Men’s Tennis: TCU Routs No. 34 UCLA

The Frogs beat the Bruins 7-0 on Saturday afternoon.

The No. 1 TCU men’s tennis team (14-0) keeps winning and doing so in impressive style. On Saturday, they shut out No. 34 UCLA 7-0 in Fort Worth. The Frogs did not drop a single set. They also never trailed on four of the six singles courts.

"It was a special day,' said head coach David Roditi. "We were able to host a legendary program in 23-time national champion UCLA, with a legendary coach in Billy Martin, who has been around for a while and had so much success – one of the most successful programs in the history of tennis. For us to host them for the first time here in Fort Worth, here at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center on the Tut Bartzen Varsity Courts, it was very special for all of us and for me. I can only think coach Bartzen would have been very proud to see UCLA come here today.”

The win was TCU's third consecutive over the Bruins and improved its all-time home record vs. Pac-12 opponents to 22-1.

TCU 7 – UCLA 0

Doubles Play – TCU Won

TCU extended its program-record and nation-leading doubles point streak to 18, dating back to last season.

• Sebastian Gorzny and Pedro Vives had no problem on court two, winning their set 6-1. This was their 11th win of the season and their eighth-straight win. They are now the only TCU pair to win on all three courts this season.
• The nation’s No. 6-ranked duo of Sander Jong and Luis Maxted, playing on court three, won their set 6-2, securing the doubles point for TCU. This was the first time this season that their win clinched the doubles point for the Frogs.
• Jake Fearnley and Luc Fomba, playing on court one, were at 4-2 in their set when the point was won.
• The Frogs are 39-5 in doubles point over the last two seasons.
• TCU improved its overall doubles record this season to 28-6. The Horned Frogs are now 7-3 on court one, 10-2 on court two, and 11-1 on court three.

Singles Play – TCU won 6-0

• Jack Pinnington had no problem with the first singles point, putting up a pair of 6-0 bagels on court four.
• Jong made it 3-0 on court two, winning 6-3, 6-1.
• Vives, playing on court six, clinched the win for the Frogs with a 6-1, 6-3 win. It was his third match clincher of the season. Both coaches had agreed to play out each singles match, so the other three continued after Vives had clinched the dual.
• Fearnley made it 5-0 on court one, winning 6-2, 6-2.
• Fomba, a four-time All-American, entered rarefied air in the program's decorated history. Playing on court two, he won 7-6 [7-3], 6-3 to secure his 150th combined victory in his five-year run in Fort Worth. Fomba, the most decorated All-American in the Roditi era, became just the second player in TCU's Big 12 run to hit the milestone, joining current volunteer assistant coach Nick Chappell atop the program record books.
• Finally, Tomas Jirousek completed the shutout with a 6-4, 7-5 win on court five.

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Next up: TCU breaks for a week before hosting three top-25 opponents in six days. Following the Horned Frogs dual vs. No. 22 Illinois on March 19, TCU faces No. 2 Texas and No. 8 USC on

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