FORT WORTH, Texas – UT Arlington men's tennis has been added to the ITA Kickoff Weekend tournament and opens the event at 2 p.m. Friday against the host  — the TCU Horned Frogs  — at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center in Fort Worth. The Mavericks (0-1) replaced Tulsa who withdrew from the regional due to expected inclement weather over the weekend. TCU (2-1) is also hosting the Georgia Bulldogs (1-0) and Boise State Broncos (0-1) for the regional portion of the tournament. Georgia and Boise State face off at 11 a.m. Friday.

The winners of each match will face each other in a regional championship match and the losers will compete in a consolation match. The time and date of both matches are yet to be determined. 

TCU, the No. 5 ranked team in the latest ITA college team rankings, is the second ranked team the Mavericks have faced in as many weeks. UTA dropped its first dual match of the spring against No. 13 Texas A&M in a 7-0 sweep. UTA's doubles teams — Saul Berdullas and Yazid Lahjomri on Court 1 and Axel Delva and Finbar McGarvey on Court 2 — each pushed the Aggies in their matches, but weren't able to pick up a victory. 

Friday's match is the 26th ever meeting between the Horned Frogs and Mavericks and the first since 2023. The Mavericks are 1-24 in the series, the lone win coming in 1999. 

Scouting TCU
TCU is coming off a 4-0 victory over Tennessee in its most recent match. The Horned Frogs other victory came in a 7-0 sweep over Abilene Christian to kick off the spring. TCU's lone loss came in a top-five ranked match against Virginia, who knocked off the Horned Frogs by a 6-1 margin. The win vaulted the Cavaliers up to No. 2 in the latest ITA rankings. 

Duncan Chan leads the way for TCU. The junior is the No. 6 ranked singles player in the country. Chan — along with Cosme Rolland De Ravel — is also apart of the No. 23 ranked doubles team. Rolland De Ravel is ranked 45th in the nation in singles action, the second best mark on the team, and picked up a victory in straight sets on Court 2 against Tennessee. Rolland De Ravel is one half of another ranked doubles team, the ITA's No. 9 ranked pairing with Albert Pedrico Kravtsov. 

Julian Alonso Vivanco — No. 47 — Roger Pascual Ferra  — No. 77 — and Maximus Dussault  — No. 114 — round out the remaining Horned Frogs featuring in the ITA singles rankings. 

Live match results can be found here. You can also watch all regional matches via SwingVison. Full ITA Kickoff Weekend tournament brackets and results can be found here. 

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