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GoFrogs: Men's Tennis Sweeps Utah to Advance to NCAA Super Regional

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GoFrogs: TCU Sweeps Utah to Advance to NCAA Super Regional

FORT WORTH
– No. 1 TCU men's tennis (25-4) swept Utah (21-8), 4-0, to advance into the Sweet 16 of the 2022 NCAA Tournament for the seventh straight season and the 15th time in program history. The Horned Frogs took the doubles point with a pair of dominant victories on courts one and three before taking three singles matches in straight sets to achieve the victory.

TCU will host the Super Regional next Saturday at 3 p.m. against the winner of Middle Tennessee State and NC State at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.

"The guys did what we needed to get done" head coach David Roditi said. "We found out just before the match that their best player was injured and that put Utah in a tough spot but our guys didn't let that distract them. Took care of business at No. 1 doubles, 6-1, and won at three to get the doubles point. Which was huge, considering they needed to get four points without their No. 1 singles player. Tomas did a great job at six and Jake battled through to win at four. Sander breaks there at the end to get the straight set victory. I'm happy for these guys. We can use this next week of practice, without having to worry about finals, to get ready for the Sweet 16. We are very fortunate that we get to host it against either Middle Tennessee State or NC State. We really appreciate the support. We love playing in front of our fans, we'll need the best possible support next Saturday to get to Champaign for the Elite 8. This will be the last home match of the season. We're looking forward to playing in front of our fans one last time and hopefully get to keep dancing after that. Go Frogs!!"

Doubles play went off without a hitch with TCU collecting a quick 6-1 victory from Luc Fomba and Jake Fearnley at No. 1 doubles before Juan Carlos Aguilar and Pedro Vives clinched the point, 6-2, on court three.

DOUBLES QUICK HITS
  • Fomba and Fearnley won their first five games to take their doubles match, 6-1.
  • They improve to 19-5 in doubles matches this season, all at No. 1
  • Fomba/Fearnley are now 2-0 in NCAA Tournament matches and 5-2 in postseason tournaments (ITA Indoors, Big 12 Tournament and NCAA Tournament).
  • Aguilar and Vives clinched the doubles point at No. 3 doubles, 6-2, winning the final three games to secure the win by a double-break.
  • They improve to 9-3 as a doubles team and 3-0 in postseason tournaments (Big 12 and NCAA Tournament).
  • This was the 17th time this season that TCU has won a doubles point without losing a match.
  • TCU improves to 52-16 in doubles matches this season.
  • TCU has won 24 of 29 doubles points this season (82.8%).
Doubles Results
1. #1 Luc Fomba/Jake Fearnley (TCU)
def. Francisco Bastias/Bruno Caula (UTAH) 6-1
2. #10 Sander Jong/Lui Maxted (TCU) vs. Mathias Gavelin/Jayson Blando (UTAH) 4-5, unfinished
3. Juan Carlos Aguilar/Pedro Vives (TCU) def. Geronimo Espin/Rian Ta (UTAH) 6-2
Order of finish: 1, 3

TCU won five of six opening sets before Tomas Jirousek put the Frogs on top, 2-0, with a 6-1, 6-2 victory at No. 6. Shortly after Fearnley collected his second win of the day, 6-4, 6-3, at No. 4. Sander Jong achieved a late break to go in front in his second set, 6-5, holding serve for a 7-5 win, clinching the match for TCU.

The Frogs won eight of nine completed sets today and are now 16-3 in completed sets this NCAA Tournament.

SINGLES QUICK HITS
  • Jirousek recorded his second win of the NCAA Tournament and eighth of the season on court six.
  • He improves his career NCAA Tournament record to 5-0.
  • Fearnley bumped his 2022 record to 18-5 with his win at No. 4.
  • He is now 4-1 in NCAA Tournament singles matches as a Horned Frog.
  • Jong clinched the match at No. 3 to collect his team-leading 20th victory of the year.
  • His 20-4 dual season record is currently the fourth highest winning percentage in program history.
  • This was his second NCAA Tournament victory after all of his matches were left unfinished last season.
  • This was TCU's first victory of the season in which it did not receive points from either No. 1 or No. 2 singles positions.
  • TCU is 25-4 this season, 11-4 vs. Top 25 teams
  • The Horned Frogs are 97-43 in singles matches this dual season.
Singles Results
1. #12 Luc Fomba (TCU) vs. Francisco Bastias (UTAH) 6-3, 3-4, unfinished
2. #16 Juan Carlos Aguilar (TCU) vs. #107 Geronimo Espin (UTAH) 7-5, 2-3, unfinished
3. #72 Sander Jong (TCU) def. Bruno Caula (UTAH) 6-3, 7-5
4. #95 Jake Fearnley (TCU) def. Mathias Gavelin (UTAH) 6-4, 6-3
5. Pedro Vives (TCU) vs. Bruno Krenn (UTAH) 6-7 (5-7), 2-2, unfinished
6. Tomas Jirousek (TCU) def. Jayson Blando (UTAH) 6-1, 6-2
Order of finish – 6, 4, 3

Up Next
The Horned Frogs will take on the winner of No. 19 Middle Tennessee State and No. 20 NC State in the NCAA Tournament Super Regional at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center on Saturday, May 14, at 4 p.m.

For more information on TCU men's tennis, visit gofrogs.com and follow the team on social media: @TCUMensTennis on twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
 
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