No. 2 Men’s Tennis falls to No. 7 TCU, 4-1

Saturday, March 7

Austin, Texas

6 p.m. CT

University of Texas

TCU

03.07.2026 | Men's Tennis

The Longhorns won five first sets in singles, had second-set tiebreaker chances in three of those for a path to win and held leads on the last two courts, but came up just short.

Austin – No. 2 Texas Men's Tennis fell to No. 7 TCU, 4-1, in a match that was moved indoors to the Weller Indoor Tennis Center on Saturday.

The Longhorns, who were again without freshman No. 20 Kalin Ivanovski and sophomore Oliver Ojakaar in the lineup, won five first sets in singles, had second-set tiebreaker chances in three of those for a path to win the match and held leads on the last two courts but came up just short.

After TCU took the doubles point with wins at Nos. 1 and 2, senior Jonah Braswell evened the overall match with a singles win at No. 4, however the Horned Frogs then won at Nos. 6, 5 and 2 to clinch. Texas had third-set leads on Nos. 1 and 3 when play stopped.

After doubles, Braswell's victory came over Albert Pedrico, 6-2, 6-3, at No. 4. Along with the other second-set tiebreakers that had come after first set wins, freshman Mariano Dedura-Palomero also had one needing to win it to force a third set, and although he pushed it the distance, ultimately fell 6-0, 7-6 (8) to Roger Pascual at No. 6.

Freshman Lucas Marionneau had gone three sets after winning his first, but was downed 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 by Oliver Bonding at No. 5 for a 3-1 lead for TCU. The clinch then came at No. 2 where sophomore No. 37 Sebastian Eriksson had been up a set and 5-1 with match points in the next game, but No. 9 Duncan Chan fended those off and came back to take the set in a tiebreaker and win the third set, 5-7, 7-6 (5), 6-3.

On the remaining courts, senior No. 4 Sebastian Gorzny led No. 36 Cosme Rolland De Ravel, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 2-1, while freshman No. 65 Abel Forger led No. 41 Cooper Woestendick, 6-4, 6-7 (2), 4-3, at No. 2.

Earlier in doubles, the No. 13 pair of Gorzny and Marionneau were downed by No. 8 Chan and Rolland De Ravel, 6-2 at No. 1. Forger and Eriksson then partnered at No. 2 but were defeated by Woestendick and Pedrico, 6-4, to clinch the point. In the remaining match at No. 3, Braswell and sophomore Evan Burnett were trailing, 4-5, but on serve against Bonding and Maximus Dussault when play halted.

The Longhorns (13-5, 4-1 SEC) will return to the court to host the Cotton Holdings Lone Star Showdown against No. 18 Texas A&M on Friday, March 13, at 6 p.m. CT.

#7 TCU 4, #2 Texas 1

Singles – Order of Finish (4,6,5,2)
1. #4 Sebastian Gorzny (TEX) vs. #36 Cosme Rolland De Ravel (TCU) 6-4, 6-7 (5), 2-1, unf.
2. #9 Duncan Chan (TCU) def. #37 Sebastian Eriksson (TEX) 5-7, 7-6 (5), 6-3
3. #65 Abel Forger (TEX) vs. #41 Cooper Woestendick (TCU) 6-4, 6-7 (2), 4-3, unf.
4. Jonah Braswell (TEX) def. Albert Pedrico (TCU) 6-2, 6-3
5. Oliver Bonding (TCU) def. Lucas Marionneau (TEX) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
6. Roger Pascual (TCU) def. Mariano Dedura-Palomero (TEX) 6-0, 7-6 (8)

Doubles – Order of Finish (1,2)
1. #8 Duncan Chan/Cosme Rolland De Ravel (TCU) def. #13 Sebastian Gorzny/Lucas Marionneau (TEX) 6-2
2. Cooper Woestendick/Albert Pedrico (TCU) def. Abel Forger/Sebastian Eriksson (TEX) 6-4
3. Jonah Braswell/Evan Burnett (TEX) vs. Oliver Bonding/Maximus Dussault (TCU) 4-5, unf.

Individual Match Key Moments
(by order of finish)

Doubles No. 1: Chan/Rolland De Ravel (TCU) def. Gorzny/Marionneau (TEX) 6-2
Match: TCU broke first for 3-1, and although Texas broke back at deuce for 3-2, the Horned Frogs closed 3-0.

