TCU Receives No. 2 Overall Seed in NCAA Tournament
4/28/2025 5:04:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Horned Frogs host ACU at 6 p.m. on Friday
FORT WORTH – TCU extended its NCAA Tournament hosting streak to a decade on Monday, as the Horned Frogs were awarded the No. 2 overall seed in the 2025 NCAA D1 Men's Tennis Championship.
The selection signified the program's 35th all-time NCAA Tournament bid. The Horned Frogs have earned a national seed in five consecutive seasons and nine of the last 10 years dating back to 2015.
TCU and the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center will now serve as the site of first and second round matches on Friday, May 2 and Saturday, May 3.
The Fort Worth Regional features No. 2 seed Oklahoma (16-10), No. 3 seed Illinois (15-11) and No. 4 seed Abilene Christian (13-10). Oklahoma and Illinois, tabbed 24th and 33rd in the final ITA regular season rankings, received at-large berths. ACU won the Western Athletic Conference championship to secure an auto bid.
The Regional begins at 3 p.m. on Friday with an opening round dual between the Sooners and Fighting Illini. The Horned Frogs (22-3, 8-0 Big 12) then battle ACU at 6 p.m. or 30 minutes following the conclusion of the first match. The winners square off at 3 p.m. on Saturday in the Regional final.
As one of eight national seeds, TCU secured hosting rights through NCAA Super Regional weekend. Should the Frogs advance, the Fort Worth Super Regional is set for a 3 p.m. first serve on Saturday, May 10. TCU would meet the winner of the Orlando Regional, which includes No. 15 seed UCF, South Florida, Florida and Miami.
Friday's tilt between the Horned Frogs and Wildcats marks the fifth meeting in the last four years between the programs. TCU has staged its season-opener vs. ACU for three straight years. The Horned Frogs blanked the Wildcats, 7-0, on Jan. 11 to kick off the 2025 campaign. The friendly familiarity extends to the fall season. TCU and ACU have been two of four participants at the U.S. College Cup Invitational – an event organized by Horned Frogs head coach David Roditi – in Torreon, Mexico, the past two years.
TCU and Oklahoma are no strangers to one another. The programs battled annually during their shared tenure as Big 12 members from 2012-24. The Horned Frogs have claimed 13 of the last 14 head-to-heads between the programs dating back to 2016. TCU bounced the Sooners from the semifinals of the 2024 Big 12 Championship via a 4-1 walloping in their last meeting.
The Horned Frogs hold an 11-5 all-time record and have claimed three straight duals vs the Illini. TCU earned a 4-1 decision over Illinois on March 19, 2023, in Fort Worth in the teams' most recent collision. The lone postseason meeting between the Horned Frogs and Illini took place in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament, with Illinois winning 4-0.
TCU enters the NCAA Tournament as one of only two programs alongside Virginia that has advanced to the final site in nine straight seasons. The Frogs have notched five consecutive quarterfinal appearances and have reached the Elite Eight on eight occasions in the last decade. No program nationwide has notched more quarterfinal berths than TCU since 2015.
The Horned Frogs have reached the semifinals six times (1989, 1996, 2001, 2015, 2023, 2024) and won their first NCAA Championship last year.
The Horned Frogs' streak of 10 consecutive postseason appearances is the second-longest in program history, trailing only the program's run of 16 straight NCAA Tournament selections from 1991-2006.
All three Regional matches will be streamed via PlaySight as a part of a Cracked Racquets Cross Court Cast.
Fort Worth Regional Schedule
All times Central
Friday, May 2 – First Round
3 p.m.: Oklahoma vs. Illinois
6 p.m.: TCU vs. ACU
Saturday, May 3 – Second Round
3 p.m.: Oklahoma / Illinois winner vs. TCU / ACU Winner
Inclement Weather
In the case of inclement weather, matches will be moved to the indoor Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center. Fans will be permitted to attend matches that are moved indoors.
The selection signified the program's 35th all-time NCAA Tournament bid. The Horned Frogs have earned a national seed in five consecutive seasons and nine of the last 10 years dating back to 2015.
TCU and the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center will now serve as the site of first and second round matches on Friday, May 2 and Saturday, May 3.
The Fort Worth Regional features No. 2 seed Oklahoma (16-10), No. 3 seed Illinois (15-11) and No. 4 seed Abilene Christian (13-10). Oklahoma and Illinois, tabbed 24th and 33rd in the final ITA regular season rankings, received at-large berths. ACU won the Western Athletic Conference championship to secure an auto bid.
The Regional begins at 3 p.m. on Friday with an opening round dual between the Sooners and Fighting Illini. The Horned Frogs (22-3, 8-0 Big 12) then battle ACU at 6 p.m. or 30 minutes following the conclusion of the first match. The winners square off at 3 p.m. on Saturday in the Regional final.
As one of eight national seeds, TCU secured hosting rights through NCAA Super Regional weekend. Should the Frogs advance, the Fort Worth Super Regional is set for a 3 p.m. first serve on Saturday, May 10. TCU would meet the winner of the Orlando Regional, which includes No. 15 seed UCF, South Florida, Florida and Miami.
Friday's tilt between the Horned Frogs and Wildcats marks the fifth meeting in the last four years between the programs. TCU has staged its season-opener vs. ACU for three straight years. The Horned Frogs blanked the Wildcats, 7-0, on Jan. 11 to kick off the 2025 campaign. The friendly familiarity extends to the fall season. TCU and ACU have been two of four participants at the U.S. College Cup Invitational – an event organized by Horned Frogs head coach David Roditi – in Torreon, Mexico, the past two years.
TCU and Oklahoma are no strangers to one another. The programs battled annually during their shared tenure as Big 12 members from 2012-24. The Horned Frogs have claimed 13 of the last 14 head-to-heads between the programs dating back to 2016. TCU bounced the Sooners from the semifinals of the 2024 Big 12 Championship via a 4-1 walloping in their last meeting.
The Horned Frogs hold an 11-5 all-time record and have claimed three straight duals vs the Illini. TCU earned a 4-1 decision over Illinois on March 19, 2023, in Fort Worth in the teams' most recent collision. The lone postseason meeting between the Horned Frogs and Illini took place in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament, with Illinois winning 4-0.
TCU enters the NCAA Tournament as one of only two programs alongside Virginia that has advanced to the final site in nine straight seasons. The Frogs have notched five consecutive quarterfinal appearances and have reached the Elite Eight on eight occasions in the last decade. No program nationwide has notched more quarterfinal berths than TCU since 2015.
The Horned Frogs have reached the semifinals six times (1989, 1996, 2001, 2015, 2023, 2024) and won their first NCAA Championship last year.
The Horned Frogs' streak of 10 consecutive postseason appearances is the second-longest in program history, trailing only the program's run of 16 straight NCAA Tournament selections from 1991-2006.
All three Regional matches will be streamed via PlaySight as a part of a Cracked Racquets Cross Court Cast.
Fort Worth Regional Schedule
All times Central
Friday, May 2 – First Round
3 p.m.: Oklahoma vs. Illinois
6 p.m.: TCU vs. ACU
Saturday, May 3 – Second Round
3 p.m.: Oklahoma / Illinois winner vs. TCU / ACU Winner
Inclement Weather
In the case of inclement weather, matches will be moved to the indoor Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center. Fans will be permitted to attend matches that are moved indoors.
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