Duke Drops Decision to No. 4 TCU in NCAA Round of 16

Saturday, May 11

Fort Worth, Texas

2 p.m. (1 p.m. CT)

Duke University

TCU

No. 13 Duke fell 4-0 on Saturday to No. 4 TCU in the NCAA Team Championship Round of 16 at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.

Duke Drops Decision to No. 4 TCU in NCAA Round of 16

5/11/2024 8:03:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

FORT WORTH, Texas – No. 13 Duke fell 4-0 on Saturday to No. 4 TCU in the NCAA Team Championship Round of 16 at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.

With the loss, the Blue Devils concluded their team season with an overall record of 20-10. Duke will still send redshirt senior Garrett Johns and sophomore Pedro Rodenas to the 2024 NCAA Singles and Doubles Championship, which runs May 20-25 at the Michael and Anne Greenwood Tennis Center in Stillwater, Okla. The Horned Frogs (25-4) advance to the NCAA quarterfinal round.

How It Happened

The Horned Frogs jumped on things early in doubles action with No. 63 Jake Fearnley and Pedro Vives defeating No. 1 Johns and Rodenas, 6-2, on court one. TCU then clinched the doubles point on court two when Sebastian Gorzny and Jack Pinnington bested Michael Heller and Andrew Zhang, 7-5. The match between Faris Khan and Teddy Truwit against Duncan Chan and Lui Maxted on court three went unfinished with the teams knotted at 5-5.
TCU increased its advantage to 2-0 in singles play after No. 7 Fearnley earned a 6-2, 6-0 victory over No. 43 Rodenas on court two.
No. 13 Pinnington added to the Horned Frogs' edge on the top court when he bested No. 21 Johns 6-2, 6-1.
No. 78 Maxted then clinched the overall match for the home side on court five after he posted 6-2, 6-1 wins over Khan.
The matches on court three, four and six all went unfinished.

Quotes
"Congrats to Coach Roditi and TCU. They were the better team today. We didn't play our best, and TCU was hitting on all cylinders and deserved to win.

"This result doesn't dampen the season we've had, or how proud I am of this group. I am so thankful and grateful to have had the opportunity to have Andrew Dale, Michael Heller, Garrett Johns, Faris Khan, and Andrew Zhang in my program. It is a special group of young men who I will miss dearly. These five have raised the bar for our program and have set us up for success moving forward. The future of Duke Tennis is very bright." – Duke head coach Ramsey Smith

Next Match
Johns and Rodenas will represent Duke at the 2024 NCAA Singles and Doubles Championship, which runs May 20-25 at the Michael and Anne Greenwood Tennis Center in Stillwater, Okla. Rodenas makes his second appearances in the singles championship, while Johns registers his third straight trip to the top singles event.

In addition, the twosome secured an automatic bid to the 32-team doubles championship for the second consecutive year and are the No. 1 overall seed in the national tournament. Johns and Rodenas join Carleton Reid and Henrique Cunha in 2010 as the only Blue Devil pairings in program history to enter the postseason individual championships as the No. 1 seed.

Results
Doubles (1,2*)
1. #63 Jake Fearnley/Pedro Vives (TCU) def. #1 Garrett Johns/Pedro Rodenas (DU) 6-2
2. Sebastian Gorzny/Jack Pinnington (TCU) def. Michael Heller/Andrew Zhang (DU) 7-5
3. Duncan Chan/Lui Maxted (TCU) vs. Faris Khan/ Teddy Truwit (DU) 5-5, unfinished

Singles (2,1,5*)
1. #13 Jack Pinnington (TCU) def. #21 Garrett Johns (DU) 6-2, 6-1
2. #7 Jake Fearnley (TCU) def. #43 Pedro Rodenas (DU) 6-2, 6-0
3. Andrew Zhang (DU) vs. #73 Pedro Vives (TCU) 7-5, unfinished
4. Connor Krug (DU) vs. #77 Sebastian Gorzny (TCU) 6-4, 1-2, unfinished
5. #78 Lui Maxted (TCU) def. Faris Khan (DU) 6-2, 6-1
6. Alexander Visser (DU) vs. Tomas Jirousek (TCU) 6-6 (4-2), unfinished

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