Preview: TCU Invitational

Friday, March 6

Fort Worth, Texas

11 a.m.

TCU

HCU

Preview: TCU Invitational

3/5/2026 1:47:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball

Live Stats Tournament Notes

No. 6 TCU set to host first home tournament

FORT WORTH – Riding a seven-match win streak, the sixth-ranked TCU beach volleyball team is set to host the TCU Invitational to open its home slate, beginning on Friday morning at TCU Beach Volleyball Courts.

THE MATCHUPS

Friday
11 a.m. – No. 6 TCU vs. Houston Christian
3 p.m. – No. 6 TCU vs. Florida Gulf Coast

Saturday
8 a.m. – No. 6 TCU vs. Florida Gulf Coast
10 a.m. – No. 6 TCU vs. Texas A&M – Corpus Christi

MATCH DAY INFO

All home TCU beach volleyball matches are free to the public. In addition, various food trucks will be available at select matches.

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NOTING THE FROGS

TCU is coming off the program's first ever National Championship in 2025. With the win, the Horned Frogs also became the first team other than UCLA or USC to hoist the trophy.
Entering the 2026 season, TCU is the second-winningest program in collegiate volleyball dating back to the 2021 season.
In 2025, the Horned Frogs won the inaugural Big 12 Championship, marking the program's third consecutive conference crown. TCU is one of just three programs nationally to have accomplished this feat (LMU and Georgia State).
Of the 12 Horned Frog starters in the 2025 NCAA Tournament, just four are returning to Fort Worth this season. 2025 Big 12 Freshman of the Year Sofia Izuzquiza joins Anhelina Khmil, a member of the 2025 Big 12 Pair of the Year (alongside Ana Vergara), as the headlining returners to Fort Worth this season. Other starters returning are Stacy Reeves and Deniela Konstantinova, who started at No. 5 in the postseason last year.
TCU utilized the transfer portal to fill out its roster for 2026, picking up Anna Long (Florida State), Adriana Serrano Ferro (Grand Canyon) and Natalie Glenn (Long Beach State). These transfers enter with a great deal of experience from their previous institution.
In the season opener against No. 11 Arizona State, none of TCU's starting pairs had competed together in a collegiate match.
TCU has experienced a strong start to the season after dropping their opener to Arizona State, winning seven straight including two road takedowns against top-15 teams (No. 13 Grand Canyon and No. 6 Florida State).
Head coach Hector Gutierrez is entering his 10th season as TCU's leader and has orchestrated the meteoric rise of the program. He currently has a career record of 227-81.
TCU currently holds a home-winning streak of 60 matches, which is the longest active home winning streak in the country.
Big 12 Beach Volleyball has a new look going into its second season, as the conference added Florida State, South Carolina and Boise State. This also allows the conference to reach the minimum requirement of six teams to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
TCU was one of the earliest beach volleyball programs in Texas, starting varsity competition in 2016. This was the same year that NCAA beach volleyball officially became sanctioned.

NOTING THE TOURNAMENT

After going 4-0 at the Seminole Beach Bash, including a win over No. 6 Florida State, the seventh-ranked TCU beach volleyball team returns home to host the TCU Invitational at TCU Beach Volleyball Courts.
TCU will host Florida Gulf Coast, Houston Christian and Texas A&M Corpus Christi in Fort Worth, and the Frogs will play four total matches.
The Horned Frogs enter the tournament with a home-win streak of 60, the longest in the nation. TCU is also 42-0 all-time against Texas teams, as they prepare for two matches against in-state opponents.