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Preview: Horned Frogs Embark on Three-Match SEC Road Swing
3/6/2026 11:30:00 AM | Men's Tennis
No. 7 TCU to face No. 2 Texas, No. 8 Georgia and No. 24 Florida away from home
FORT WORTH – No. 7 TCU begins a three-match SEC road swing on Saturday with a dual opposite its fiercest rival.
The Horned Frogs are set to challenge 2026 ITA Indoor National champion Texas at 6 p.m. on Saturday at the Texas Tennis Center in Austin.
Following the clash with the second-ranked Longhorns, TCU (8-4) heads east for matches vs. No. 24 Florida and No. 8 Georgia on Tuesday and Friday, respectively.
Saturday's Lone Star State showdown continues a six-week stretch that will see the Horned Frogs play nine-of-10 matches away from the purple courts.
TCU and Texas (13-3) are squaring off for the second time in 2026. The Horned Frogs fell 4-3 to the Longhorns in the Indoor Nationals quarterfinals on Feb. 14 in Waco. TCU led 2-0 and 3-2 in the match but was unable to find a third court in singles.
Saturday's bout will be 13th meeting between TCU and Texas in the last four seasons, with each program holding six victories opposite one other. The Horned Frogs defeated the Longhorns in the 2023 ITA Indoor Nationals final and 2024 NCAA Championship and ousted Texas in the 2025 NCAA semifinals.
The trek to Gainesville completes a home-and-home deal between the Horned Frogs and Gators (7-6) that began last season. TCU shut out Florida 4-0 on Feb. 9, 2025 at the indoor Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.
TCU rolled past Georgia 4-1 on Jan. 26 in Fort Worth during ITA Kickoff Weekend. The Frogs are visiting Athens, the site of the NCAA Championships in 2026 and 2027, for the first time since 2012.
Frogs in the ITA Singles Rankings
#9 Duncan Chan
#36 Cosme Rolland De Ravel
#41 Cooper Woestendick
#66 Julian Alonso
Frogs in the ITA Doubles Rankings
#8 Duncan Chan / Cosme Rolland De Ravel
#16 Albert Pedrico / Cosme Rolland De Ravel
#76 Oliver Bonding / Cooper Woestendick
Team Notables
Up Next
Following its prolonged road trip, TCU finally returns home on Sunday, March 15 for its Big 12 opener vs. Texas Tech at the outdoor Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center. The match is a part of a doubleheader with TCU women's tennis, who host Iowa State at 11:30 a.m.
The Horned Frogs are set to challenge 2026 ITA Indoor National champion Texas at 6 p.m. on Saturday at the Texas Tennis Center in Austin.
Following the clash with the second-ranked Longhorns, TCU (8-4) heads east for matches vs. No. 24 Florida and No. 8 Georgia on Tuesday and Friday, respectively.
Saturday's Lone Star State showdown continues a six-week stretch that will see the Horned Frogs play nine-of-10 matches away from the purple courts.
TCU and Texas (13-3) are squaring off for the second time in 2026. The Horned Frogs fell 4-3 to the Longhorns in the Indoor Nationals quarterfinals on Feb. 14 in Waco. TCU led 2-0 and 3-2 in the match but was unable to find a third court in singles.
Saturday's bout will be 13th meeting between TCU and Texas in the last four seasons, with each program holding six victories opposite one other. The Horned Frogs defeated the Longhorns in the 2023 ITA Indoor Nationals final and 2024 NCAA Championship and ousted Texas in the 2025 NCAA semifinals.
The trek to Gainesville completes a home-and-home deal between the Horned Frogs and Gators (7-6) that began last season. TCU shut out Florida 4-0 on Feb. 9, 2025 at the indoor Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.
TCU rolled past Georgia 4-1 on Jan. 26 in Fort Worth during ITA Kickoff Weekend. The Frogs are visiting Athens, the site of the NCAA Championships in 2026 and 2027, for the first time since 2012.
Frogs in the ITA Singles Rankings
#9 Duncan Chan
#36 Cosme Rolland De Ravel
#41 Cooper Woestendick
#66 Julian Alonso
Frogs in the ITA Doubles Rankings
#8 Duncan Chan / Cosme Rolland De Ravel
#16 Albert Pedrico / Cosme Rolland De Ravel
#76 Oliver Bonding / Cooper Woestendick
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 nine indoor or outdoor national championships dating back to 2022.
- TCU ranks second nationally in total wins (134) 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-10 ITA team ranking for five continuous seasons dating back to January of 2021.
- Roditi has led TCU to 399 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.
- TCU is 51-2 at home over the last four seasons.
- Through Roditi's leadership, the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center has become one of the toughest venues for opposing teams to steal a victory. Roditi has led TCU to a 182-37 home record in his 16 seasons at the helm of his alma mater and a 142-13 (.916) mark since 2015.
- The Horned Frogs are 11-1 in doubles play this season.
- TCU's combined record on courts two and three in doubles is 14-1.
- One of the strengths on TCU's 2026 roster is the depth it possesses in its singles lineup. Of TCU's 3-0 dual singles victories thus far, 21 have come on courts three through six.
- TCU is rostering its youngest team in years. Four of the six members of the Horned Frogs' primary singles lineup are freshmen and sophomores. No returning player competed higher than court three in conference and postseason play in 2025. Six of the nine active players on TCU's roster are either underclassmen or a transfer.
- In three of TCU's four defeats, all of which have come to top-15 teams, the Horned Frogs have lost at least three matches on courts 1-4 in singles.
Up Next
Following its prolonged road trip, TCU finally returns home on Sunday, March 15 for its Big 12 opener vs. Texas Tech at the outdoor Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center. The match is a part of a doubleheader with TCU women's tennis, who host Iowa State at 11:30 a.m.
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