Sunday, April 3
Waco, TX
1 PM
TCU
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at
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Baylor
TCU Takes Down No. 4 Baylor
4/3/2022 7:03:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Jong’s third set bagel clinches TCU’s fourth Top 5 win of the year
WACO – No. 3 TCU men's tennis (19-3) emerged victorious after a grueling 4-3 battle with No. 4 Baylor on Sunday afternoon at the Hurd Tennis Center in Waco. The Horned Frogs won the doubles point with a late break from the No. 1 pairing before winning two of five straight set results in singles. With the match on the line, Sander Jong stepped up, winning his third set, 6-0, to secure the Horned Frog victory.
"This is a great win for the team, coming back a week later after Baylor thumped us at home" head coach David Roditi said. "We talked about how we were going to prepare for this match, we took care of some details and we were ready today. It started in doubles, our No. 3 doubles hadn't played to the level we can, we have two really great doubles players there, so that was a great turnaround. For No. 1 double to win again was huge. We needed that doubles point. In singles, we had some great tiebreakers in the first set from Jake Fearnley and Juan Carlos Aguilar. Sander Jong has done such a great job for us and against Baylor, he got off to a great start in the third set to help us get to four points. The MVP goes to Fearnley, winning in doubles and then reversing a match that he lost in straight sets last week, to get the win in straight sets today shows a lot of strength and fortitude to be able to do that. The interesting thing was, as competitive as the first sets were, the second sets went away quickly. We need to work on staying on the court after we lose the first set as we get ready for an absolute war on Saturday. It's a great start to conference play, 2-0. We get to battle the Longhorns on Saturday for Senior Day. I can't wait to see everyone out at the match. Your support this season has been amazing and we can't wait to play in front of you again. Go Frogs!!"
The win snapped a four-match losing streak to Baylor. Over the past 34 matches, dating back to last season, TCU is 28-6, with Baylor responsible for four of those six losses.
Doubles play was a challenge, as Baylor got out in front at No. 2. Doubles quickly and eventually won that match, 6-1, leaving TCU without any room for error on the other two courts. The No. 3 pairing of Juan Carlos Aguilar and Pedro Vives came through, breaking two of their opponents final three service games to win five of the final six games, winning 6-3. Just after the result was final on three, the No. 1 pair of Luc Fomba and Jake Fearnley delivered a late break, going in front, 6-5, before Fearnley held serve for a 7-5 victory, clinching the doubles point for TCU.
DOUBLES QUICK HITS
Doubles Results
1. #2 Luc Fomba/Jake Fearnley (TCU) def. #30 Finn Bass/Sven Lah (BU) 7-5
2. Matias Soto/Juampi Mazzuchi (BU) def. #3 Sander Jong/Lui Maxted (TCU) 6-1
3. Juan Carlos Aguilar/Pedro Vives (TCU) def. Adrian Boitan/Tadeas Paroulek (BU) 6-3
Order of finish: 2, 3, 1
All six opening sets were arduous battles with four sets going at least 12 games and three needing a tiebreaker to be decided. TCU won three of the six sets thanks to a pair of tiebreak victories from Fearnley and Aguilar. Jong got a late break to take his opening set, 7-5 as well.
In the second sets, things opened up a bit as all six sets were decided after 10 games. Fearnley polished off his win first to give TCU a brief 2-0 lead, only for Baylor to win the next three matches, putting TCU behind for the first time, 3-2. Aguilar broke his opponent's first service game of the second set and held on for a 6-4 result to tie the dual at 3-3, while Jong's match went to three sets.
Jong delivered yet another clutch performance in his third set, winning 6-0, for his second third-set bagel of the year. Jong has been phenomenal in three setters this season, winning his last five appearances dating back to January 14. Jong has won his last five singles matches against Baylor and has not lost to the Bears since his freshman season (2019).
SINGLES QUICK HITS
Singles Results
1. #15 Adrian Boitan (BU) def. #14 Luc Fomba (TCU) 7-6 (7-2), 6-2
2. #18 Juan Carlos Aguilar (TCU) def. #50 Matias Soto (BU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
3. #55 Sander Jong (TCU) def. #31 Sven Lah (BU) 7-5, 4-6, 6-0
4. #65 Jake Fearnley (TCU) def. Finn Bass (BU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
5. Tadeas Paroulek (BU) def. Tomas Jirousek (TCU) 6-4, 6-4
6. Juampi Mazzuchi (BU) def. Tim Ruehl (TCU) 6-3, 6-4
Order of finish – 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3
Up Next
The Horned Frogs return to Fort Worth for Senior Day against Texas. TCU will honor its two seniors, Juan Carlos Aguilar and Tim Ruehl, on Saturday, April 9, at 3 p.m. against the Longhorns.
