Friday, February 13
Waco, Texas
9 AM
TCU
4
vs
1
LSU
No. 5 TCU Tames Tigers, Advances to Indoor Nationals Quarterfinals
2/13/2026 1:44:00 PM | Men's Tennis
WACO, Texas – No. 5 TCU is through to the quarterfinals of the ITA Indoor National Championships for the fifth straight season.
The Horned Frogs overpowered 17th-ranked LSU 4-1 on Friday in the opening round of college tennis' indoor grand finale at the Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center.
TCU (8-1) took a tightly contested doubles point behind a 6-3 win on court three from Filip Apltauer and Albert Pedrico. The Horned Frogs and Tigers (7-1) split the top courts. LSU briefly even the match at 1-1. Duncan Chan, Pedrico and Roger Pascual then swept their singles matches on courts one, five and six to send the Frogs into the last eight. Pedrico clinched both the doubles point and the match for TCU.
The dual was all-but-certain to end 6-1 in the Frogs' favor had the remaining matches been played out. TCU held commanding third set leads at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots.
"The guys got it done in Waco for the ITA [Indoor] National Championships here," said head coach David Roditi. "LSU had three guys from their lineup out – they've done an unbelievable job of getting all these great players – and still, it took everything we had to win that match. Really proud of our guys. Best of luck to LSU. They have a hell of a team, and when they get their people healthy, they're going to be one of the best teams in the country."
TCU now faces either No. 6 Texas or No. 8 Texas A&M at noon on Saturday in the quarterfinals.
The Horned Frogs boosted their all-time Indoor Nationals record to 22-10 with the victory. TCU has now won 15 of its last 17 matches at the sport's first of two team national championship events dating back to 2022.
Roditi boosted his career postseason record to 57-21.
TCU increased its edge over LSU in the all-time series between the programs to 17-5.
Doubles Rundown
Quickly, it became evident the doubles point was to be decided in Apltauer and Pedrico's battle with Sasa Markovic and Calin Stirbu in the third flight.
Each of the victorious pairs at the top landed an early break point and never looked back.
Fresh off a main draw run at the ATP 500 Dallas Open, Chan and Cosme Rolland De Ravel coasted to a 6-1 victory over Rudy Ceccon and Enzo Kohlman on court two. Chan and Rolland De Ravel, tabbed 22nd in the most recent ITA doubles rankings, won three consecutive games to begin and conclude the set.
LSU then got on the board on court one, as TCU's Oliver Bonding and Cooper Woestendick came up short 4-6 opposite Erik Arutiunian and Matias Ponce De Leon.
Moments before the Tigers' win on court one, Apltauer and Pedrico cashed in on a single break point opportunity ahead 4-3 and leading 40-30 on receive. Pedrico then served out the match to stake TCU to a 1-0 head start.
Chan and Rolland De Ravel remain undefeated as a pair at 12-0 and won their seventh dual doubles match.
Pedrico clinched the doubles point on court three in the opening round of Indoor Nationals for the second straight season. He and Apltauer are unblemished at 3-0 as partners.
TCU won its ninth straight doubles point to start the 2026 season and has yet to lose on courts two or three in any match.
The Frogs won their 23rd doubles point across 25 indoor matches over the last three seasons.
Doubles Results
Singles Rundown
LSU won three of the first four completed sets to briefly make things interesting.
The first Frog to get on the board was Roger Pascual, who sprinted to a 6-2 first frame over Stirbu on the bottom court.
Chan and Pedrico cleared the pathway to victory shortly thereafter with a pair of come-from-behind efforts. Chan, the ITA No. 5 singles player, battled the 110th-ranked Arutiunian to a tiebreaker. Down 1-4, he claimed six straight points to take the set.
Pedrico and Ceccon faced off on court five. The Spaniard immediately fell behind 0-4 and later trailed 2-5. Improbably, Pedrico won five consecutive games, including three on receive, en route to a 7-5 set victory.
