Tech falls at No. 5 TCU
The Texas Tech Red Raiders dropped their match to the No. 5-ranked TCU Horned Frogs, 4-0, on Sunday afternoon at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.
TCU (12-4, 1-0 Big 12) began the match by winning the doubles point against Texas Tech (9-7, 0-2 Big 12). At court three, Oliver Bonding and Maximus Dussault defeated Felipe Pagnacco and Thomas Van Den Dooren, 6-2, for the early advantage. The No. 8-ranked TCU duo of Cosme Rolland De Ravel and Duncan Chan would clinch the doubles point over Niksa Arsic and Thiago Guglieri at court one with a 6-3 score, giving the Horned Frogs a 1-0 lead in the match.
TCU got its first point in singles play at court three, when Alberto Pedrico beat Pagnacco by a 6-3, 6-4 score. The Horned Frogs increased their lead after Maximus Dussault defeated Van Den Dooren at court six, 6-1, 2-6, 6-1. Clinching the match for TCU was No. 41 Cooper Woestendick over Ludovico Vaccari by a 6-3, 6-3 score, to make it 4-0 in the contest.
Up next, the Red Raiders host the Oklahoma State Cowboys on Saturday, March 21 at 2 p.m. at the McLeod Tennis Center.
RESULTS
Texas Tech 0, #5 TCU 4
Singles
- Niksa Arsic (TTU) vs. #9 Duncan Chan (TCU) no result
- #41 Cooper Woestendick (TCU) def. Ludovico Vaccari (TTU) 6-3, 6-3
- Albert Pedrico (TCU) def. Felipe Pagnacco (TTU) 6-3, 6-4
- Oliver Bonding (TCU) vs. Thiago Guglieri (TTU) 6-3, 5-5, unfinished
- Roger Pascual (TCU) vs. Sebastian Abboud (TTU) 7-5, 4-2, unfinished
- Maximus Dussault (TCU) def. Thomas Van Den Dooren (TTU) 6-1, 2-6, 6-1
Doubles
- #8 Co Rolland De Ravel/Duncan Chan (TCU) def. Niksa Arsic/Thiago Guglieri (TTU) 6-3
- Albert Pedrico/Cooper Woestendick (TCU) vs. Sebastian Abboud/Tyler Stewart (TTU) 5-3, unfinished
- Oliver Bonding/Maximus Dussault (TCU) def. Felipe Pagnacco/Thomas Van Den Dooren (TTU) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3, 1), Singles (3, 6, 2)
Texas Tech Men’s Tennis
- 19 NCAA Tournament Appearances
- 10 NCAA Singles Championship Participants
- 13 NCAA Doubles Championship Participants
- Seven All-Americans
- 2016 Big 12 Champions
- 53 Academic All-Big 12 Selections
- Career-high ITA End of Year Team Ranking of No. 11
- Eight Top-25 ITA End of Year Team Rankings
Release provided by Casey Montalvo Texas Tech Athletics