GoFrogs: No. 2 Men's Tennis Takes Down No. 27 Baylor, 4-1

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WACO, Texas - No. 2 TCU men's tennis earned its first Big 12 win of 2024 after taking down No. 27 Baylor, 4-1 at the Hurd Tennis Center on Friday night.

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GoFrogs: No. 2 TCU Takes Down No. 27 Baylor, 4-1

WACO, Texas - No. 2 TCU men's tennis earned its first Big 12 win of 2024 after taking down No. 27 Baylor, 4-1 at the Hurd Tennis Center on Friday night.

After falling in doubles play, the Horned Frogs claimed four courts in singles to improve to 15-1 (1-0 Big 12) on the year.

"The boys keep on grinding and they get the win on the road at Baylor after losing the doubles point," said head Coach David Roditi. "We did not know who was playing today but the guys responded. They put their hardhat on and went to work. As a Coach, I know I speak for Devin (Bowen) and Steven (Forman), we could not be prouder of their fight and their resilience. You go on the road against a team like this and lose the doubles points. Could not be prouder of the guys, we go to Texas on Sunday with a day to figure it out and go battle again. Go Frogs!"

Doubles Rundown
Pedro Vives and Kaj Quirijns earned their second win as a duo in 2024 taking down Baylor's Christopher Frantzen and Oskar Brostrom, 6-4.

Tomas Jirousek and Jack Pinnington trailed 5-1 before winning three straight games before falling, 6-4 to Baylor's Devin Badenhorst and Luc Koenig.

No. 51 ranked duo of Duncan Chan and Lui Maxted suffered third loss of dual season. The TCU pair fell to No. 40 ranked tandem Zsombor Velcz and Tadeas Paroulek of Baylor, 7-5.

Doubles Results

1. No. 40 Zsombor Velcz/Tadeas Paroulek (Baylor) def. No. 51 Duncan Chan/Lui Maxted (TCU): 7-5
2. Devin Badenhorst/Luc Koenig (Baylor) def. Tomas Jirousek/Jack Pinnington (TCU): 6-4
3. Pedro Vives/Kaj Quirijns (TCU) def. Christopher Frantzen/Oskar Brostrom (Baylor): 6-4

Order of finish (2, 3, 1)

Singles Rundown
After losing the doubles point for just the fourth time in 2024, TCU faced an uphill battle in the early stages of the match.

One of college tennis' best lineup answered the call winning on four courts to clinch the match for the Horned Frogs.

Pedro Vives, the No. 57 player in the ITA rankings, evened the score at one as he took down No. 88 Devin Badenhorst in straight sets winning 6-2, 6-2.

Tomas Jirousek gave the Horned Frogs the lead as he earned a win in straight sets winning, 7-6(7-3), 6-1 over Baylor's Luc Keonig.

After playing hero in the first matchup between the Horned Frogs and Bears, Duncan Chan picked up where we left off as he gave the Horned Frogs a 3-1 advantage after winning on court six. Chan took down Baylor's Oskar Brostrom, 6-1, 2-6, 6-2.

No. 8 Jack Pinnington tallied his 17th win over a nationally ranked foe dating back to the fall when he defeated No. 74 Zsombor Velcz of Baylor. Pinnington dropped the first set 1-6, before winning the next two sets with a score of 6-4. Pinnington, the reigning Big 12 Player of the Week, is now 5-0 on court one and 11-2 overall in 2024.

Singles Results

1. No. 8 Jack Pinnington (TCU) def. No. 74 Zsombor Velcz (Baylor): 1-6, 6-4, 6-4
2. No. 6 Jake Fearnley (TCU) vs. No. 50 Tadeas Paroulek (Baylor): 6-7(7-5), 6-1, 2-3 unfinished
3. No. 57 Pedro Vives (TCU) def. No. 88 Devin Badenhorst (Baylor): 6-2, 6-2
4. No. 72 Lui Maxted (TCU) vs. Louis Bowden (Baylor): 6-1, 3-6, 4-3 unfinished
5. Tomas Jirousek (TCU) def. Luc Koenig (Baylor): 7-6 (7-3), 6-1
6. Duncan Chan (TCU) def. Oskar Brostrom Poulsen (Baylor): 6-1, 2-6, 6-2

Order of finish (3, 5, 6, 1)

Up Next
The Horned Frogs will travel to Austin to take on No. 8 Texas on Sunday at 3 p.m.