TCU Horned Frogs men's tennis
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| TCU Horned Frogs men's tennis | |
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| Founded | 1974 |
| University | Texas Christian University |
| Head coach | David Roditi (14th season) |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Location | Fort Worth, TX |
| Home Court | Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center, |
| Nickname | Horned Frogs |
| Colors | Purple and white[1] |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 1977, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 | |
| Conference Tournament championships | |
| SWC: 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996 WAC: 1997, 2000 CUSA: 2001 MWC: 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 Big 12: 2016, 2017, 2023 | |
| Conference regular season champions | |
| SWC: 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994 WAC: 1996 MWC: 2008, 2009 Big 12: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022 | |
The TCU Horned Frogs men's tennis team represents Texas Christian University in NCAA Division I college tennis. The team is part of the Big 12 Conference and plays home matches at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center in Fort Worth, Texas. The Horned Frogs are currently led by head coach David Roditi, who was a three-time All-American in his playing days at TCU.[2]
History
TCU first fielded a varsity men's tennis team in 1974 under Bernard "Tut" Bartzen, who would go on to amass more than 500 victories in his 25 years as head coach. The Frogs made their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 1977, led by All-American Randy Crawford. Fifteen more Horned Frogs earned All-America honors under Bartzen, and twelve more teams made the NCAA Tournament - advancing as far as the national semifinals in 1989 and 1996.
Following Bartzen's retirement in 1998, the Frogs were led by a series of short-tenured coaches - Michael Center (1999-2000), Joey Rive (2001-2006) and Dave Borelli (2007-2010) - who combined to produce eleven NCAA Tournament appearances and five All-American players.
On September 7, 2010, TCU alum and three-time All-American David Roditi was named the program's 5th head coach. The Frogs have made the NCAA Tournament in five of Roditi's first eight seasons back on campus, highlighted by a trip to the national semifinals in 2015 and three consecutive Big 12 regular season titles in 2016, 2017 and 2018. He also worked with the Big 12 to amend rules for spectator behavior, allowing for a more boisterous atmosphere at matches. This has led to TCU becoming one of the nation's leading programs in terms of attendance.[3]
All-Americans
- Randy Crawford (1977)
- David Pate (1981, 1982, 1983)
- Karl Richter (1981, 1982)
- Corey Wittenberg (1983)
- Tom Mercer (1986)
- Neil Broad (1987)
- Earl Zinn (1988)
- Clinton Banducci (1988, 1989)
- Eric Lingg (1989)
- Sandon Stolle (1990)
- Tony Bujan (1990, 1992)
- Luis Ruette (1990, 1991, 1992)
- Paul Robinson (1994, 1995, 1996)
- David Roditi (1994, 1995, 1996)
- Ashley Fisher (1996, 1997)
- Jason Weir-Smith (1996, 1997)
- Esteban Carril (1999, 2000, 2001)
- Trace Fielding (2001)
- Jimmy Haney (2001)
- Rafael Abreu (2006)
- Jordan Freitas (2006)
- Cameron Norrie (2015, 2016, 2017)
- Alex Rybakov (2017, 2018)
- Jerry Lopez (2017)
- Reese Stalder (2017)
Year-by-year results
| Season | Coach | Record | Postseason | Final nat'l rank |
Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Tut Bartzen | 13–11 | None | NR | - |
| 1975 | Tut Bartzen | 14–8 | None | NR | - |
| 1976 | Tut Bartzen | 25–10 | None | NR | - |
