Saturday, January 31
Dallas, Texas
1 PM
TCU
at
SMU
Preview: at SMU
1/29/2026 10:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
No. 4 TCU heads to the Hilltop on Saturday for rivalry dual
FORT WORTH – The Battle for the Iron Skillet hits the hardcourts on Saturday when No. 4 TCU heads to the Hilltop to face SMU at 1 p.m. at the Styslinger / Altec Tennis Complex.
TCU (4-1) and SMU (2-2) have played on a near-annual basis since 1998. The Horned Frogs hold a 37-27 edge in the all-time series between the crosstown rivals. TCU has won 14 consecutive matches vs. the Mustangs dating back to head coach David Roditi's inaugural season at the helm in 2011.
If all goes TCU's way, the Horned Frogs will again drive to Dallas in two weeks' time following Saturday's match. The Styslinger / Altec Tennis Complex is the site of the ITA Indoor National Championships semifinals and final for the second straight season. TCU challenged for the Indoor National title for the fourth consecutive year at the venue in 2025.
The ITA Indoor National Championships run from Feb. 13-17 and are jointly hosted by Baylor and SMU. TCU received its site assignment on Wednesday and will play its first and second round matches in Waco at the Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center.
The other teams in TCU's half of the bracket are No. 1 Wake Forest, No. 5 Texas, No. 8 Texas A&M, No. 9 UCF, No. 20 Baylor, No. 21 LSU and UC Santa Barbara. The complete ITA Indoor National Championships draw will be released on Feb. 10.
Up Next
TCU will play back-to-back matches at the indoor Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center on Feb. 5-6 vs. Baylor and Tulsa. The battle vs. the Bears will count as a nonconference dual. First serve for both matches is set for 5:30 p.m.
Frogs in the ITA Singles Rankings
#6 Duncan Chan
#45 Cosme Rolland De Ravel
#47 Julian Alonso
#77 Roger Pascual
#114 Maximus Dussault
Frogs in the ITA Doubles Rankings
#9 Albert Pedrico / Cosme Rolland De Ravel
#23 Duncan Chan / Cosme Rolland De Ravel
Team Notables
TCU (4-1) and SMU (2-2) have played on a near-annual basis since 1998. The Horned Frogs hold a 37-27 edge in the all-time series between the crosstown rivals. TCU has won 14 consecutive matches vs. the Mustangs dating back to head coach David Roditi's inaugural season at the helm in 2011.
If all goes TCU's way, the Horned Frogs will again drive to Dallas in two weeks' time following Saturday's match. The Styslinger / Altec Tennis Complex is the site of the ITA Indoor National Championships semifinals and final for the second straight season. TCU challenged for the Indoor National title for the fourth consecutive year at the venue in 2025.
The ITA Indoor National Championships run from Feb. 13-17 and are jointly hosted by Baylor and SMU. TCU received its site assignment on Wednesday and will play its first and second round matches in Waco at the Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center.
The other teams in TCU's half of the bracket are No. 1 Wake Forest, No. 5 Texas, No. 8 Texas A&M, No. 9 UCF, No. 20 Baylor, No. 21 LSU and UC Santa Barbara. The complete ITA Indoor National Championships draw will be released on Feb. 10.
Up Next
TCU will play back-to-back matches at the indoor Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center on Feb. 5-6 vs. Baylor and Tulsa. The battle vs. the Bears will count as a nonconference dual. First serve for both matches is set for 5:30 p.m.
Frogs in the ITA Singles Rankings
#6 Duncan Chan
#45 Cosme Rolland De Ravel
#47 Julian Alonso
#77 Roger Pascual
#114 Maximus Dussault
Frogs in the ITA Doubles Rankings
#9 Albert Pedrico / Cosme Rolland De Ravel
#23 Duncan Chan / Cosme Rolland De Ravel
Team Notables
- The Horned Frogs were picked first in the Big 12 men's tennis preseason poll for the fourth time in the last six seasons.
- TCU has captured a league-leading nine Big 12 regular season or tournament championships over the last decade.
- TCU has won or challenged for six of the last eight indoor or outdoor national championships dating back to 2022.
- TCU ranks second nationally in total wins (130) and winning percentage (.867) since 2021.
- TCU head coach David Roditi is one of only two active D1 head coaches who has won both an ITA Indoor National Championship and NCAA Championship and coached an NCAA individual champion.
- Under Roditi's direction, TCU has notched 11 consecutive year-end ITA top-10 team rankings, a streak unmatched by any D1 program. The Horned Frogs have cracked the top-five of the final rankings in five straight seasons. TCU has additionally boasted a top-10 ITA team ranking in 65 consecutive polls dating back to March 10, 2020.
- TCU has maintained a top-five ITA team ranking for four continuous seasons dating back to January of 2022
- Roditi has led TCU to 395 dual wins over the course of his 21 years in Fort Worth. He was a part of 86 dual match victories as a player from 1993-96 and has won 309 across his 16-season run as the Horned Frogs head coach. He owns the second most head coaching wins in program history behind his own coach, and TCU Athletics Hall of Famer, Tut Bartzen.
- Eight Horned Frogs possess a UTR of 13.00 or greater, tied for the third-most of any team in the country.
- TCU is 51-2 at home over the last four seasons.
- TCU has won 21 of its last 22 home duals on the indoor surfaces.
- The Horned Frogs have played in four consecutive ITA Indoor National Championships finals. TCU won back-to-back national championships in 2022 and 2023.
- TCU has competed to 46-5 record over the last five seasons.
- TCU is one of only three programs in the 52-year history of the event to reach the Indoor Nationals final in four straight seasons alongside USC (2012-16) and Virginia (2008-12
- Since Roditi took the program reins in 2010, the Horned Frogs have posted a 51-13 overall record at the indoor Bayard H. Freidman Tennis Center.
- TCU advanced to Indoor Nationals for the eighth consecutive season with its 4-0 and 4-1 victories over UT Arlington and Georgia in the Fort Worth Regional.
- TCU is 33-5 in doubles play on the indoor surfaces since 2023.
- Over the last three seasons, TCU has claimed 19 of a possible 21 doubles points.
- The Horned Frogs are 16-1 in doubles play at home over the last three seasons.
- Of TCU's 46 indoor victories since 2022, 22 have been shutouts, including eight vs. ranked teams.
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