Men's Tennis Drops Road Tilt at No. 8 TCU, 5-2

Sunday, March 8

Forth Worth, Texas

1 PM

Tulane University

TCU

Photo by: Parker Waters

Men's Tennis Drops Road Tilt at No. 8 TCU, 5-2

Mar 8, 2020 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

FORT WORTH, Texas – The Tulane men's tennis team suffered its second straight defeat against a top-10 opponent in a 5-2 setback at eighth-ranked TCU on Sunday afternoon.

Ranked No. 43 nationally, the Green Wave (5-6) fell behind early when the Horned Frogs (11-4) closed out a 6-2 doubles win on court two, before finishing off a 6-3 victory on court one to take a 1-0 lead in the overall match.

TCU kept the pressure on early in singles, earning a pair of straight-set victories on courts five and six, respectively, to push Tulane to the brink and extend its lead to 3-0.

The Green Wave punched back however, as junior and 50th-ranked Hamish Stewart bounced back from a lost first set to win the next two, 6-2 and 6-2, against No. 105 Tadeas Paroulek to put his team on the scoreboard.

The Frogs would clinch shortly thereafter with a three-set win on court three.

Playing No. 4 in the lineup, senior Tim Ruetzel earned a 7-6 first set against No. 119 Jacob Fearnley, and despite falling behind, 5-4, in the second frame, Fearnley was forced to retire. Ruetzel's win was his first over a ranked opponent this season, giving the Wave their second and final point of the day.

Tulane returns to the courts next Friday, March 13 for a home match against No. 40 Minnesota. First serve is set for 1 p.m., at the City Park Tennis Center.

#8 TCU 5, #43 Tulane 2
Singles competition
1. Luc Fomba (TCU) def. Ewan Moore (TLN) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
2. Hamish Stewart (TLN) def. Tadeas Paroulek (TCU) 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
3. Sander Jong (TCU) def. Luis Erlenbusch (TLN) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
4. Tim Ruetzel (TLN) def. Jacob Fearnley (TCU) 7-6, 4-5, retired
5. Bertus Kruger (TCU) def. Dane Esses (TLN) 6-0, 6-1
6. Tomas Jirousek (TCU) def. Akos Kotorman (TLN) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. #55 Sander Jong/Tadeas Paroulek (TCU) def. Hamish Stewart/Akos Kotorman (TLN) 6-3
2. Luc Fomba/Bertus Kruger (TCU) def. Ewan Moore/Benji Jacobson (TLN) 6-2
3. Alastair Gray/Max Kurzban (TCU) vs. Luis Erlenbusch/Dane Esses (TLN) 5-5, unfinished

Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (5,6,2,3,4,1)

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