| 1977 | Tut Bartzen | 33–6 | NCAA 1st Round | #9 | - |
| 1978 | Tut Bartzen | 24–7 | None | #15 | - |
| 1979 | Tut Bartzen | 17–10 | None | #18 | - |
| 1980 | Tut Bartzen | 13–9 | None | #16 | - |
| 1981 | Tut Bartzen | 34–9 | None | #13 | - |
| 1982 | Tut Bartzen | 30–8 | NCAA Quarterfinals | #9 | - |
| 1983 | Tut Bartzen | 26–9 | None | #19 | - |
| 1984 | Tut Bartzen | 29–13 | None | NR | - |
| 1985 | Tut Bartzen | 21–14 | NIT | #18 | - |
| 1986 | Tut Bartzen | 17–8 | None | #15 | - |
| 1987 | Tut Bartzen | 17–8 | NCAA 2nd Round | #12 | - |
| 1988 | Tut Bartzen | 20–5 | NCAA 1st Round | #14 | SWC Tournament Champions |
| 1989 | Tut Bartzen | 26–7 | NCAA Semifinals | #4 | SWC Regular Season Champions SWC Tournament Champions |
| 1990 | Tut Bartzen | 20–5 | None | #13 | - |
| 1991 | Tut Bartzen | 16–6 | NCAA 2nd Round | #11 | SWC Regular Season Champions SWC Tournament Champions |
| 1992 | Tut Bartzen | 20–4 | NCAA 2nd Round | #7 | SWC Regular Season Champions SWC Tournament Champions |
| 1993 | Tut Bartzen | 20–7 | NCAA 2nd Round | #14 | - |
| 1994 | Tut Bartzen | 18–5 | NCAA Quarterfinals | #6 | SWC Regular Season Champions SWC Tournament Champions |
| 1995 | Tut Bartzen | 25–6 | NCAA Quarterfinals | #7 | SWC Tournament Champions |
| 1996 | Tut Bartzen | 23–3 | NCAA Semifinals | #3 | SWC Regular Season Champions SWC Tournament Champions |
| 1997 | Tut Bartzen | 15–12 | NCAA 1st Round | NR | WAC Tournament Champions |
| 1998 | Tut Bartzen | 11–13 | NCAA 1st Round | #38 | - |
| 1999 | Michael Center | 14–7 | NCAA 2nd Round | #22 | - |
| 2000 | Michael Center | 22–5 | NCAA Quarterfinals | #10 | WAC Tournament Champions |
| 2001 | Joey Rive | 24–4 | NCAA Semifinals | #5 | WAC Tournament Champions |
| 2002 | Joey Rive | 11–12 | NCAA 1st Round | #32 | - |
| 2003 | Joey Rive | 16–9 | NCAA 2nd Round | #21 | - |
| 2004 | Joey Rive | 18–7 | NCAA Round of 16 | #18 | - |
| 2005 | Joey Rive | 8–15 | NCAA 1st Round | #49 | - |
| 2006 | Joey Rive | 18–10 | NCAA 2nd Round | #31 | MWC Tournament Champions |
| 2007 | Dave Borelli | 10–12 | None | #68 | - |
| 2008 | Dave Borelli | 20–8 | NCAA 1st Round | #34 | MWC Regular Season co-champions MWC Tournament Champions |
| 2009 | Dave Borelli | 12–12 | NCAA 1st Round | #38 | MWC Regular Season Champions |
| 2010 | Dave Borelli | 12–13 | NCAA 1st Round | #52 | MWC Tournament Champions |
| 2011 | David Roditi | 13–13 | None | #51 | - |
| 2012 | David Roditi | 9–15 | None | NR | - |
| 2013 | David Roditi | 18–10 | NCAA 1st Round | #38 | - |
| 2014 | David Roditi | 12–12 | None | #49 | - |
| 2015 | David Roditi | 25–8 | NCAA Semifinals | #4 | - |
| 2016 | David Roditi | 26–4 | NCAA Round of 16 | #3 | Big 12 Regular Season co-champions Big 12 Tournament Champions |
| 2017 | David Roditi | 22–5 | NCAA Quarterfinals | #8 | Big 12 Regular Season Champions Big 12 Tournament Champions |
| 2018 | David Roditi | 20–5 | NCAA Round of 16 | #9 | Big 12 Regular Season Champions |
| 2019 | David Roditi | 22–7 | NCAA Round of 8 | #9 | - |
| 2020 | David Roditi | 12–4 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | ||
| 2021 | David Roditi | 19–8 | NCAA Round of 8 | #7 | Big 12 Regular Season Champions |
| 2022 | David Roditi | 26-5 | NCAA Round of 8 | #3 | ITA Indoor National Champions Big 12 Regular Season Champions |
| 2023 | David Roditi | 26-3 | NCAA Semifinals | #4 | ITA Indoor National Champions Big 12 Tournament Champions |
| TOTAL | 962-416 |
References
- ^ "Texas Christian University Logo Identity Standards". Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- ^ "First Person: David Roditi '96". TCU Magazine. 1 March 2011.
- ^ "TCU tennis coach hopes new rule will make sport "more relevant"". TCU 360. 30 April 2015.