Men’s Tennis: No. 7 Virginia falls in ITA National Team Indoors opener

Courtesy UVA Media Relations

The No. 7 Virginia men’s tennis team (5-4) dropped its opening match of the 2022 ITA Division I Men’s National Team Indoor Championship by a 4-2 score against No. 4 TCU (9-1) on Friday at the Nordstrom Tennis Center in Seattle, Washington.

The Cavaliers drop into the tournament’s consolation bracket and will face either 4-seed Florida or 13-seed Texas on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET.

The Cavaliers jumped out to a strong start with sophomores Jeffrey von der Schulenburg and Iñaki Montes winning 6-0 on doubles court two. TCU picked up a 6-2 win on court three to even things. Grad student Bar Botzer and sophomore Chris Rodesch won 6-3 on court one to secure the point for the Cavaliers.

TCU evened the match with a straight-set win on court five. Von der Schulenburg put the Cavaliers ahead 2-1 with a 7-6 (3), 6-2 win against Sander Jong on court three. The other four matches all went to third sets with the Horned Frogs winning on courts two, four and six to move on to the quarterfinals.

FROM HEAD COACH ANDRES PEDROSO

“Once again, I’m super proud of the way our guys fought out there today. We are so close to winning these matches. The truth is I truly believe this team is making real progress in specific areas of our games and team. I know our time will come. These guys work too hard and care so much. Our plan is to start building that momentum tomorrow.”

MATCH NOTES

• TCU is the No. 5 seed in the tournament; Virginia is the 12 seed
• These two teams played one another five days earlier in Fort Worth with TCU winning that match-up 4-1. The Horned Frogs took the doubles point
• Jeffrey von der Schulenburg earned the lone point for the Cavaliers in the first meeting, also winning against Sander Jong in straight sets. Last week, they faced off on court four instead of court three

#4 TCU 4, #7 Virginia 2

Singles competition

1. #44 Luc Fomba (TCU) vs. #30 Inaki Montes (VA) 5-7, 6-3, 5-3, unfinished
2. #19 Juan Carlos Aguilar (TCU) def. #17 Chris Rodesch (VA) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
3. #82 J vd Schulenburg (VA) def. #109 Sander Jong (TCU) 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
4. Pedro Vives (TCU) def. #120 Bar Botzer (VA) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
5. #76 Jake Fearnley (TCU) def. #29 Ryan Goetz (VA) 6-3, 6-3
6. #69 Lui Maxted (TCU) def. Gianni Ross (VA) 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 6-1

Doubles competition

1. Bar Botzer/Chris Rodesch (VA) def. Luc Fomba/Jake Fearnley (TCU) 6-3
2. Inaki Montes/J vd Schulenburg (VA) def. Sander Jong/Lui Maxted (TCU) 6-0
3. Juan Carlos Aguilar/Tim Ruehl (TCU) def. William Woodall/Ryan Goetz (VA) 6-2

Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (5,3,4,6,2)

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