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FORT WORTH - After playing seven matches on the road, No. 3 TCU made the most of long-awaited return to the purple courts of the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.
GoFrogs: No. 3 TCU Blanks BYU, 5-0
FORT WORTH - After playing seven matches on the road, No. 3 TCU made the most of long-awaited return to the purple courts of the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.
The Horned Frogs blanked BYU 5-0 on Thursday, improving their season record to 17-3 overall and 3-2 in league play.
TCU clinched the doubles point with victories at two and three, then made quick work of the Cougars (11-8, 0-5 Big 12) in singles, pairing sweeps on the top-half with a straight set win on court five. The Horned Frogs did not surrender a set in singles play.
"Nice to be back home," said head coach David Roditi. "We were able to squeak the doubles out and then took care of four more matches in singles. Great to be home, great to be back on our campus and playing in front of our fans. Great showing from our fans. They were a little on the quiet side. We want to hear a little more rowdiness out of our crowd but nonetheless, great atmosphere. A lot of parents visited today. I thought the guys were very proud to play in front of them and were classy. Now we've got Texas Tech on Saturday here at home. It's going to be another tough conference match and we'll keep taking them one at a time. Go Frogs."
TCU improved to 9-1 all-time vs. the Cougars. Thursday's match was the first in 14 seasons between the former Mountain West turned Big 12 foes.
Doubles Rundown
Duncan Chan and Lui Maxted, 70th in the latest ITA rankings, struck first on court two, rolling over Jack Barnett and Redd Owen via a 6-2 margin. The tandem snared their 12th win of the dual season. Chan and Maxted, quarterfinalists at the ITA National Fall Championships, have tallied a team-leading 21 doubles victories in 2023-24.
BYU evened doubles play at one set apiece after TCU's Jack Pinnington and Pedro Vives fell 6-4 on one to Zach Fuchs and Wally Thayne. The Cougar pair picked up a break point with the match gridlocked at four games all.
With the deciding match coming down to court three, Tomas Jirousek and Kaj Quirijns prevailed for the Horned Frogs. Jirousek and Quirijns bested Tygen Goldammer and TJ Wells of BYU, 6-3, using a double break to separate. Quirijns, a freshman from Switzerland, finished the match on serve. He has amassed a doubles record of 5-0 in 2024, with three of his wins coming alongside Jirousek.
Doubles Results
- Zach Fuchs/Wally Thyne (BYU) def. Jack Pinnington/Pedro Vives (TCU): 6-4
- No. 70 Duncan Chan/Lui Maxted def. Jack Barnett/Redd Owen (BYU): 6-2
- Tomas Jirousek/Kaj Quirijns def. Tygen Goldammer/TJ Wells (BYU): 6-3
Singles Rundown
Maxted, No. 58 in the ITA rankings, was the first Horned Frog to finish, taking down Fuchson court three. Maxted won in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3. The win marked Maxted's team-leading 14th win of 2024.
The 58th-ranked Vives downed Thayne on two to swell TCU's lead to 3-2. Vives won the first set, 6-2 before rallying past Thayne a tightly contested second set, 7-5.
Chan earned the clinch with a victory in straight sets over BYU's Tygen Goldammer in the fifth flight. Chan won both via 6-3 margin and is now 5-2 in duals this year.
Pinnington, who jumped to seventh in the ITA singles rankings, earned his 19th win of the year over a nationally-ranked foe with a 6-4, 6-1 takedown of the 123rd-ranked Barnett. Pinnington's combined singles record in 2023-24 is now a robust 25-7, with 13 of his triumph coming in duals.
Singles Results
- No. 7 Jack Pinnington (TCU) def. No. 123 Jack Barnett (BYU): 6-4, 6-1
- No. 54 Pedro Vives (TCU) def. Wally Thayne (BYU): 6-2, 7-5
- No. 58 Lui Maxted (TCU) def. Zach Fuchs (BYU): 6-2, 6-4
- Tomas Jirousek (TCU) vs. Redd Owen (BYU): 6-4, 3-2, unfinished
- Duncan Chan (TCU) def. Tygen Goldammer (BYU): 6-3, 6-3
- Julian Alonso (TCU) vs. David Duong 6-4, 4-3, unfinished
Up Next
The Horned Frogs host the Red Raiders of Texas Tech on Saturday. First serve is scheduled for 2 p.m. following the conclusion of TCU women's tennis' dual vs. Baylor.