Markovic got the better of Bonding on court four, 6-2, 6-4, to even the match at 1-1.
It was all TCU from that point onward.
Pascual gave the Frogs the lead for good after serving out a 6-2, 6-3 win over Stirbu.
Chan then finished off Arutiunian 7-6 (4), 6-3 before Pedrico again rallied from two games down and past Ceccon 7-5, 7-5 for the match-clincher.
Equally important in preserving the comfortable victory were TCU's turnarounds on the unfinished courts. Rolland De Ravel and Woestendick anchored courts two and three.
The 49th-ranekd Rolland De Ravel faced Kohlmann in the No. 2 post. He was on the wrong end of a late break tied at five games all in set one but turned his match on its ear from that point on. Rolland De Ravel breezed to a 6-1 decision in the second set and possessed a double break point advantage up 4-1 when play was paused.
Woestendick was set to serve for his match vs. Ponce De Leon ahead 3-6, 6-3, 5-2. He broke the Frenchman's first service game in sets two and three.
Pedrico boosted his career singles record at team national championship events to 8-2. The sophomore has won four consecutive matches in postseason play dating back to TCU's run to the 2025 NCAA Championships final.
Chan collected his NCAA-leading 12th ranked victory of the season and moved to 15-4 overall for the year.
Pascual won his first-ever match at Indoor Nationals.
Singles Results
The Horned Frogs overpowered 17th-ranked LSU 4-1 on Friday in the opening round of college tennis' indoor grand finale at the Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center.
TCU (8-1) took a tightly contested doubles point behind a 6-3 win on court three from Filip Apltauer and Albert Pedrico. The Horned Frogs and Tigers (7-1) split the top courts. LSU briefly even the match at 1-1. Duncan Chan, Pedrico and Roger Pascual then swept their singles matches on courts one, five and six to send the Frogs into the last eight. Pedrico clinched both the doubles point and the match for TCU.
The dual was all-but-certain to end 6-1 in the Frogs' favor had the remaining matches been played out. TCU held commanding third set leads at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots.
"The guys got it done in Waco for the ITA [Indoor] National Championships here," said head coach David Roditi. "LSU had three guys from their lineup out – they've done an unbelievable job of getting all these great players – and still, it took everything we had to win that match. Really proud of our guys. Best of luck to LSU. They have a hell of a team, and when they get their people healthy, they're going to be one of the best teams in the country."
TCU now faces either No. 6 Texas or No. 8 Texas A&M at noon on Saturday in the quarterfinals.
The Horned Frogs boosted their all-time Indoor Nationals record to 22-10 with the victory. TCU has now won 15 of its last 17 matches at the sport's first of two team national championship events dating back to 2022.
Roditi boosted his career postseason record to 57-21.
TCU increased its edge over LSU in the all-time series between the programs to 17-5.
Doubles Rundown
Quickly, it became evident the doubles point was to be decided in Apltauer and Pedrico's battle with Sasa Markovic and Calin Stirbu in the third flight.
Each of the victorious pairs at the top landed an early break point and never looked back.
Fresh off a main draw run at the ATP 500 Dallas Open, Chan and Cosme Rolland De Ravel coasted to a 6-1 victory over Rudy Ceccon and Enzo Kohlman on court two. Chan and Rolland De Ravel, tabbed 22nd in the most recent ITA doubles rankings, won three consecutive games to begin and conclude the set.
LSU then got on the board on court one, as TCU's Oliver Bonding and Cooper Woestendick came up short 4-6 opposite Erik Arutiunian and Matias Ponce De Leon.
Moments before the Tigers' win on court one, Apltauer and Pedrico cashed in on a single break point opportunity ahead 4-3 and leading 40-30 on receive. Pedrico then served out the match to stake TCU to a 1-0 head start.
Chan and Rolland De Ravel remain undefeated as a pair at 12-0 and won their seventh dual doubles match.
Pedrico clinched the doubles point on court three in the opening round of Indoor Nationals for the second straight season. He and Apltauer are unblemished at 3-0 as partners.
