{"id":255718,"date":"2026-04-18T13:07:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T13:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/255718\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T13:07:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T13:07:12","slug":"tcu-wallops-baylor-advances-to-big-12-tournament-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/255718\/","title":{"rendered":"TCU Wallops Baylor, Advances to Big 12 Tournament Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"

LAKE NONA, Fla. \u2013\u00a0Baylor again was no match for No. 3 TCU and the Horned Frogs punched their ticket to the Big 12 Tournament championship on Friday in Florida.
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\nFacing off with the 11th-ranked Bears for the second time in the last five days, the Horned Frogs blanked their longstanding rival 4-0 in a semifinal dual on the grounds of the USTA National Campus.
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\nTCU (20-5, 7-1 Big 11) won the doubles point on courts two and three and claimed four opening sets in singles to take control of the contest. Cosme Rolland De Ravel<\/a>, Oliver Bonding<\/a> and Roger Pascual<\/a> swept courts two, four and six, in order, to complete the shutout.
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\nThe Horned Frogs won their 12th\u00a0straight match over Baylor (21-9, 6-3 Big 12) in a streak that dates to 2023. Friday’s victory was TCU’s fourth shutout over the Bears in that span. TCU stretched its lead in the all-time series vs. Baylor to 48-26.
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\nTCU, the No. 2 seed in the six-team affair, now faces top-seeded Arizona (21-3, 8-1 Big 12) at 1 p.m. CT on Saturday for all the marbles. The Wildcats, tabbed No. 9 in the ITA rankings, survived No. 14 UCF 4-3 to set up the championship match.
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\nBonding was the top performer for the Horned Frogs. The freshman clinched the doubles point alongside Cooper Woestendick<\/a> on court two via a 6-4 victory over Luc Koenig and Connor Van Schalkwyk. He then hung a pair of 6-4 frames vs. Koenig to stretch the Frogs’ lead to 4-0.
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\nPascual, who continues to lead TCU in dual singles victories (12), did the honors with the match clincher, beating Bowden for the second time in as many starts by a score of 6-3, 6-3.
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\nRolland De Ravel, the ITA No. 38 singles player, earned the most notable result in a match contested with temperatures exceeding 90 degrees. The senior took out the strongest position in Baylor’s lineup, defeating No. 44 Velcz 6-1, 7-5. Velcz entered the postseason clash with a 13-3 record at the position and team-leading 14 dual victories.\u00a0
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\nTCU notched its ninth victory over a team presently featured in the top-20 of the ITA rankings and seventh away from home. A win over the Wildcats, winners of 16 straight, gives the Horned Frogs a shot at earning the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament depending on results in the SEC Championship.
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\nSaturday’s final affords the Frogs an opportunity to avenge a 4-0 defeat to Arizona on March 22 in Tucson in a match that decided the Big 12 regular season championship. The Wildcats were fortunate to play TCU, Baylor and UCF at home. They also drew the Horned Frogs in their first match without Rolland De Ravel but will now battle TCU at full strength and on a neutral court.
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\nDoubles Rundown
\nTCU’s No. 1 ranked doubles tandem of Rolland De Ravel and Chan lost for the first time all season. Velcz and Alexandru Chirita rode an early break to a 6-3 victory over the seemingly automatic pair.
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\nIt didn’t matter though.
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\nBonding filled in on the 1-line during Rolland De Ravel’s injury absence. With the Frogs’ captain back, Bonding slotted in at the third position with fellow freshman Maximus Dussault<\/a>.
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\nThey secured the first break of the doubles point, jumping in front 3-1 vs. Devin Badenhorst and Calven Bairel. The lefty Dussault served out a 6-3 win on a deuce point.
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\nEven as TCU trailed 3-5 on the top court, the pathway to the doubles point was clear.
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\nPedrico and Woestendick landed the decisive break level at three games all to give TCU the edge on two courts before Baylor clinched at the top. The TCU sophomore duo nearly won their match on a deuce leading 5-3. The Bears saved the game but Woestendick won all four of the subsequent points on serve to put it to bed.
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\nTCU improved to 21-4 in doubles play on the year.\u00a0
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\nPedrico and Woestendick moved to 8-2 as partners.
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\nBonding leads TCU in dual doubles victories (12) and has won four straight completed matches.
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\nDussault tallied his team-leading eight win on the 3-line.
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\nDoubles Results<\/p>\n


\n\tAlexandru Chirita \/ Zsombor Velcz (BU) def. #1 Duncan Chan<\/a> \/ Cosme Rolland De Ravel<\/a> (TCU): 6-3
\n\tAlbert Pedrico<\/a> \/ Cooper Woestendick<\/a> (TCU) def. Luc Koenig \/ Connor Van Schalkwyk (BU): 6-4
\n\tOliver Bonding<\/a> \/ Maximus Dussault<\/a> (TCU) def. Devin Badenhorst \/ Calven Bairel (BU): 6-3 <\/p>\n

Order of finish: 1, 3, 2
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\nSingles Rundown
\nTCU claimed four of the first five completed sets and firmly blocked any pathway to a comeback for Baylor.
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\nPedrico rolled to a 6-2 first frame vs. Chirita on court five to punctuate the hot start.
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\nThe Frogs had ample opportunities to pad their cushion on courts one and three as well.
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\nChan, TCU’s highest-ranked singles player at No. 11, battled the eight-ranked Badenhorst at the top and twice was up a break vs. the 6-7 South African in set one. He eventually dropped a tiebreaker and left his match unfinished trailing 2-4 in the second set.
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\nWoestendick stymied Baylor’s best shot at putting a point on the board. He faced Van Schalkwyk in the third flight for the third time this season in a battle of top-60 players. The reigning Big 12 Freshman of the Year, Woestendick defeated Van Schalkwyk in both of the teams’ previous meetings. The Kansan found himself down 3-6, 1-4 but rallied to win four straight games to level his match. Woestendick secured a third break and claimed set two, 7-5, before leaving his match unfinished.
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\nPedrico was serving and ahead 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 when play was halted.
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\nBonding boosted his record in Big 12 singles play to 7-1 and picked up his second straight set victory over Koenig.
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\nRolland De Ravel notched his fourth ITA top-50 win of the year and has won each of his last four completed matches.
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\nPascual moved his career record in dual singles play to 25-5.\u00a0\u00a0
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\nSingles Results<\/p>\n


\n\t#11 Duncan Chan<\/a> (TCU) vs. #8 Devin Badenhorst (BU): 6-7 (1), 2-4, unfinished
\n\t#38 Cosme Rolland De Ravel<\/a> (TCU) def. #44 Zsombor Velcz (BU): 6-1, 7-5
\n\t#55 Cooper Woestendick<\/a> (TCU) vs. #50 Connor Van Schalkwyk (BU): 3-6, 7-5, 1-0, unfinished
\n\tOliver Bonding<\/a> (TCU) def. Luc Koenig (BU): 6-4, 6-4
\n\tAlbert Pedrico<\/a> (TCU) vs. Alexandru Chrita (BU): 6-2, 3-6, 1-0, unfinished
\n\tRoger Pascual<\/a> (TCU) def. Louis Bowden (BU): 6-3, 6-3 <\/p>\n

Order of finish: 2, 4, 6
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