Men’s Tennis: Several Players Having Hot Summer On Professional Circuit

Six members of TCU's 2023 squad are enjoying landmark summers on the professional circuit

TCU Athletics

Just a few weeks ago, the TCU Men’s Season came to an end. And what a fantastic season it was - a second consecutive ITA Indoor National Championship, a Big 12 tournament championship, and a Final Four appearance in the NCAA tournament.

Now, as the student-athletes are on summer break away from campus, six members of the squad are having success on the professional circuit playing across the United States and Europe on the ATP Tour and ITF Men’s World Tennis Tour.

TCU Men's Tennis Players on the Summer Pro Circuit

Jake Fearnley

Senior Jake Fearnley, from Edinburgh, Scotland, was awarded a wild card onto the main doubles draw at The Championships, Wimbledon 2023, which begins on Monday, July 3.

He received the call-up to tennis' most storied tournament after winning the Rothesay Open Men's Doubles Championship on June 17 in Nottingham, England. Fearnley became the second active Horned Frog to receive a Grand Slam main draw selection.

Jake Fearnley / TCU Athletics

Fearnley added 125 points to his ATP doubles ranking and earned the right to join his countryman Cam Norrie in London. Fearnley ascended to a career-high No. 425 in the ATP doubles rankings.

He also qualified for the ATP Challenger Tour Accelerator Programme after finishing in the top 20 of the final ITA singles rankings on June 4. Fearnley can now compete in up to eight Challenger 50 and 75 tournaments over the summer. 

Sander Jong

Recent graduate Sander Jong, from Amsterdam, The Netherlands, began his professional career immediately after the Frogs season ended.

Sander Jong / Twitter: @TCUMensTennis

Over the last month, he has produced a 10-2 record on the ITF Tour. On June 25, he won his first professional title, capturing Germany's M15 Saarlouis singles championship. In the final, he defeated Switzerland's Jeffrey Von Der Schulenburg 6-1 6-0. 

Pedro Vives

Junior Pedro Vives, from Palma de Mallorca, Spain, advanced to the singles championship of the M25 Martos. Vives followed up the performance by advancing to a second consecutive final on Sunday, this time on clay at the M25 Muniga. Vives has tacked on 32 points to his ATP singles ranking.

Pedro Vives / TCU Athletics

Sebastian Gorzny

Sophomore Sebastian Gorzny, from Austin, Texas, garnered eight ATP singles points after reaching the semifinals of the M25 Wichita on June 16 in just his second summer tournament. Along the way, Gorzny avenged his NCAA semifinal defeat to Ohio State's Alexander Bernard via a 6-3, 6-1 singles sweep. He downed ITF world junior No. 1 Bruno Kuzuhara before dropping a 6-4, 1-6, 5-7 heartbreaker in the semifinals to Ozan Colak.

Sebastian Gorzny / TCU Athletics

Jack Pinnington

Sophomore Jack Pinnington, from Ashtead, England, has also steadily accumulated ATP points. He notched singles victories at the M25 Wichita and M25 Tulsa. Pinnington is training at TCU from June 26-30 before flying cross-continental to play five 25k futures tournaments in his native Great Britain.

Jack Pinnington / Twitter: @TCUMensTennis

Lui Maxted

Junior Lui Maxted, from Worthing, England, reached the semifinals of his first summer tournament.

Lui Maxted / Twitter: @TCUMensTennis

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