#10 Vols Fall to #3 TCU, 4-1

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The 10th-ranked Tennessee men’s tennis team fell in a 4-1 decision to No. 3 TCU Thursday evening in Goodfriend Tennis Center.
 
Tennessee (6-3) narrowly dropped the doubles point, splitting courts one and three before TCU’s Luc Fomba and Jake Fearnley clinched with a 7-5 win over Emile Hudd and Angel Diaz of Tennessee at No. 2 doubles, 7-5.
 
Tennessee’s win on the doubles courts came from Johannus Monday and Pat Harper on court one, 6-3 over TCU’s fourth-ranked pairing of Lui Maxted and Sander Jong.
 
TCU (6-0) took five first sets in singles play, earning straight-set wins on courts six, two and five. Monday’s 7-6(5), 6-4 victory over No. 8 Jake Fearnley of TCU made the score 3-1 in favor of the Horned Frogs.
 
The Vols nearly shifted the match’s momentum late, with #81 Hudd up a break early in his third set on court four with TCU’s Maxted and #59 Shunsuke Mitsui knotted at 5-all in set two on court three against #28 Luc Fomba. The Frogs clinched the match on court five with Tomas Jirousek battling past Tennessee’s Martim Prata, 6-2, 7-5.
 
UP NEXT
Tennessee takes a week off before traveling to New York City for a road dual match with No. 19 Columbia on Saturday, Feb. 11. First serve from The Big Apple is set for 1 p.m. ET.
 
RESULTS
Doubles
 
1. Johannus Monday/Pat Harper (UT) def. #4 Lui Maxted/Sander Jong (TCU) 6-3
2. Luc Fomba/Jake Fearnley (TCU) def. Emile Hudd/Angel Diaz (UT) 7-5
3. Pedro Vives/Sebastian Gorzny (TCU) def. Shunsuke Mitsui/Tomas Rodriguez (UT) 6-3
 
Order of Finish: (3,1,2)

Singles

 

1. Johannus Monday (UT) def. #8 Jake Fearnley (TCU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4

2. Sander Jong (TCU) def. #86 Blaise Bicknell (UT) 6-4, 6-4

3. #59 Shunsuke Mitsui (UT) vs. #28 Luc Fomba (TCU) 5-7, 5-5, unfinished

4. #81 Emile Hudd (UT) vs. Lui Maxted (TCU) 3-6, 7-5, 2-0, unfinished

5. Tomas Jirousek (TCU) def. Martim Prata (UT) 6-2, 7-5

6. Sebastian Gorzny (TCU) def. Angel Diaz (UT) 6-1, 6-4

 

Order of Finish: (6,2,1,5)