAREER ACCOLADES
- 27th All-American in TCU men's tennis history
- Five-time ITA All-American (2021, singles and doubles / 2022, singles and doubles / 2023, doubles)
- Five-time All-Big 12 first team honoree (2021, singles / 2022, singles and doubles / 2023, singles and doubles)
- 2021 Big 12 Player of the Year
- 2023 Big 12 Championship Most Outstanding Player
- 194-79 combined career record
- 105-36 career singles record
- Winningest player in TCU's Big 12 era
Fifth-Year Senior (2022-23)
ITA All-American (doubles) | All-Big 12 first team (singles and doubles) | Big 12 Championship Most Outstanding Player | ITA Indoor National Championships All-Tournament Team (No. 2 singles) | Big 12 Player of the Week (Feb. 7, 2023)
Outdoor: Concluded his collegiate career as the winningest player in TCU's Big 12 era ... Ended his TCU tenure with a combined career record of 194-79 ... Ranks ninth in program history in career combined victories ... Notched a 105-36 combined career singles record ...Boasts the ninth-best career singles winning percentage (.741) in program history ... Produced a 40-10 combined season record in 2022-2023 ... Went 21-5 in singles and 19-5 in doubles ... Posted a 15-2 dual singles record ... Became a five-time ITA All-American upon receiving his third career All-American citation in doubles ... Ranks third outright in program history in career All-American credentials ... Named the Big 12 Championship Most Outstanding Performer after leading TCU to its first Big 12 tournament championship title since 2017 ... Posted a 3-0 combined record in the tournament... Earned the match-clincher in both of TCU's victories ... Defeated No. 91 Isaac Becroft, 6-4-6-4, in TCU's semifinal win over No. 47 Oklahoma State ... Staged a come-from-behind 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 win over no. 23 Pierre-Yves Bailly of Texas in the championship match ... Downed the nation's No. 3 overall pair of Eliot Spizzirri and Cleeve Harper to stake TCU to the doubles point in its championship triumph ... Became a three-time All-Big 12 first team honoree in singles ... Earned his second All-Big 12 first team doubles selection ... Received a seeded position in the NCAA Doubles Championships and an at-large berth to the NCAA Singles Championships ... Ascended as high as No. 2 in the ITA doubles rankings alongside Jake Fearnley ... Achieved a season-high ITA singles ranking of No. 16 on March 21.
Indoor: Led TCU in combined overall victories behind a 17-1 overall record (9-1 doubles, 8-0 singles) ... Surrendered just three combined sets across 12 matches ... Chosen as Big 12 Player of the Week for the third time in his TCU tenure on Feb. 7 after guiding TCU to ranked road wins over No. 10 Tennessee and No. 14 North Carolina ... Secured the doubles point in tandem with Jake Fearnley in both tilts ...Tied for the team high in indoor singles victories ... Clinched the doubles point seven times total and in five of TCU’s seven ranked wins … Partnered with Fearnley to top the No. 4-ranked pair of Eliot Spizzirri and Cleeve Harper of Texas, 7-5, to clinch the doubles point in the ITA Indoor National Championships final …Earned final ITA indoor rankings of No. 32 in singles and No. 20 in doubles.
Fall: Compiled a 6-2 singles record across two tournaments … Advanced to the semifinals of the Battle in the Bay Classic … Earned a wild card onto the ATP Challenger Tour following the conclusion of the tournament … Followed up his performance in the Bay Area with a quarterfinal run at the ITA All-American Championships … Defeated three players ranked in the top-100 of the ITA singles rankings at the tournament … Received the No. 5 ITA preseason singles ranking in September … Concluded the fall in possession of the No. 28 ITA singles ranking … Garnered the No. 1 preseason ITA doubles ranking alongside Jake Fearnley.
