{"id":233854,"date":"2026-01-12T07:05:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T07:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/233854\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T07:05:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T07:05:09","slug":"frogs-open-2026-dual-season-with-shutout-vs-acu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/233854\/","title":{"rendered":"Frogs Open 2026 Dual Season with Shutout vs. ACU"},"content":{"rendered":"

FORT WORTH \u2013\u00a0No. 3 TCU commenced the 2026 season in trademark fashion, shutting out Abilene Christian 7-0 on Sunday at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.
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\nThe Horned Frogs dropped just one set all afternoon. TCU’s seven active players all played at least one match.
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\nTCU won its 16th\u00a0straight home opener under head coach David Roditi<\/a> and extended its NCAA-leading home winning streak to 35 matches.
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\nThe Frogs locked up the doubles point with comfortable wins on the top courts. Freshmen Oliver Bonding<\/a> and Maximus Dussault<\/a> played the one in their first collegiate dual and secured the clincher with a 6-3 takedown of ACU’s Luis Jose Nakamine and Ethan Scribner.
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\nBonding and Dussault were two of four Frogs to put a pair of victories on the board.\u00a0
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\nAlbert Pedrico<\/a> earned the match-clincher on court three in singles, downing Dennis Dutine, 6-3-6-4. Filip Apltauer<\/a> rolled to a 6-3, 6-0 win in the sixth position for TCU’s final point. The duo was victorious on court two in doubles in their first time playing as partners.
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\nSunday’s victory marked TCU’s 20th\u00a0shutout on the indoor courts over the last four seasons. TCU is now 43-4 indoors since 2022.
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\nDoubles Rundown
\nPedrico and Apltauer landed a double break vs. Dutine and Tomas Quesada and rolled to a 6-2 win before Bonding and Dussault served out their match.
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\nRoger Pascual<\/a> and Cooper Woestendick<\/a> teamed up on court three and faced Jorge Aza and Merse Deli. They led 5-4 when play was paused.
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\nAll three TCU pairs were new.
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\nPedrico, who qualified for the NCAA doubles championships in November, improved to 16-7 in duals for his career.\u00a0
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\nHe and Woestendick, whom TCU opted to rest in singles, are two of three ranked doubles players.
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\nTCU moved to 30-5 overall and 13-1 at home in indoor doubles since 2023.\u00a0
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\nDoubles Results<\/p>\n


\n\tOliver Bonding<\/a> \/ Maximus Dussault<\/a> (TCU) def. Luis Jose Nakamine \/ Ethan Scribner (ACU): 6-3
\n\tFilip Apltauer<\/a> \/ Albert Pedrico<\/a> (TCU) def. Dennis Dutine \/ Tomas Quesada (ACU): 6-2
\n\tRoger Pascual<\/a> \/ Cooper Woestendick<\/a> (TCU) vs. Jorge Aza \/ Merse Deli (ACU): 5-4, unfinished <\/p>\n

Order of finish: 2, 1
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\nSingles Rundown
\nEven while resting two of its top-four players, TCU had little difficulty in singles.
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\nPascual, Dussault and Apltauer all bageled their opponents.
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\nPascual was the first Horned Frog off the courts. The ITA No. 77 singles player, Pascual battled Deli on court four. He blanked Deli in the opening frame and won four straight games to end set two and polish off a 6-0, 6-2 win.
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\nThe Dussault also scored a bagel in set one. He faced Scribner in the fifth flight and scored a late break tied 4-4 in set two to sew up his first collegiate dual singles victory.
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\nPedrico’s win was his fifth straight in duals dating back to TCU’s run to the 2025 NCAA Championships final.
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\nDuncan Chan<\/a> got the nod on court one following a fall season in which defeated 10 ITA top-100 players and achieved the No. 6 overall singles ranking. He made quick work of Nakamine, he claimed four straight games to open the match and coasted to a 6-3, 6-3 win to put TCU in front 5-0.\u00a0
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\nChan played the No. 1 for the second time in his career. He improved to 13-2 in singles play in 2025-26.
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\nBonding drew a game opponent in Quesada on court two. Quesada broke Bonding, the former ITF No. 3 world junior, late in set one to steal a 6-4 first frame. He then pushed Bonding to a tiebreaker in set two. Bonding outlasted Quesada 7-4 to extend the match. It was all Bonding in the winner-take-all third set, as the freshman rolled to a 6-1 set and match win.
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\nApltauer capped the day with a bagel, downing Aza, 6-3, 6-0.
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\nSingles Results<\/p>\n


\n\t#6 Duncan Chan<\/a> (TCU) def. Luis Jose Nakamine (ACU): 6-3, 6-3\u00a0
\n\tOliver Bonding<\/a> (TCU) def. Tomas Quesada (ACU): 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-1
\n\tAlbert Pedrico<\/a> (TCU) def. Dennis Dutine (ACU): 6-3, 6-4
\n\t#77 Roger Pascual<\/a> (TCU) def. Merse Deli (ACU): 6-0, 6-2
\n\t#114 Maximus Dussault<\/a> (TCU) def. Ethan Scribner (ACU): 6-0, 6-4
\n\tFilip Apltauer<\/a> (TCU) def. Jorge Aza (ACU): 6-3, 6-0 <\/p>\n

Order of finish: 4, 5, 3, 1, 2, 6
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\nUp Next
\nTCU hosts No. 5 Virginia at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday in a rematch of its NCAA quarterfinal victory over the Cavaliers in May. It will be the first time TCU has hosted a top-five matchup indoors since 2022. TCU and Virginia have combined to win three of the last four NCAA championships.
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