The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2026-27 Men's Tennis Roster
Roster
Abel Forger
- Height:
- 6-5
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Soest, The Netherlands
- High School:
- Comenius College
Pronunciation: AE-bull FOR-her
• 2026 SEC Championship All-Tournament Team
• Joined the program in January 2026
• Signed with University of Texas Men’s Tennis in October 2025
AS A FRESHMAN (2025-26)
• Had a high singles ranking of No. 65 on Mar. 3 and finished ranked at No. 102
• Posted a 14-10 singles record in the spring with a 14-10 mark in dual matches, including 0-1 at No. 1, 4-0 at No. 2, 3-3 at No. 3, 5-3 at No. 4 and 2-3 at No. 5
• Notched a 10-16 doubles record in the spring with a 10-16 mark in dual matches, going 8-10 at No. 1, 1-4 at No. 2 and 1-2 at No. 3
• Went 7-11 in doubles dual matches with partner Kalin Ivanovski, 2-0 with Sebastian Gorzny, 0-2 with Jonah Braswell, 1-1 with Evan Burnett, 0-1 with Mariano Dedura-Palomero and 0-1 with Sebastian Eriksson
• Logged five straight singles wins from Mar. 29 to Apr. 18
• Notched three straight doubles wins from Feb. 16 to Feb. 23
• Clinched overall matches against No. 18 Auburn and No. 18 Florida (Apr. 10)
• Clinched doubles dual matches over No. 1 Wake Forest and South Florida
• Collected three ranked singles wins over No. 60 Santiago Giamichelle of No. 13 Georgia, No. 56 Pablo Perez Ramos of No. 18 Florida (Apr. 10) and No. 63 Henry Jefferson of No. 19 Florida (Apr. 17)
• Logged four ranked doubles dual match wins alongside partner Kalin Ivanovski over No. 47 Mario Martinez Serrano and Michal Novansky of No. 10 Mississippi State (Feb. 23), No. 64 Connor Smillie and Jakub Vrba of No. 36 Arkansas, No. 54 Trevor Svajda and Jerry Barton of No. 32 SMU and No. 34 Adrien Berrut and Lambert Ruland of No. 17 San Diego
BEFORE TEXAS
• Career high junior ranking of No. 29
• Ranked career high No. 680 in singles and No. 606 in doubles by the ATP
• Played in all four juniors Grand Slams in 2023 in both singles and doubles, advancing to the round of 32 in singles as the Australian Open, and the round of 16 in doubles at Roland Garros
• Won eight juniors singles titles, including J200s in Tashkent in Uzbekistan and Montreal in 2023, J3s in The Hague and Doorn in the Netherlands in 2002, along with four in 2021 – J4s in Maribor in Slovenia and Emmeloord in the Netherlands, and J5s in The Hague and Tirana in Albania
• Won four more titles in doubles, doing so at the J200 Istres in France in 2023, the J2 in Cairo and J3 in The Hague in 2022, and the J5 Tirana in 2021
• Earner his first professional singles title at the M15 Alcalá de Henares in Spain in November 2025
• Three-time winner in doubles at the professional level with one coming at the M15 Monastir in Tunisia in October 2025, and the other two in August 2025 in Germany at the M15s in Trier and Frankfurt
• Reached finals at the M15 Bucharest in May 2025 and the M15 Nyiregyhaza in Hungary in June of 2024
