DALLAS – Hitting the road for the first of five consecutive battles away from the Farm, No. 17 Stanford men’s tennis fell to No. 2 TCU, 7-0, at Styslinger / Altec Tennis Complex in Dallas, Texas, on SMU’s campus. The Cardinal drops to 1-1 this season with the result.
TCU took an early lead in doubles with wins on the top two courts, 6-3 and 6-4, respectively.
An even battle for a majority of the evening, four singles matches went to three sets, but the Cardinal was unable to get a victory across the line. Henry von der Schulenburg and Nico Godsick picked up first set wins while Samir Banerjee and Hudson Rivera battled from early holes to tie their matches with second set triumphs. TCU clinched the match on court one, and finished out with wins on the remaining courts.
The Cardinal moves to 4-9 all-time in the series against TCU.
Stanford returns to action on Saturday, Jan. 25 against Oregon at ITA Kickoff Weekend in Norman, Oklahoma. Stanford will face either Tulsa or host Oklahoma on Sunday, Jan. 26.
No. 2 TCU 7, No. 17 Stanford 0
DOUBLES
1. No. 2 Maxted/Vives (TCU) d. No. 36 Banerjee/Godsick (STAN), 6-3
2. Pinnington/Woestendick (TCU) d. Nathan Barki/Razeghi (STAN), 6-4
3. Basing/von der Schulenburg (STAN) vs. Chan/Pedrico (TCU), uf
SINGLES
1. Jack Pinnington (TCU) d. No. 35 Samir Banerjee (STAN), 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
2. No. 12 Lui Maxted (TCU) d. Max Basing (STAN), 6-4, 6-2
3. No. 9 Pedro Vives (TCU) d. Henry von der Schulenburg (STAN), 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-2
4. No. 74 Duncan Chan (TCU) d. Hudson Rivera (STAN), 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-3
5. Albert Pedrico (TCU) d. Nico Godsick (STAN), 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
6. Filip Apltauer (TCU) d. Alex Razeghi (STAN), 7-6 (6), 6-4