Senior (2021-22)
ITA All-American (Singles and Doubles) | All-Big 12 First Team (Singles and Doubles)
Became a four-time ITA All-American, as he attained the status in singles and doubles for the second consecutive season … Earned the distinction of being the most decorated All-American in the David Roditi era … Trails only Paul Robinson (1995-96) and David Pate (1981-1983) for most career sets of All-American credentials in program history … All-Big 12 first team honoree in both singles and doubles … Anchored the No. 1 singles and doubles positions for TCU … Posted a 36-12 overall singles record and 19-8 mark vs. ranked opponents … Concluded the spring No. 16 in the final set of ITA singles ranking … … Held the No. 1 ITA doubles ranking alongside Jake Fearnley throughout the outdoor season … Concluded the year No. 2 in the final ITA doubles rankings … Tied David Roditi and Paul Robinson (1995) for the greatest year-end ITA singles or doubles ranking in program history … Posted a 19-6 overall record and 9-2 mark vs. ranked opponents … Helped TCU capture its first-ever ITA Indoor National Championship, hoist its fifth Big 12 regular season championship and earn the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Junior (2020-21)
ITA All-American (Singles and Doubles) | Big 12 Player of the Year | All-Big 12 First Team (Singles) | Two-time Big 12 Men’s Tennis Player of the Week (Feb. 2 and Apr. 6, 2021)
Earned his first career sets of ITA All-American accolades in both singles and doubles … Became the 27th All-American in program history … Named the Big 12 Singles Player of the Year … All-Big 12 first team honoree in singles … Two-time Big 12 Player of the Week (Feb. 2, Apr. 6) … Notched a 14-7 overall singles record … Played primarily in the No. 1 and No. 1 singles positions … Went 18-10 overall and 12-7 out of TCU’s No. 1 doubles position … Guided TCU to its fourth Big 12 regular season championship and a quarterfinal appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
Sophomore (2019-20)
Posted a 16-7 overall singles record and 13-3 combined mark in doubles before COVID-19 forced the cancellation of the 2020 season … Competed to a 10-1 record out of the No. 3 doubles position … Went 6-2 as TCU’s No. 2 singles player.
Freshman (2018-19)
Competed to a 21-6 overall record singles in his debut season on the purple courts … Was 15-5 out of the No. 5 singles position … Helped TCU advance to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament and conclude the season with the No. 10 mark in the final ITA team rankings.
CAREER STATISTICS
SINGLES
Season |
Overall | Tourn. | Dual | Conf. | vs. Nat'l | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 |
| 2018-19 | 21-7 | 4-1 | 18-5 | 2-2 | 3-0 | -- | -- | -- | 3-0 | 15-5 | -- |
| 2019-20 | 19-8 | 9-6 | 10-2 | -- | 4-7 | 1-0 | 6-2 | 3-0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020-21 | 22-9 | 8-2 | 14-7 | 2-1 | 9-6 | 5-3 | 9-4 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021-22 | 23-8 | 12-3 | 11-5 | 3-1 | -- | 16-5 | 2-1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022-23 | 21-5 | 6-3 | 15-2 | 3-1 | 7-5 | -- | 9-0 | 7-1 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 106-37 | 17-7 | 68-21 | 10-5 | 22-17 | 22-8 | 25-8 | 10-1 | 3-0 | 15-5 | -- |
DOUBLES
Season |
Overall | Tourn. | Dual | Conf. | vs. Nat'l | #1 | #2 | #3 |
| 2018-19 | 11-13 | 1-3 | 9-10 | 1-3 | 1-2 | -- | 2-0 | 7-10 |
| 2019-20 | 13-4 | 0-3 | 13-1 | -- | -- | -- | 3-0 | 10-1 |
| 2020-21 | 20-13 | 6-3 | 14-10 | 3-1 | 7-9 | 12-7 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| 2021-22 | 25-8 | 13-3 | 13-4 | 3-1 | -- | 20-6 | -- | -- |
| 2022-23 | 19-5 | 4-2 | 15-3 | 3-0 | 7-3 | 7-3 | 6-0 | 2-0 |
| Career | 88-43 | 24-14 | 65-27 | 10-4 | 15-14 | 38-16 | 11-1 | 20-13 |
