Five TCU men’s tennis players head to Tulsa for the ITA All-American Championships, where NCAA Individual Championship berths are on the line.
TCU men’s tennis gets its first major NCAA qualifying opportunity of the fall this weekend, and the Horned Frogs are sending a strong group to Tulsa.
Five players - Matthieu Chambonniere, Maximus Dussault, Roger Pascual, Albert Pedrico and Cooper Woestendick - will compete at the ITA All-American Championships, which begin Saturday at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center and run through Sept. 27.
The event is the first of four fall tournaments used to help determine the field for the NCAA Individual Championships in Athens, Georgia. Ten singles players from Tulsa will qualify, along with all four doubles semifinalists.
Woestendick arrives with momentum.
The No. 21-ranked singles player in the country won the Milwaukee Tennis Classic last weekend, defeating teammate Dussault 6-2, 2-6, 10-8 in an all-TCU final.
He’ll go straight into the main draw in both singles and doubles. Woestendick and Pedrico are ranked No. 6 nationally in doubles, giving TCU one of the most dangerous tandems in the bracket.
Pascual also received a direct path into the singles main draw via wild card. He enters the fall after finishing last season on a 13-match winning streak, posting an 18-3 dual singles record and going unbeaten during the outdoor portion of the schedule.
Dussault and Pedrico will try to reach the singles main draw through qualifying, while Chambonniere begins in prequalifying. Dussault and Chambonniere are also paired in prequalifying doubles.
The depth reflects where TCU sits nationally.
The Horned Frogs finished last season ranked No. 4, reached a fourth straight NCAA semifinal and return seven letter winners. TCU also has multiple ranked singles players entering the fall, including Duncan Chan at No. 3, Woestendick at No. 21 and Pascual at No. 80.
TCU has become a fixture deep into the postseason under head coach David Roditi, and Tulsa gives this year’s group an early chance to extend that reputation.
The path is straightforward: survive the early rounds, reach the business end of the bracket and lock up a spot in Athens.
For a program accustomed to national expectations, this is the first real measuring stick of the new season.
