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GoFrogs: No. 6 Men's Tennis Sweeps Denver 5-0

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GoFrogs: No. 6 TCU Sweeps Denver 5-0

FORT WORTH – No. 6 TCU men's tennis (2-0) collected its second win of the season, 5-0, over Denver on Saturday afternoon inside the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center in Fort Worth. The Horned Frogs will now play conference rival Oklahoma, tomorrow at 2 p.m., for the right to advance to the ITA Indoor National Championships, next month.

"I'm proud of our guys today," head coach David Roditi said. "They were all over us in doubles to start but I'm really proud of our guys for fighting back and winning two tiebreakers to win the doubles point. That gave us momentum heading into singles and the top of our lineup was able to get the job done. It was great to have Ricardo Rubio, a TCU alum and Devin Bowen and I's teammate. He's doing a great job as the head coach of Denver. Tomorrow will be a big match against OU and we'll be ready. Go Frogs!"

TCU has now won 11 consecutive dual matches dating back to last season. It has been 344 days since the last TCU defeat.

DOUBLES QUICK HITS
  • TCU won the doubles point for the first time this season with wins at No. 1 and No. 2
  • Both doubles victories were won in a tiebreak: 7-6(5) and 7-6(7).
  • Alastair Gray and Luc Fomba played No. 1 doubles for the first time as a pairing.
  • Gray/Fomba defeated a ranked doubles team (No. 42). It was their second ranked doubles win together this season (also No. 44). They improve to 2-0 vs. ranked opponents in 2021.
  • Gray/Fomba remain undefeated since becoming a doubles team, improving to 4-0.
  • No. 24 Sander Jong/Tadeas Paroulek clinched the doubles point at No. 2 doubles.
  • It was their second win of the season. They are now 2-2.
  • TCU is now 8-5 in doubles matches this season
  • TCU won the doubles point for the first time this season.
  • The Horned Frogs are 3-3 in dual doubles matches.
Doubles Results
1. Alastair Gray/Luc Fomba (TCU)
def. #42 Matt Summers/James Davis (DU) 7-6 (5)
2. #24 Sander Jong/Tadeas Paroulek (TCU) def. Mattia Ros/Peter Sallay (DU) 7-6 (7)
3. Nicolas Herrero/Ignacio Rivero (DU) def. Bertus Kruger/Juan Martin (TCU) 6-4
Order of finish: 3, 1, 2

SINGLES QUICK HITS
  • TCU clinched the dual victory with wins at No. 5, No. 1 and No. 2. Competitors were allowed to play out the remainder of their games in progress, allowing another TCU point at No. 3.
  • Juan Martín recorded the first TCU singles point when he recorded a 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 5.
  • Martín is now 2-0 in dual singles play this season and 3-1 in all singles matches in 2021.
  • His three singles wins is tied for the team lead, with Jong.
  • He has won all four of his singles sets in dual competition.
  • Alastair Gray won his match at No. 1 singles, improving his season record to 2-0.
  • He is now 12-2 at No. 1 singles in his career.
  • Gray improves his career win total to 95 (doubles and singles included) – the most on the active roster.
  • Luc Fomba clinched the dual victory at No. 2.
  • It is his first singles victory of 2021 and 29th dual singles win of his career.
  • Fomba improves to 29-7 in dual singles matches over his career.
  • Sander Jong recorded his second dual singles victory of the season at No. 3. He is now 2-0.
  • Jong improved his career record at No. 3 singles to 3-0 with the win.
  • TCU improves to 8-0 in dual singles matches this season.
Singles Results
1. #21 Alastair Gray (TCU)
def. Mattia Ros (DU) 6-4, 6-1
2. #47 Luc Fomba (TCU) def. Matt Summers (DU) 6-4, 7-5
3. #123 Sander Jong (TCU) def. James Davis (DU) 7-6 (4), 6-2
4. Bertus Kruger (TCU) vs. Peter Sallay (DU) 6-2, 4-6, 2-1, unfinished
5. Juan Martin (TCU) def. Ignacio Rivero (DU) 6-2, 6-1
6. Max Kurzban (TCU) vs. Daniel Krulig (DU) 6-4, unfinished
Order of finish – 5, 1, 2, 3

Up Next
TCU will play Oklahoma on tomorrow (Jan. 24) at 2 p.m. inside the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center. Fans are not permitted to attend.

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