After bouncing back from near defeat in the Big 12 men's tennis semifinal to advance to the championship, the Arizona Wildcats were shut out by No. 3-ranked TCU.
The Horned Frogs flipped the script Saturday, after falling to Arizona 4-0 on March 22 in Tucson, handing UA a 4-0 loss of its own in Orlando, foiling the Cats' efforts to sweep the regular season and conference tournament titles.
In doubles, the duo of Filip Gustafsson and Glib Sekachov secured Arizona's only victory over TCU's Duncan Chan and Cosme Rolland De Ravel, 6-3.
Chan would go on to defeat Arizona's senior star Jay Friend in No. 1 singles, 6-4, 6-3.
In the No. 4 singles match, pitting UA's Zoran Ludoski against TCU's Oliver Bonding, Bonding prevailed 6-2, 6-3.
UA's Alejandro Arcila dropped two sets to TCU's Roger Pascual Ferra, 6-2, 6-4 in the No. 6 singles battle.
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After clinching the Big 12 regular season title last week, No. 9-ranked Arizona landed the No. 1 tournament seed, earning a first-round bye.
Arizona men's tennis' efforts to sweep the Big 12 regular season and tournament titles was foiled in Orlando after the Wildcats fell to TCU on Saturday.
The Wildcats elevated their win streak to 16 matches vs. UCF, though the Knights didn't make it easy with UA coming out on top 4-3 on Friday.
Arizona dominated doubles play Friday with Friend and Alexander Rozin winning 6-3 in the No. 2 match and Arcila and Cole Stelse walking away with a 6-4 victory.
In singles, Friend, Sekachov and Rozin secured wins to help the Cats advance despite UCF winning three matches.
With Sunday's victory, TCU locked in its fourth Big 12 Tournament championship and its first since 2023.
The NCAA Tournament kicks off May 1.
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