Jared7
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Okay, it's finally time to start a new tennis thread! The Frogs are coming off a good 2020-21 season; which included a share of the regular season Big 12 championship and culminated in a quarter-final L to Baylor at the NCAA's. TCU finished 19-8 overall against a very difficult schedule, 4-1 in the Big 12, 7-1 at home, 9-3 on the road and 3-4 at neutral sites. The season included high profile W's against OU, Baylor, USC, Stanford, Texas, Oklahoma State, Arkansas, Arizona State and Ohio State, but it was the 2 L's to Baylor which were the most disappointing in that they were in the Big 12 tourney and the NCAA's. TCU also lost to the ultimate NCAA champ Florida. Luc Fomba and Alastair Gray achieved All-American honors.
The roster has many changes. Alastair Gray has moved on to be a full-time pro and Tadeas Paroulek and Juan Martin have transferred. Max Kurzban and Eduardo Roldan have moved on as well. But the Frogs have signed 4 new players which will add a lot of depth - Tim Ruehl (transfer from Arizona State), Juan Carlos Aguilar (transfer from A&M), Lui Maxted (freshman from the U.K.) and Pedro Vives Marcos, the #2 rated recruit by the ITA. They will join Luc Fomba, Sander Jong, Tomas Jirousek and Jake Fearnley. This will be a formidable squad and who knows what the line-up will ultimately be. If I had to guess at this stage, it would be Fomba, Jong, Aguilar, Jirousek, Fearnley and one of the other newcomers, but this will obviously depend on what Roditi and the coaches see in practice.
The schedule has finally been fully released! I have no idea what Donati and Roditi have been up to - it's almost as though there's been a massive conference realignment or something going on. The Frogs will open up the season at home in Ft. Worth on January 14 against the defending NCAA champs - Florida - who swept us 7-0 in Gainesville last season. We will then host the #4 team - Tennessee on 1/16. Then, the ITA Kickoff will occur and the Frogs will be hosting a regional and will play Portland first and then, if we advance, the winner between Wichita State and Tulsa. We will then host #14 Mississippi on 2/6 and #15 Mississippi State on 2/11 and will play #7 Virginia on 2/13 (site TBD). Then, if we qualify, we'll be headed to Seattle for the Indoor Nationals. After that, we will host #49 Michigan on 3/2, visit #17 Illinois on 3/6, and play #25 UCLA in L.A. on 3/10. #29 USF at home will be on 3/19 and #45 SMU in Dallas will be on 3/20. We'll host #2 Baylor on 3/25 (OOC) and #23 Tulane on 3/27. Big 12 play commences on 4/1 with #24 Tech coming to visit. We will go to Waco to play #2 Baylor again (this time in conference) and we'll host #3 Texas on 4/8. Both Oklahoma matches will be on the road #Oklahoma State on 4/14 and #28 OU on 4/16. The good news is that we'll host the Big 12 tourney in Ft. Worth from 4/22-4/24. After regionals and super-regionals, the NCAA's will be in Champaign-Urbana. Needless to say, this is a killer schedule, including most of the top ranked teams from all across the country and in all the major conferences. This is how Roditi likes to do it and the ITA ranking system encourages it. There'll be loads of top teams coming to the tennis center. And, as always, more teams might be added to the schedule as the year progresses.
Luc Fomba is ranked 8th in the preseason ITA singles rankings; Aguilar is 18th; Jong 43rd; Jirousek 75th; and Jake Fearnley 81st. Having 5 players ranked is very impressive! I can't seem to find the preseason team rankings anywhere but based on the above, I'm guessing the Frogs are 5th or 6th.
We'll be following all the fall college action on this thread as we ramp up for the Spring season. And, of course, we'll also be following the round-the-world journeys of all of the multitudinous pro Frogs, including Cameron Norrie (now in the Top 30 and heading towards Milan), Alex Rybakov (finally in the 300's), Nick Chappell, Jerry Lopez (o Gerardo Lopez Villasenor si prefiere espanol), Reese Stalder and (now) Alastair Gray as well as the pro tourneys that the current roster may enter. We might even follow Jenson Brooksby.
