Men’s Tennis: No. 7 Virginia falls 4-1 at No. 4 TCU

Courtesy UVA Media Relations

The No. 7 Virginia men’s tennis team (5-3) suffered a 4-1 loss against No. 4 TCU (8-1) on Sunday (Feb. 13) at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center in Fort Worth, Texas.

TCU won the doubles point to take a 1-0 lead into singles. The Horned Frogs went up 2-0 with a win on court two. Sophomore Jeffrey von der Schulenburg won 6-3, 7-6 (3) against Sander Jong on court four to give UVA a point. Sophomore Chris Rodesch dropped his first set after losing a tiebreaker 7-1, but rebounded with a 7-5 win in the second set. He fell 6-3 in the third to make it 3-1. TCU sealed the victory with a straight-set win on court five.

MATCH NOTES

• Virginia last three matches have been against top-five ranked opponents

ON THE HORIZON

• The Cavaliers head to the ITA National Team Indoor Championships, being held Feb. 18-21 in Seattle, Wash.
• Bracket and match-ups for the tournament will be released Tuesday

#4 TCU 4, #6 Virginia 1

Singles competition

1. #44 Luc Fomba (TCU) def. #17 Chris Rodesch (UVA) 7-6 (7-1), 5-7, 6-3
2. #15 Juan Carlos Aguilar (TCU) vs. #30 Inaki Montes (UVA) 6-3, 5-7, 6-5, unfinished
3. Pedro Vives (TCU) def. #120 Bar Botzer (UVA) 6-4, 6-4
4. #82 J vd Schulenburg (UVA) def. #109 Sander Jong (TCU) 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)
5. #52 Jake Fearnley (TCU) def. #29 Ryan Goetz (UVA) 6-2, 6-4
6. #69 Lui Maxted (TCU) vs. Gianni Ross (UVA) 6-2, 4-2, unfinished

Doubles competition

1. Luc Fomba/Jake Fearnley (TCU) def. Bar Botzer/Chris Rodesch (UVA) 6-4
2. #20 Sander Jong/Lui Maxted (TCU) def. Inaki Montes/Ryan Goetz (UVA) 7-5
3. Juan Carlos Aguilar/Tim Ruehl (TCU) vs. J vd Schulenburg/William Woodall (UVA) 5-4, unfinished

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