TCU Signs Sun Belt Player of the Year, Rolland De Ravel
6/2/2025 9:24:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Played three seasons for Old Dominion from 2022-25
FORT WORTH – TCU men's tennis has scored one of the biggest transfer portal prizes.
The Horned Frogs and head coach David Roditi announced the signing of Cosme Rolland De Ravel, the 2025 Sun Belt Player of the Year, to their 2025-26 roster.
Rolland De Ravel played three seasons for Old Dominion from 2022-25, helping the Monarchs claim conference championships and advance to the NCAA Tournament every year. A right-handed player, Rolland De Ravel racked up an impressive 143-40 combined overall record (64-25 singles, 79-15 doubles) over his tenure in Norfolk. He earned all-conference honors every season, including first team accolades in singles and doubles this spring.
Originally from Fontaine Les Dijon, France, Rolland De Ravel will be a senior and have one year to play one season for TCU.
Rolland De Ravel is one of two newcomers set to join the Horned Frogs' roster in August alongside freshman Maximus Dussault.
He figures to slide into the top-half of TCU's lineup in both singles and doubles.
Rolland De Ravel played the No. 1 for the Monarchs' in singles for the bulk of the 2025 campaign. H earned notable victories over Virginia's Keegan Rice and Mans Dahlberg and NCAA Individual Championships qualifier Adit Sinha of Cornell.
The 6-2 Rolland De Ravel is one of the steadiest doubles players in the country. Over the last two years, Rolland De Ravel produced a 54-7 record while splitting time on courts one and two. He closed the 2025 campaign on a 16-match winning streak and finished a whopping 30-3 in 2024.
Rolland De Ravel capped his final year at ODU with records of 23-4 in doubles and 21-6 in singles en route to being crowned Sun Belt Player of the Year.
His sophomore season was equally impressive. Rolland De Ravel won the ITA Atlantic Regional doubles championship and qualified for Fall Nationals. He won 19 consecutive doubles matches to close the dual season. Rolland De Ravel was 18-9 overall and 6-1 in conference action in singles. He picked up his first pair of All-Sun Belt Conference first team citations in both disciplines.
A standout rookie season in 2022-23 culminated with Rolland De Ravel being named the ITA Atlantic Region Rookie of the Year and collecting second team all-conference honors in doubles. He finished 25-10 in singles and 25-8 in doubles in his first venture across the pond. Rolland De Ravel anchored the No. 3 position in both singles and doubles for the Monarchs. He was 15-1 in doubles at the 3-line.
Rolland De Ravel crossed the Atlantic Ocean tabbed No. 233 in the ITF World Junior circuit and was ranked in the top-10 of the French Junior U18 division.
His arrival bolsters a TCU program that is just two weeks removed from playing for its second NCAA title. The Horned Frogs placed as the national runner-up at both the ITA Indoor National Championships and NCAA Championships and with a year-end ITA ranking of No. 2. TCU finished 27-4 overall and won its ninth Big 12 Championship in April.
The Horned Frogs and head coach David Roditi announced the signing of Cosme Rolland De Ravel, the 2025 Sun Belt Player of the Year, to their 2025-26 roster.
Rolland De Ravel played three seasons for Old Dominion from 2022-25, helping the Monarchs claim conference championships and advance to the NCAA Tournament every year. A right-handed player, Rolland De Ravel racked up an impressive 143-40 combined overall record (64-25 singles, 79-15 doubles) over his tenure in Norfolk. He earned all-conference honors every season, including first team accolades in singles and doubles this spring.
Originally from Fontaine Les Dijon, France, Rolland De Ravel will be a senior and have one year to play one season for TCU.
Rolland De Ravel is one of two newcomers set to join the Horned Frogs' roster in August alongside freshman Maximus Dussault.
He figures to slide into the top-half of TCU's lineup in both singles and doubles.
Rolland De Ravel played the No. 1 for the Monarchs' in singles for the bulk of the 2025 campaign. H earned notable victories over Virginia's Keegan Rice and Mans Dahlberg and NCAA Individual Championships qualifier Adit Sinha of Cornell.
The 6-2 Rolland De Ravel is one of the steadiest doubles players in the country. Over the last two years, Rolland De Ravel produced a 54-7 record while splitting time on courts one and two. He closed the 2025 campaign on a 16-match winning streak and finished a whopping 30-3 in 2024.
Rolland De Ravel capped his final year at ODU with records of 23-4 in doubles and 21-6 in singles en route to being crowned Sun Belt Player of the Year.
His sophomore season was equally impressive. Rolland De Ravel won the ITA Atlantic Regional doubles championship and qualified for Fall Nationals. He won 19 consecutive doubles matches to close the dual season. Rolland De Ravel was 18-9 overall and 6-1 in conference action in singles. He picked up his first pair of All-Sun Belt Conference first team citations in both disciplines.
A standout rookie season in 2022-23 culminated with Rolland De Ravel being named the ITA Atlantic Region Rookie of the Year and collecting second team all-conference honors in doubles. He finished 25-10 in singles and 25-8 in doubles in his first venture across the pond. Rolland De Ravel anchored the No. 3 position in both singles and doubles for the Monarchs. He was 15-1 in doubles at the 3-line.
Rolland De Ravel crossed the Atlantic Ocean tabbed No. 233 in the ITF World Junior circuit and was ranked in the top-10 of the French Junior U18 division.
His arrival bolsters a TCU program that is just two weeks removed from playing for its second NCAA title. The Horned Frogs placed as the national runner-up at both the ITA Indoor National Championships and NCAA Championships and with a year-end ITA ranking of No. 2. TCU finished 27-4 overall and won its ninth Big 12 Championship in April.
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