Let's get the new season started! The Frogs once again have a real shot at a possible NCAA title; especially given the way everyone wanted to avoid us in the ITA Kickoff draft in June. As always - all contributions welcomed and encouraged!
The roster has many changes. Alastair Gray has moved on to be a full-time pro and Tadeas Paroulek and Juan Martin have transferred. Max Kurzban and Eduardo Roldan have moved on as well. But the Frogs have signed 4 new players which will add a lot of depth - Tim Ruehl (transfer from Arizona State), Juan Carlos Aguilar (transfer from A&M), Lui Maxted (freshman from the U.K.) and Pedro Vives Marcos, the #2 rated recruit by the ITA. They will join Luc Fomba, Sander Jong, Tomas Jirousek and Jake Fearnley. This will be a formidable squad and who knows what the line-up will ultimately be. If I had to guess at this stage, it would be Fomba, Jong, Aguilar, Jirousek, Fearnley and one of the other newcomers, but this will obviously depend on what Roditi and the coaches see in practice.
The schedule has finally been fully released! I have no idea what Donati and Roditi have been up to - it's almost as though there's been a massive conference realignment or something going on. The Frogs will open up the season at home in Ft. Worth on January 14 against the defending NCAA champs - Florida - who swept us 7-0 in Gainesville last season. We will then host the #4 team - Tennessee on 1/16. Then, the ITA Kickoff will occur and the Frogs will be hosting a regional and will play Portland first and then, if we advance, the winner between Wichita State and Tulsa. We will then host #14 Mississippi on 2/6 and #15 Mississippi State on 2/11 and will play #7 Virginia on 2/13 (site TBD). Then, if we qualify, we'll be headed to Seattle for the Indoor Nationals. After that, we will host #49 Michigan on 3/2, visit #17 Illinois on 3/6, and play #25 UCLA in L.A. on 3/10. #29 USF at home will be on 3/19 and #45 SMU in Dallas will be on 3/20. We'll host #2 Baylor on 3/25 (OOC) and #23 Tulane on 3/27. Big 12 play commences on 4/1 with #24 Tech coming to visit. We will go to Waco to play #2 Baylor again (this time in conference) and we'll host #3 Texas on 4/8. Both Oklahoma matches will be on the road #Oklahoma State on 4/14 and #28 OU on 4/16. The good news is that we'll host the Big 12 tourney in Ft. Worth from 4/22-4/24. After regionals and super-regionals, the NCAA's will be in Champaign-Urbana. Needless to say, this is a killer schedule, including most of the top ranked teams from all across the country and in all the major conferences. This is how Roditi likes to do it and the ITA ranking system encourages it. There'll be loads of top teams coming to the tennis center. And, as always, more teams might be added to the schedule as the year progresses.
Luc Fomba is ranked 8th in the preseason ITA singles rankings; Aguilar is 18th; Jong 43rd; Jirousek 75th; and Jake Fearnley 81st. Having 5 players ranked is very impressive! I can't seem to find the preseason team rankings anywhere but based on the above, I'm guessing the Frogs are 5th or 6th.
We'll be following all the fall college action on this thread as we ramp up for the Spring season. And, of course, we'll also be following the round-the-world journeys of all of the multitudinous pro Frogs, including Cameron Norrie (now in the Top 30 and heading towards Milan), Alex Rybakov (finally in the 300's), Nick Chappell, Jerry Lopez (o Gerardo Lopez Villasenor si prefiere espanol), Reese Stalder and (now) Alastair Gray as well as the pro tourneys that the current roster may enter. We might even follow Jenson Brooksby.
Let's get the new season started! The Frogs once again have a real shot at a possible NCAA title; especially given the way everyone wanted to avoid us in the ITA Kickoff draft in June. As always - all contributions welcomed and encouraged!
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