Horned Frogs Land Pair of ITF Top-20 World Juniors in Bonding, Mackenzie
11/13/2025 7:00:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Are two of the highest-rated players to ever sign with TCU
FORT WORTH – TCU is already at the pinnacle of the college tennis landscape and yet its future burns brighter than ever, as the Horned Frogs landed two of the highest-rated juniors in the world during the early signing period.
The Frogs and head coach David Roditi announced the signings of world junior No. 8 Oliver Bonding and world junior No. 19 Jamie Mackenzie to financial aid agreements.
Bonding, from Surrey, England, will join TCU in January ahead of the 2026 dual season. Mackenzie, a native of Dusseldorf, Germany, will be a freshman on the Horned Frogs' 2026-27 roster.
Their signings mark the second consecutive season TCU has landed a pair of ITF top-20 juniors.
The touted pair bolster a TCU program that has challenged for six of the last eight national championships. The Horned Frogs graduate just one senior in May and are expected to return nine letter winners in 2026-27. Among Bonding and Mackenzie's future teammates are reigning Big 12 Freshman of the Year Cooper Woestendick, Duncan Chan, who earned the No. 2 overall seed for the 2025 NCAA Singles Championships, fellow NCAA Championships qualifier Albert Pedrico and freshman Maximus Dussault, the No. 13 overall American recruit in 2025.
Oliver Bonding – Surrey, England
TCU found its next great Brit in Bonding, who will follow in the footsteps of his countrymen and former TCU All-Americans Cameron Norrie, Jake Fearnley, Jack Pinnington and Lui Maxted.
He arrives in Fort Worth as the top-rated British junior. Bonding set Great Britain ablaze by reaching the boys doubles finals at The Championships, Wimbledon 2025.
He won his first professional singles title before his 18th birthday. Bonding claimed the crown at the M15 Lannion in February. He also picked up a victory in the gentlemen's singles qualifying draw at Wimbledon. Bonding has since played a professional schedule and recently achieved
Bonding competed in all four junior Grand Slam championships in 2025. He battled into the quarterfinals at the US Open in September.
The Englander has won seven ITF juniors singles titles and five doubles championships. He memorably became the first Brit to win the prestigious J500 Blumenau singles championship in 2024.
Jamie Mackenzie – Dusseldorf, Germany
Mackenzie, known by his nickname "The Red Rocket," is a self-described aggressive baseliner and employs a modern, power tennis style of play.
He broke into the top-20 of the ITF rankings in September after sweeping the singles and doubles titles at the J3000 Beijing. Mackenzie has 18 juniors titles to his name, including seven of the singles flavor.
Like Bonding, Mackenzie has played on the junior side of all four Grand Slams since 2024. Mackenzie was a doubles semifinalist at the US Open and began the year by advancing to the Australian Open doubles quarterfinals.
He has since began playing professionally. Mackenzie earned his first career ATP Challenger level main draw victory in August at the Bonn Challenger 75 and recently picked up a first round win at the Hamburg Challenger 50.
Mackenzie was born in Auckland, New Zealand and moved to Germany at age-12 and has been based along the Rhine River ever since.
The Frogs and head coach David Roditi announced the signings of world junior No. 8 Oliver Bonding and world junior No. 19 Jamie Mackenzie to financial aid agreements.
Bonding, from Surrey, England, will join TCU in January ahead of the 2026 dual season. Mackenzie, a native of Dusseldorf, Germany, will be a freshman on the Horned Frogs' 2026-27 roster.
Their signings mark the second consecutive season TCU has landed a pair of ITF top-20 juniors.
The touted pair bolster a TCU program that has challenged for six of the last eight national championships. The Horned Frogs graduate just one senior in May and are expected to return nine letter winners in 2026-27. Among Bonding and Mackenzie's future teammates are reigning Big 12 Freshman of the Year Cooper Woestendick, Duncan Chan, who earned the No. 2 overall seed for the 2025 NCAA Singles Championships, fellow NCAA Championships qualifier Albert Pedrico and freshman Maximus Dussault, the No. 13 overall American recruit in 2025.
Oliver Bonding – Surrey, England
TCU found its next great Brit in Bonding, who will follow in the footsteps of his countrymen and former TCU All-Americans Cameron Norrie, Jake Fearnley, Jack Pinnington and Lui Maxted.
He arrives in Fort Worth as the top-rated British junior. Bonding set Great Britain ablaze by reaching the boys doubles finals at The Championships, Wimbledon 2025.
He won his first professional singles title before his 18th birthday. Bonding claimed the crown at the M15 Lannion in February. He also picked up a victory in the gentlemen's singles qualifying draw at Wimbledon. Bonding has since played a professional schedule and recently achieved
Bonding competed in all four junior Grand Slam championships in 2025. He battled into the quarterfinals at the US Open in September.
The Englander has won seven ITF juniors singles titles and five doubles championships. He memorably became the first Brit to win the prestigious J500 Blumenau singles championship in 2024.
Jamie Mackenzie – Dusseldorf, Germany
Mackenzie, known by his nickname "The Red Rocket," is a self-described aggressive baseliner and employs a modern, power tennis style of play.
He broke into the top-20 of the ITF rankings in September after sweeping the singles and doubles titles at the J3000 Beijing. Mackenzie has 18 juniors titles to his name, including seven of the singles flavor.
Like Bonding, Mackenzie has played on the junior side of all four Grand Slams since 2024. Mackenzie was a doubles semifinalist at the US Open and began the year by advancing to the Australian Open doubles quarterfinals.
He has since began playing professionally. Mackenzie earned his first career ATP Challenger level main draw victory in August at the Bonn Challenger 75 and recently picked up a first round win at the Hamburg Challenger 50.
Mackenzie was born in Auckland, New Zealand and moved to Germany at age-12 and has been based along the Rhine River ever since.
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