As reported by the Texas Christian University website, TCU men’s tennis will enter the 2023 regular season as the favorite to hoist the Big 12 Conference championship cup. Horned Frogs were chosen to finish first in the Big 12 men’s tennis preseason poll, as voted by conference coaches.
TCU received 24 points and had four of a possible six first place votes.
Texas reclaimed the remaining pair of first place votes and was picked to finish second with 22 points. Baylor was ranked third with 16 points.
TCU have proven to be the gold standard in Big 12 men’s tennis over the past decade.
They have won five of the last six Big 12 regular season championships excluding the 2020 campaign. The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) also unveiled its D1 men’s preseason coaching survey. TCU finished third overall, trailing only defending national champion Virginia and Ohio State.
The Horned Frogs were one of three Big 12 programs featured in the first set of ratings.
About Texas Christian University
Texas Christian University is a private research university in Fort Worth, Texas. The campus is located on 272 acres about 3 miles from downtown Fort Worth.
The university consists of eight constituent colleges and schools and has a classical liberal arts curriculum. It is classified among R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity. For most varsity sports, TCU competes in the Big 12 conference of the NCAA’s Division I.
As of Fall 2021, the university enrolls around 11,938 students, with 10,222 being undergraduates. TCU competes in NCAA Division I athletics as a member of the Big 12 Conference (Big XII). For most of its history (1923–1996), TCU was a member of the now defunct Southwest Conference (SWC).
TCU’s varsity sports have eight men’s and ten women’s squads. Men’s sports include baseball, basketball, football, golf, swimming & diving, track & field, cross country and tennis. Women’s sports include basketball, volleyball, golf, swimming & diving, cross country, track & field, soccer, rifle, equestrian, and tennis.