For more information on TCU men's tennis, visit gofrogs.com and follow the team on social media: @TCUMensTennis on twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
"This is a great win for the team, coming back a week later after Baylor thumped us at home" head coach David Roditi said. "We talked about how we were going to prepare for this match, we took care of some details and we were ready today. It started in doubles, our No. 3 doubles hadn't played to the level we can, we have two really great doubles players there, so that was a great turnaround. For No. 1 double to win again was huge. We needed that doubles point. In singles, we had some great tiebreakers in the first set from Jake Fearnley and Juan Carlos Aguilar. Sander Jong has done such a great job for us and against Baylor, he got off to a great start in the third set to help us get to four points. The MVP goes to Fearnley, winning in doubles and then reversing a match that he lost in straight sets last week, to get the win in straight sets today shows a lot of strength and fortitude to be able to do that. The interesting thing was, as competitive as the first sets were, the second sets went away quickly. We need to work on staying on the court after we lose the first set as we get ready for an absolute war on Saturday. It's a great start to conference play, 2-0. We get to battle the Longhorns on Saturday for Senior Day. I can't wait to see everyone out at the match. Your support this season has been amazing and we can't wait to play in front of you again. Go Frogs!!"
The win snapped a four-match losing streak to Baylor. Over the past 34 matches, dating back to last season, TCU is 28-6, with Baylor responsible for four of those six losses.
Doubles play was a challenge, as Baylor got out in front at No. 2. Doubles quickly and eventually won that match, 6-1, leaving TCU without any room for error on the other two courts. The No. 3 pairing of Juan Carlos Aguilar and Pedro Vives came through, breaking two of their opponents final three service games to win five of the final six games, winning 6-3. Just after the result was final on three, the No. 1 pair of Luc Fomba and Jake Fearnley delivered a late break, going in front, 6-5, before Fearnley held serve for a 7-5 victory, clinching the doubles point for TCU.
DOUBLES QUICK HITS
- Aguilar and Vives avenged their 6-2 loss from last Friday with a 6-3 victory today at No. 3.
- It was Vives' first doubles start since that loss after missing the last two matches due to injury.
- Aguilar/Vives improve to 4-2 together. Aguilar is now 10-5 in doubles play while Vives jumps to 6-2.
- Fomba and Fearnley won their seventh match in a row, 7-5.
- They are 16-3 as a pair, all at No. 1
- They extend their season-best winning streak to seven matches.
- Fomba/Fearnley are 5-0 against doubles pairs from schools within Texas.
- They took down, No. 30 Lah/Bass for the second time this season.
- They remain perfect, 7-0, against ranked pairings this year.
- TCU improves to 35-10 in doubles matches this season, outscoring opponents 299-221.
- TCU has won 19 of 22 doubles points this season (86.4%).
Doubles Results
1. #2 Luc Fomba/Jake Fearnley (TCU) def. #30 Finn Bass/Sven Lah (BU) 7-5
2. Matias Soto/Juampi Mazzuchi (BU) def. #3 Sander Jong/Lui Maxted (TCU) 6-1
3. Juan Carlos Aguilar/Pedro Vives (TCU) def. Adrian Boitan/Tadeas Paroulek (BU) 6-3
Order of finish: 2, 3, 1
All six opening sets were arduous battles with four sets going at least 12 games and three needing a tiebreaker to be decided. TCU won three of the six sets thanks to a pair of tiebreak victories from Fearnley and Aguilar. Jong got a late break to take his opening set, 7-5 as well.
In the second sets, things opened up a bit as all six sets were decided after 10 games. Fearnley polished off his win first to give TCU a brief 2-0 lead, only for Baylor to win the next three matches, putting TCU behind for the first time, 3-2. Aguilar broke his opponent's first service game of the second set and held on for a 6-4 result to tie the dual at 3-3, while Jong's match went to three sets.
Jong delivered yet another clutch performance in his third set, winning 6-0, for his second third-set bagel of the year. Jong has been phenomenal in three setters this season, winning his last five appearances dating back to January 14. Jong has won his last five singles matches against Baylor and has not lost to the Bears since his freshman season (2019).
SINGLES QUICK HITS
- Fearnley improved to 12-5 this season with a straight set victory at No. 4 singles.
- He is 1-0 in Big 12 play this season after getting a day off of singles duties in the conference opener vs. Texas Tech.
- Aguilar tied up the match with a straight set win at No. 2.
- He improves to 2-0 in Big 12 play.
- Aguilar is now 11-6 this season and 5-4 against ranked opponents.
- Jong collected his team-leading 16th victory of the season, improving to 16-4 with a three-set win at No. 3.
- Jong is 7-0 against programs from Texas this season, with five of those wins coming in straight sets.
- TCU is 19-3 this season, 10-3 vs. Top 25 teams and 2-0 in Big 12 Conference play.
- The Horned Frogs are 74-33 in singles matches this dual season.
- TCU is a perfect 5-0 in road matches this season and 9-0 in matches away from the purple courts.
Singles Results
1. #15 Adrian Boitan (BU) def. #14 Luc Fomba (TCU) 7-6 (7-2), 6-2
2. #18 Juan Carlos Aguilar (TCU) def. #50 Matias Soto (BU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
3. #55 Sander Jong (TCU) def. #31 Sven Lah (BU) 7-5, 4-6, 6-0
4. #65 Jake Fearnley (TCU) def. Finn Bass (BU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
5. Tadeas Paroulek (BU) def. Tomas Jirousek (TCU) 6-4, 6-4
6. Juampi Mazzuchi (BU) def. Tim Ruehl (TCU) 6-3, 6-4
Order of finish – 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3
Up Next
The Horned Frogs return to Fort Worth for Senior Day against Texas. TCU will honor its two seniors, Juan Carlos Aguilar and Tim Ruehl, on Saturday, April 9, at 3 p.m. against the Longhorns.
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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