Doubles No. 2: Woestendick/Pedrico (TCU) def. Forger/Eriksson (TEX) 6-4
Match: TCU earned the only break, doing so at deuce for 2-1.

Doubles No. 3: Braswell/Burnett (TEX) vs. Bonding/Dussault (TCU) 4-5, unf.
Match: The teams exchanged deuce-point holds to start and the match stayed on serve until play stopped.

Singles No. 4: Braswell (TEX) def. Pedrico (TCU) 6-2, 6-3
Set One: Braswell broke for 2-1 and won consecutive deuce points for 4-1. The players exchanged two more breaks before Braswell held for 6-2.
Set Two: Braswell used two deuce-point holds around a break for a 3-1 lead. He later held again at deuce for 5-3 and broke for the win.

Singles No. 6: Pascual (TCU) def. Dedura-Palomero (TEX) 6-0, 7-6 (8)
Set One: Pascual swept the first set with no deuce points.
Set Two: The players exchanged breaks before Dedura-Palomero won consecutive deuce points for 3-1. He broke again for 5-2, but Pascual went on a 3-0 run to tie. Dedura-Palomero broke for 6-5 and had set point at deuce, but Pascual broke for a tiebreaker.
Set Two Tiebreaker: Pascual took the first two-point lead at 5-3, but Dedura-Palomero regained a 6-5 lead. He later had set point leading 8-7, but Pascual finished on a 3-0 run.

Singles No. 5: Bonding (TCU) def. Marionneau (TEX) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
Set One: Marionneau won the first two games at deuce for a break and a hold. Bonding held at deuce for 2-1, but Marionneau went on a 3-0 run for 5-1 and the last two games were held.
Set Two: Bonding held and broke for 2-0, but Marionneau broke back and the next four games were held for a 4-3 lead for Bonding, who then took the set with consecutive deuce points.
Set Three: Bonding broke at deuce in the first game and broke again in the last game to win.

Singles No. 2: Chan (TCU) def. Eriksson (TEX) 5-7, 7-6 (5), 6-3
Set One: Eriksson broke, but Chan broke back to start a 3-0 run. Eriksson tied it at 3-3 and the set was on serve to 5-5 when Eriksson won consecutive deuce points to break and hold.
Set Two: Eriksson jumped out to leads of 4-0 and 5-1 and had match points in the next game, but Chan deflected those to start a 5-0 run for a 6-5 lead. Eriksson then held for a tiebreaker.
Set Two Tiebreaker: Eriksson took a 4-3 lead, but Chan closed on a 4-0 run.

Singles No. 1: Gorzny (TEX) vs. Rolland De Ravel (TCU) 6-4, 6-7 (5), 2-1, unf.
Set One: Despite five deuce points, including four straight from 2-2 to a 4-3 lead for Rolland De Ravel, the set stayed on serve for the first eight games. Gorzny then grabbed the only break for 5-4 and served out the set.
Set Two: Gorzny broke for 3-2 and consolidated for 4-2, Rolland De Ravel won three straight for a 5-4 lead and the set stayed on serve to a tiebreaker.
Set Two Tiebreaker: Gorzny took a 3-1 lead but Rolland De Ravel went on a 5-0 run for 6-3. Gorzny got it back to 6-5, but Rolland De Ravel took the last point.
Set Three: Gorzny held at deuce and broke for 2-0, and although Rolland De Ravel broke back Gorzny had break points in the next game that was at deuce when play stopped.

Singles No. 3: Forger (TEX) vs. Woestendick (TCU) 6-4, 6-7 (2), 4-3, unf.
Set One: The first set stayed on serve to the last game when Forger broke at deuce for the set.
Set Two: Woestendick broke first for 4-3 and held at deuce for 5-3. Forger got the break back at deuce for 5-5 on the way to a tiebreaker.
Set Two Tiebreaker: Woestendick took leads of 2-0 and 3-1 and finished on a 4-0 run including a point penalty for a call for 5-2 on the way to 7-2.
Set Three: Forger broke in the first game and the next four games went to deuce with Woestendick winning three of those for a 3-2 lead. Forger held and broke for a 4-3 lead before play halted.