2022-23 Men's Tennis Roster
Roster
Sander Jong
- Class:
- Senior
- Weight:
- null
- Hometown:
- Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- High School:
- Rodenborch College
CAREER ACCOLADES
- Three-time All-Big 12 conference honoree (2023, second team singles and doubles / 2022, first team singles)
- 2023 Big 12 Conference No. 4 singles individual season champion
- 2022 Big 12 Conference No. 3 singles individual season champion
- 2023 ITA Indoor National Championships All-Tournament Team (No. 4 singles)
- Three-time NCAA Individual Championships qualifier (2023, singles and doubles / 2022, doubles)
- Winningest player in TCU's Indoor Nationals History (23-6 career combined record)
- 164-79 career combined record
Fifth-Year Senior (2022-23)
2022 ITA National Fall Championships doubles runner-up | All-Big 12 second team (singles and doubles) | Big 12 Conference No. 4 singles individual season champion | ITA Indoor National Championships All-Tournament Team (No. 4 singles) | NCAA Doubles Championships at-large qualifier | NCAA Singles Championships alternate | Big 12 Player of the Week (Feb. 21, 2023)
Outdoor: Concluded his TCU tenure with a 163-75 combined career record (84-41 doubles, 79-34 singles) ... All-Big 12 second team selection in singles and doubles ... Became a four-time All-Big 12 honoree ... Competed to a 9-1 singles record, including an 8-0 regular season tally ... Crowned the Big 12 Conference No. 4 singles individual season champion after amassing an 8-0 overall record and 4-0 mark in league play ... Won seven straight doubles matches out of the No. 3 post - four with Lui Maxted, three alongside Jack Pinnington - from March 24-May 13 ... Notched a 9-3 doubles record on the outdoor courts ... Clinched the doubles point in NCAA Tournament victories against No. 19 Texas A&M, No. 16 Mississippi State ... Received an at-large berth to the NCAA Doubles Championships with Maxted ... The duo closed the regular season with the No. 22 ITA doubles ranking ... Was slotted third on the alternates list for the NCAA Singles Championships ... Withdrew from both tournaments to begin his professional career ... Slotted No. 62 in the final set of ITA singles rankings ... Ascended as high as No. 5 with Maxted in the ITA doubles rankings during the outdoor season.
Indoor: Was TCU's top performer during its ITA Indoor National Championship run ... Finished with a 6-1 tournament record ... Ended his collegiate career with a 23-6 Indoor Nationals record ... Snared the Horned Frogs first singles victory in shutouts over No. 10 Baylor and No. 13 Georgia in the round of 16 and the quarterfinals ... Downed No. 25 Siem Woldeab of Texas in straight sets to widen the Horned Frogs lead to 3-0 in an eventual 4-0 triumph in the final ... Clinched the doubles point with Jack Pinnington vs. Baylor and Georgia ... Amassed an 8-1 indoor singles record and 6-3 mark in doubles ... Got the nod and went 3-0 as TCU's No. 1 singles player in its first three matches ... Picked up his first career victory on the top court in TCU's season-opening win vs. Abilene Christian on Jan. 14 ... Occupied the top court in doubles the Horned Frogs' first seven regular season duals ... Achieved a season-high ITA singles ranking of No. 41 on Feb. 21
Fall: Competed in four tournaments … Advanced to the finals of the ITA National Fall Championships in doubles alongside Lui Maxted … First doubles pairing in program history to produce a runner-up finish in the 44-year history of the ITA National Fall Championships … Also finished as the doubles runner-up at the ITA Texas Regional alongside Maxted … Amassed a 10-3 doubles record playing with Jong … Won nine of his final 11 doubles matches … Received the preseason No. 3 ITA doubles ranking … Concluded the fall in possession of the No. 4 ITA doubles ranking … Notched singles victories in the consolation draws of the Battle in the Bay Classic, ITA All-American Championships and ITA Texas Regional.
