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Frog Rally Falls Short at No. 20 Michigan
TCU gave Wolverines all they could handle Saturday evening
Jan. 19, 2013
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – TCU’s men’s tennis team took No. 20 Michigan to the wire in the back end of its day-night doubleheader Saturday evening, but ultimately fell 4-3 inside UM’s Varsity Tennis Center.
The Horned Frogs slipped to 1-1 after knocking off Detroit earlier in the day. Michigan improved to 1-0.
TCU went toe-to-toe with the 20th-ranked Wolverines in the doubles portion of the match. All three matches when to a tiebreaker, but only Nick Chappell and Will Stein were able to pick up an 8-7 (3) win over Barrett Franks and Alex Buzzi at No. 2 doubles.
Michigan won the tiebreakers at Nos. 1 and 3 doubles after Max Stevens and JT Sundling put a scare into Evan King and Shaun Bernstein at No. 1. The Wolverine duo is ranked 30th in the ITA doubles rankings. The doubles would prove as a microcosm for the entire match.
As singles play began, Michigan extended its lead to 2-0 before the Frogs began their comeback. Rodolfo Bustamante put TCU on the board with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Franks at No. 6 singles.
Facundo Lugones followed with a 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 at the expense of Alex Petrone at the third singles slot to even the match at 2. The Frogs grabbed the lead for the first time as 100th-ranked Arnau Dachs upset No. 48 Vlad Stefan, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 at No. 2 singles.
TCU put itself in position to pull off the road upset as Orlando Superlano’s match at No. 5 singles went to a third-set tiebreak. However, the Venezuela native fell to Michael Zhu, 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (3) to make the score 3-3.
King downed Chappell at No. 1 singles, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in the fourth match of the night to go three sets as Michigan escaped with a 4-3 win.
TCU returns to action Friday evening with UT Arlington visits the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center. First serve is set for 5:30 p.m. for the home opener.
MATCH RESULTS - No. 20 Michigan 4, TCU 3
SINGLES
No. 1 – Evan King (UM) def. Nick Chappell (TCU), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
No. 2 – No. 100 Arnau Dachs (TCU) def. No. 48 Vlad Stefan (UM), 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
No. 3 – Facundo Lugones (TCU) def. Alex Petrone (UM), 5-7, 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 – Shaun Bernstein (UM) def. JT Sundling (TCU), 6-4, 6-4
No. 5 – Michael Zhu (UM) def. Orlando Superlano (TCU), 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (3)
No. 6 – Rodolfo Bustamante (TCU) def. Barrett Franks (UM), 7-5, 6-4
DOUBLES
No. 1 – No. 30 Evan King/Shaun Bernstein (UM) def. Max Stevens/JT Sundling (TCU), 8-7 (2)
No. 2 – Nick Chappell/Will Stein (TCU) def. Barrett Franks/Alex Buzzi (UM), 8-7 (3)
No. 3 – Alex Petrone/Michael Zhu (UM) def. Arnau Dachs/Orlando Superlano (TCU), 8-7 (4)
MATCH NOTES
Michigan 1-0, national ranking #20
TCU 1-1
Order of finish: Singles (4,6,3,2,5,1) Doubles (2,3,1)
Match played indoors
Frog Rally Falls Short at No. 20 Michigan
TCU gave Wolverines all they could handle Saturday evening
Jan. 19, 2013
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – TCU’s men’s tennis team took No. 20 Michigan to the wire in the back end of its day-night doubleheader Saturday evening, but ultimately fell 4-3 inside UM’s Varsity Tennis Center.
The Horned Frogs slipped to 1-1 after knocking off Detroit earlier in the day. Michigan improved to 1-0.
TCU went toe-to-toe with the 20th-ranked Wolverines in the doubles portion of the match. All three matches when to a tiebreaker, but only Nick Chappell and Will Stein were able to pick up an 8-7 (3) win over Barrett Franks and Alex Buzzi at No. 2 doubles.
Michigan won the tiebreakers at Nos. 1 and 3 doubles after Max Stevens and JT Sundling put a scare into Evan King and Shaun Bernstein at No. 1. The Wolverine duo is ranked 30th in the ITA doubles rankings. The doubles would prove as a microcosm for the entire match.
As singles play began, Michigan extended its lead to 2-0 before the Frogs began their comeback. Rodolfo Bustamante put TCU on the board with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Franks at No. 6 singles.
Facundo Lugones followed with a 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 at the expense of Alex Petrone at the third singles slot to even the match at 2. The Frogs grabbed the lead for the first time as 100th-ranked Arnau Dachs upset No. 48 Vlad Stefan, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 at No. 2 singles.
TCU put itself in position to pull off the road upset as Orlando Superlano’s match at No. 5 singles went to a third-set tiebreak. However, the Venezuela native fell to Michael Zhu, 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (3) to make the score 3-3.
King downed Chappell at No. 1 singles, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in the fourth match of the night to go three sets as Michigan escaped with a 4-3 win.
TCU returns to action Friday evening with UT Arlington visits the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center. First serve is set for 5:30 p.m. for the home opener.
MATCH RESULTS - No. 20 Michigan 4, TCU 3
SINGLES
No. 1 – Evan King (UM) def. Nick Chappell (TCU), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
No. 2 – No. 100 Arnau Dachs (TCU) def. No. 48 Vlad Stefan (UM), 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
No. 3 – Facundo Lugones (TCU) def. Alex Petrone (UM), 5-7, 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 – Shaun Bernstein (UM) def. JT Sundling (TCU), 6-4, 6-4
No. 5 – Michael Zhu (UM) def. Orlando Superlano (TCU), 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (3)
No. 6 – Rodolfo Bustamante (TCU) def. Barrett Franks (UM), 7-5, 6-4
DOUBLES
No. 1 – No. 30 Evan King/Shaun Bernstein (UM) def. Max Stevens/JT Sundling (TCU), 8-7 (2)
No. 2 – Nick Chappell/Will Stein (TCU) def. Barrett Franks/Alex Buzzi (UM), 8-7 (3)
No. 3 – Alex Petrone/Michael Zhu (UM) def. Arnau Dachs/Orlando Superlano (TCU), 8-7 (4)
MATCH NOTES
Michigan 1-0, national ranking #20
TCU 1-1
Order of finish: Singles (4,6,3,2,5,1) Doubles (2,3,1)
Match played indoors
