No.2 TCU men’s tennis team kicked off 2025 with a 7-0 win over ACU on Saturday afternoon at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.
TCU is now 34-5 on indoor courts since 2018 and 47-13 at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center. The Frogs’ next match will be against No.17 Stanford on Friday, at 6 p.m. at the Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex on the SMU campus in Dallas.
Head Coach David Roditi said after the win: “First match of the year! The season is finally starting for us. We’ve been waiting a long time!”
First 𝗥𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 of the season 🎤 pic.twitter.com/kSNcNLCIVA
— TCU Men’s Tennis (@TCUMensTennis) January 12, 2025
Newcomers Albert Pedrico, Roger Pascual and Filip Apltauer all earned their first wins. Pedrico and Pascaul both went 2-0 on the day, and Apltauer was on his way to a 2-0 lead before his doubles match was left unfinished as TCU took the doubles point.
TCU took the doubles point by going 2-0 on courts one and three, and leading 5-4 on court two before the point was awarded.
On court one, Duncan Chan and Pedrico defeated Merse Deli and Daniel Morozov, 6-2. Kaj Quirijns and Pascual took the doubles point for the Frogs, defeating Ethan Scribner and Alejandro Verdasco by a score of 6-3. Apltauer earned his first win as a Frog with a straight-set victory over Dennis Dutine, 6-1, 6-3.
On court four, Pascual defeated Tomas Tischner in straight sets, both 6-2. Julian Alonso won the first set in dominant fashion over Martin Delnido, 6-1, after trailing 3-0. He fell behind 4-1 in the second before a gutsy comeback sealed the victory. Quirijns defeated Ethan Scribner in straight sets, winning 6-2, 6-0.
Men’s singles
No. 74 Duncan Chan (TCU) def. Daniel Morozov (ACU): 6-1, 6-3
Albert Pedrico (TCU) def. Merse Deli (ACU): 6-0, 6-2
Filip Apltauer (TCU) def. Dennis Dutine (ACU): 6-1, 6-3
Roger Pascual (TCU) def. Tomas Tischner (ACU): 6-2, 6-2
No. 87 Julian Alonso (TCU) def. Martin Delnido (ACU): 6-1, 7-5
Kaj Quirijns (TCU) def. Ethan Scribner (ACU): 6-2, 6-0
Men’s doubles
Chan/Pedrico (TCU) def. Deli/Morozov (ACU): 6-2
Alonso/Alptauer (TCU) vs. Lima/McDonald (ACU): 5-4 unfinished
Pascual/Quirijns (TCU) def. Scribner/Verdasco (ACU): 6-3
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