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.
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. As of the 2025 season, he has led the Horned Frogs to ten NCAA Tournament appearances, including nine consecutive since 2015 (the 2020 tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic). In 2015, TCU made the Final Four for the first time since 2001, falling to top-seeded Oklahoma. Roditi led them back to the semifinals in 2023, once again losing. TCU broke through in 2024, reaching the national championship for the first time in program history and defeating Texas to claim its first NCAA national championship. They again played for the national championship the following year, this time falling to Wake Forest, to whom they also lost the indoor championship earlier that season.
In addition to outdoor success, the Horned Frogs have found considerable indoor success under Roditi. The team has qualified for the ITA Indoor Tournament ten times, including eight consecutive trips since 2019. In 2022, the program reached the national championship for the first time, defeating Tennessee 4-1 to claim its first national championship of any kind. It would be the first of four consecutive trips to the championship round, winning again in 2023 and falling in 2024 and 2025.
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) Jerry Lopez (2017) Reese Stalder (2017) Alex Rybakov (2017, 2018, 2019) Guillermo Nuñez (2018) Alastair Gray (2021) Luc Fomba (2021, 2022, 2023) Juan Carlos Aguilar (2022) Jacob Fearnley (2022, 2023, 2024) Sebastian Gorzny (2024) Lui Maxted (2024) Jack Pinnington Jones (2024) Pedro Vives (2024, 2025)
Year-by-year results
NCAA National ChampionsITA Indoor National ChampionsConference Tournament ChampionsConference Regular Season Champions
1974 Tut Bartzen 13–11 1975 Tut Bartzen 14–8 1976 Tut Bartzen 25–10 1977 Tut Bartzen 33–6 NCAA 1st Round #9 1978 Tut Bartzen 24–7 #15 1979 Tut Bartzen 17–10 #18 1980 Tut Bartzen 13–9 #16 1981 Tut Bartzen 34–9 #13 1982 Tut Bartzen 30–8 NCAA Quarterfinals #9 1983 Tut Bartzen 26–9 #19 1984 Tut Bartzen 29–13 1985 Tut Bartzen 21–14 NIT #18 1986 Tut Bartzen 17–8 #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 #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 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 13–11 NCAA 1st Round #32 2003 Joey Rive 15–8 NCAA 2nd Round #21 2004 Joey Rive 20–7 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 #68 2008 Dave Borelli 21–8 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 #51 2012 David Roditi 9–15 2013 David Roditi 18–10 NCAA 1st Round #38 2014 David Roditi 12–12 #49 2015 David Roditi 25–8 NCAA SemifinalsITA Indoor Round of 16 #4 2016 David Roditi 26–4 NCAA Round of 16ITA Indoor Semifinals #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 QuarterfinalsITA Indoor Quarterfinals #9 2020 David Roditi 12–4 Postseason canceled due to COVID-19ITA Indoor Round of 16 2021 David Roditi 19–8 NCAA QuarterfinalsITA Indoor Quarterfinals #7 Big 12 Regular Season Champions 2022 David Roditi 26-5 NCAA QuarterfinalsITA Indoor Champions #3 ITA Indoor National Champions Big 12 Regular Season Champions 2023 David Roditi 26-3 NCAA SemifinalsITA Indoor Champions #4 ITA Indoor National Champions Big 12 Tournament Champions 2024 David Roditi 28-4 NCAA ChampionsITA Indoor Runner-Up #1 NCAA Division I National Champions 2025 David Roditi 27-4 NCAA Runner-UpITA Indoor Runner-Up #2 Big 12 Regular Season Champions TOTAL 1,017-424
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