TCU Rises to the Pinnacle in Big 12 Men’s Tennis Preseason Rankings

FORT WORTH – TCU is again the preseason leader predicted to win the Big 12 Championship.
 
The Horned Frogs were selected first in the Big 12 Men’s Tennis Preseason Poll after a vote from the conference’s head coaches.
 
TCU accumulated 63 points and received seven out of a potential nine first-place votes. Coaches were prohibited from voting for their own teams. Arizona secured the remaining two first-place votes and was ranked second with 57 points. The top five in the poll includes Baylor (47 points), Arizona State (46 points), and Oklahoma State (34 points).
 
This preseason prediction marks the sixth occasion in 13 seasons of Big 12 affiliation that TCU has been anticipated to secure the conference’s regular season title.
 
The Horned Frogs have claimed the leading title with eight combined Big 12 regular season and tournament championships since 2015. TCU achieved its most recent conference title at the Big 12 tournament championship in 2023. Five of the last eight regular season crowns have been awarded to Fort Worth.
 
2025 Big 12 Men’s Tennis Preseason Poll
 
Team               Points (First place votes)
TCU                63 (7)
Arizona           57 (2)
Baylor             47
Arizona State  46
OK State         34
UCF                30
Texas Tech      19
BYU                16
Utah                12
 
TCU was also ranked No.2 in the ITA preseason coaches poll on Monday, marking the program’s highest-ever ranking at the start of a season. The Horned Frogs have achieved four consecutive preseason top five rankings. Leading up to the 2025 season, TCU has maintained a presence in the top 10 for 251 consecutive weeks and has secured a top 10 final ITA team ranking for 10 consecutive seasons. TCU is the sole program in the nation that has consistently finished within the top 10 every year since 2015.

The Horned Frogs will begin the 2025 dual season against Abilene Christian at 3 p.m. on Saturday at the indoor Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center. 

 

TCU welcomes back six players from the previous season’s NCAA Championship-winning team. Leading the returning squad is Jack Pinnington, the reigning NCAA Championships Most Outstanding Player, who recently declared he would return to TCU for his junior year. Also returning are NCAA Doubles Champions Lui Maxted and Pedro Vives, along with sophomores Duncan Chan and Julian Alonso, who were ranked 74^th and 87^th, respectively, in the latest ITA singles standings.