TCU won its ninth straight doubles point to start the 2026 season and has yet to lose on courts two or three in any match.
The Frogs won their 23rd doubles point across 25 indoor matches over the last three seasons.
Doubles Results
- Erik Arutiunian / Matias Ponce De Leon (LSU) def. Oliver Bonding / Cooper Woestendick (TCU): 6-4
- #22 Duncan Chan / Cosme Rolland De Ravel (TCU) vs. Rudy Ceccon / Enzo Kohlmann (LSU): 6-1
- Filip Apltauer / Albert Pedrico (TCU) def. Sasa Markovic / Calin Stirbu (LSU): 6-3
Singles Rundown
LSU won three of the first four completed sets to briefly make things interesting.
The first Frog to get on the board was Roger Pascual, who sprinted to a 6-2 first frame over Stirbu on the bottom court.
Chan and Pedrico cleared the pathway to victory shortly thereafter with a pair of come-from-behind efforts. Chan, the ITA No. 5 singles player, battled the 110th-ranked Arutiunian to a tiebreaker. Down 1-4, he claimed six straight points to take the set.
Pedrico and Ceccon faced off on court five. The Spaniard immediately fell behind 0-4 and later trailed 2-5. Improbably, Pedrico won five consecutive games, including three on receive, en route to a 7-5 set victory.
Markovic got the better of Bonding on court four, 6-2, 6-4, to even the match at 1-1.
It was all TCU from that point onward.
Pascual gave the Frogs the lead for good after serving out a 6-2, 6-3 win over Stirbu.
Chan then finished off Arutiunian 7-6 (4), 6-3 before Pedrico again rallied from two games down and past Ceccon 7-5, 7-5 for the match-clincher.
Equally important in preserving the comfortable victory were TCU's turnarounds on the unfinished courts. Rolland De Ravel and Woestendick anchored courts two and three.
The 49th-ranekd Rolland De Ravel faced Kohlmann in the No. 2 post. He was on the wrong end of a late break tied at five games all in set one but turned his match on its ear from that point on. Rolland De Ravel breezed to a 6-1 decision in the second set and possessed a double break point advantage up 4-1 when play was paused.
Woestendick was set to serve for his match vs. Ponce De Leon ahead 3-6, 6-3, 5-2. He broke the Frenchman's first service game in sets two and three.
Pedrico boosted his career singles record at team national championship events to 8-2. The sophomore has won four consecutive matches in postseason play dating back to TCU's run to the 2025 NCAA Championships final.
Chan collected his NCAA-leading 12th ranked victory of the season and moved to 15-4 overall for the year.
Pascual won his first-ever match at Indoor Nationals.
Singles Results
- #5 Duncan Chan (TCU) def. #110 Erik Arutiunian (LSU): 7-6 (4), 6-3
- #49 Cosme Rolland De Ravel (TCU) vs. Enzo Kohlmann (LSU): 5-7, 6-1, 4-1, unfinished
- Cooper Woestendick (TCU) vs. Matias Ponce De Leon (LSU): 3-6, 6-3, 5-2
- Sasa Markovic (LSU) def. Oliver Bonding (LSU): 6-2, 6-4
- Albert Pedrico (TCU) def. Rudy Ceccon (LSU): 7-5, 7-5
- Roger Pascual (TCU) vs. Calin Stirbu (LSU): 6-2, 6-3
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
Erik Arutiunian / 0 (110/-) [LSU]
63
76
#2 Singles Match
1234
Enzo Kohlmann / 0 [LSU]
714UF
561UF
#3 Singles Match
1234
Matias Ponce De Leon / 0 [LSU]
632UF
365UF
#4 Singles Match
12
Sasa Markovic / 0 [LSU]
66
24
#5 Singles Match
12
Rudy Ceccon / 0 [LSU]
55
77
#6 Singles Match
12
Calin Stirbu / 0 [LSU]
23
66
Order of Finish:
4,6,1,5
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