All-Big 12 first team (singles and doubles) | 2022 Big 12 Conference No. 3 Singles Individual Season Co-Champion | Academic All-Big 12 second team
Big 12 Conference No. 3 Singles Individual Season Champion … Earned All-Big 12 first team recognition in singles and second team credentials in doubles … Concluded the spring ranked No. 11 in the final set of ITA doubles rankings … Posted a 20-6 dual record in doubles – all out of the No. 2 position – alongside Sander Jong … The duo went 14-5 vs. nationally ranked opponents … Notched a 24-6 overall singles record, playing primarily in the No. 3 position … Was 20-5 in singles play vs. nationally-ranked opponents … Went 17-5 as TCU’s No. 3 singles player and 5-0 vs. Big 12 opponents … Named Big 12 Player of the Week on Feb. 22 and Apr. 19 … Academic All-Big 12 second team honoree … Received academic all-conference accolades for the consecutive season ... 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)
Academic All-Big 12 first team
Ascended to the No. 3 singles position for TCU … Posted an 11-9 overall mark in singles … Went 17-7 overall in doubles … Accumulated a 10-4 mark in the No. 2 doubles position … Achieved his second straight set of Academic All-Big 12 first team credentials … Guided TCU to its fourth Big 12 regular season championship and a quarterfinal appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
Sophomore (2019-20)
Academic All-Big 12 first team
Posted a 10-2 overall singles record and 11-3 combined mark in doubles before COVID-19 forced the cancellation of the 2020 season … Was 8-2 out of the No. 2 doubles position … Garnered Academic All-Big 12 first team recognition.
Freshman (2018-19)
Debuted on the purple courts as TCU’s No. 6 singles player … Went 11-7 at the position and 14-13 overall … Competed primarily at the No. 3 doubles post … 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.
High School / Juniors
Saw action in numerous ITF tournaments ... Claimed one singles title and six doubles titles … Was ranked as high as No. 277 in the ITF junior rankings … Won the doubles title at the HAP International Junior Tournament in Haifa, Israel with Jesper de Jong … Captured the singles and doubles titles at the ITF 5 Burgersdijk Tennis Rhijenhof in the Netherlands in October 2017 … Took back-to-back doubles titles at the ITF 4 Autumn Almere in October 2016 and the ITF East Africa Junior Circuit in November 2016 … Picked up the doubles crown at the Flower Bulb Tournament in the Netherlands in July 2016 … Has competed at the highest level of amateur tennis in the Netherlands since he was nine years old … Represented the Netherlanders regularly in the U12 and U14 team competitions and at the U14 European Championships … Crowned the U14 national indoor champion in 2014 … Ascended as high as No. 30 in the Tennis Europe rankings … Semifinalist in singles at the U16 Dutch National Indoor Championships and won the doubles titles.
Career Statistics
SINGLES
Season |
Overall | Tourn. | Dual | Conf. | vs. Nat'l | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 |
| 2018-19 | 14-13 | 2-5 | 12-8 | 3-2 | 1-0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1-1 | 11-7 |
| 2019-20 | 10-2 | -- | 10-2 | -- | 1-0 | -- | -- | 1-0 | 3-0 | 2-2 | 4-0 |
| 2020-21 | 11-9 | 3-4 | 8-5 | 2-1 | 4-7 | -- | -- | 9-5 | 0-2 | -- | -- |
| 2021-22 | 24-6 | 8-2 | 11-3 | 5-0 | -- | -- | 5-0 | 17-5 | 1-1 | -- | -- |
| 2022-23 | 20-4 | 4-2 | 16-2 | 4-0 | 5-1 | 3-0 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 8-0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 79-34 | 17-13 | 57-20 | 14-3 | 11-8 | 3-0 | 8-1 | 28-11 | 12-3 | 3-3 | 15-7 |
DOUBLES
Season |
Overall | Tourn. | Dual | Conf. | vs. Nat'l | #1 | #2 | #3 |
| 2018-19 | 13-15 | 4-5 | 9-10 | 1-3 | 2-3 | -- | 2-0 | 7-10 |
| 2019-20 | 11-3 | -- | 11-3 | -- | 4-2 | 3-1 | 8-2 | -- |
| 2020-21 | 17-7 | 6-5 | 11-2 | 2-0 | 9-5 | 1-0 | 10-4 | 4-1 |
| 2021-22 | 20-6 | 8-3 | 11-3 | 3-2 | -- | -- | 20-6 | -- |
| 2022-23 | 23-10 | 13-3 | 15-7 | 3-0 | 4-2 | 3-2 | 0-2 | 9-2 |
| Career | 84-41 | 18-13 | 57-26 | 10-5 | 20-12 | 7-3 | 42-15 | 20-13 |
