Mustangs Fall To No. 4 TCU

Saturday, January 31

Dallas, Texas

1pm CT

SMU

TCU

Mustangs Fall To No. 4 TCU

Jan 31 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

Box Score

DALLAS (SMU) – SMU Men's Tennis fell 4-1 to No. 4 TCU at Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex on Saturday.

The Mustangs dropped the doubles point before No. 2 Trevor Svajda won his singles match over No. 6 Duncan Chan to tie the match at 1-1. TCU won three singles matches on courts two, six and five to clinch the win.

Svajda grabbed his career highest-ranked singles win against the sixth-ranked opponent. He has two ranked wins this spring and a total of nine ranked wins in the 2025-26 season.

The junior has won all his dual singles matches in straight sets. He is 4-0 in singles play to start the spring season, winning all the sets he's played.

How it Went
TCU won the doubles point as the visitors won their matches on courts one and two both 6-3. Georgi Goergiev and Krish Arora held TCU's No. 23 Co Rolland De Ravel and Duncan Chan to an unfinished match on court two.

Svajda tied the match at 1-1 by winning his match against Chan on court one (6-4, 6-1).

No. 45 Co Rolland De Ravel defeated Alex Finkelstein (6-1, 6-4) on court two to regain the Frogs' lead, before Vikas Deo fell to Albert Pedrico on court six (6-2, 6-3) to make it 3-1 for TCU.

Jerry Barton fell on court five to No. 77 Roger Pascual (6-3, 6-3). The visitors won 4-1.

How it Went
TCU won the doubles point as the visitors won their matches on courts one and two both 6-3. Georgi Goergiev and Krish Arora held TCU's No. 23 Co Rolland De Ravel and Duncan Chan to unfinished at 5-3 on court two.

Svajda tied the match at 1-1 by winning his match against Chan on court one (6-4, 6-1).

No. 45 Co Rolland De Ravel defeated Alex Finkelstein (6-1, 6-4) on court two to regain the Frogs' lead, before Vikas Deo fell to Albert Pedrico on court six (6-2, 6-3) to make it 3-1 for TCU.

Jerry Barton fell on court five to No. 77 Roger Pascual (6-3, 6-3). The visitors won 4-1.

Doubles Scores
1. Cooper Woestendick / Oliver Bonding def. Trevor Svajda / Alex Finkelstein (6-3)
2. Georgi Georgiev vs. Co Rolland De Ravel / Duncan Chan (5-3 UNF)
3. Filip Apltauer / Maximus Dussault def. Jerry Barton / Vikas Deo (6-3).
Order of Finish: 1, 3

Singles Scores
1. Trevor Svajda def. No. 6 Duncan Chan (6-4, 6-1)
2. No. 45 Co Rolland De Ravel def. Alex Finkelstein (6-1, 6-4)
3. Georgi Georgiev vs. Cooper Woestendick (6-3, 3-6 UF)
4. Krish Arora vs. Oliver Bonding (6-1, 2-6, 0-1 UF)
5. No. 77 Roger Pascual def. Jerry Barton (6-3, 6-3)
6. Albert Pedrico def. Vikas Deo (6-2, 6-3)
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 6, 5

What's Next?
SMU will close the weekend against Tulsa at Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex on Sunday at 1 pm CT.