Non-Rev Summary: TCU Beach Volleyball Wins Conference USA Championship

men’s golf

The Frogs recently played in the Big 12 Championship at Whispering Pines Golf Club in Trinity, Texas. The Frogs had a tough week as a team, finishing 14th out of 14 teams with 53 overs. Meanwhile, Gustav Frimotte had a great week, finishing at 9 under par, good for winning the Big 12 Co-Championship.

Frimott was 1-over through the first two rounds, but bounced back with 6-under and 4-under in the final two rounds to become the third Big 12 champion in program history. This performance was also good enough to earn him selection to his Big 12 All-Tournament team. Toby Wilt also had a strong week, finishing 7 over par and tied for 39th place individually. Andrew Petruzzelli took third place for the Frogs with a 24-over par and tied for 63rd place individually.

Frimot will have a chance to continue competing as he had a great regular season, got a start for the postseason and qualified for the Austin Regional, where he competes as an individual. This month’s Big 12 Golfer is the region’s top-seeded individual, who will compete from May 13th through the 15th at the University of Texas Golf Club.

beach volleyball

TCU beach volleyball finished the season with the Conference USA Championship and NCAA Championship. The first was his trip to Youngsville, Louisiana, to the CUSA Championship Tournament, where the Frogs were in first place looking to win the conference in their first year.

The Frogs faced Tarleton State University in the first round and easily won by a score of 3-0. Sutton McTavish and Ana Vergara led the Frogs to a 21-11, 21-12 straight-set victory to improve to 1-0. Anete Namike and Olivia Clines picked up the next win for the Frogs as they led Tarleton State to a 21-11, 21-10 win. Tara Patton and Morgan Williams then won in straight sets with a final score of 21-8, 21-9.

The Frogs’ second round opponent was Tulane, again the Frogs won 3-0 and had little trouble advancing to the next round. The Frogs got their first win as Haley Hamlett and Angelina Cumil beat Tulane’s top pair 21-19, 21-19. Kleins and Namike once again put the Frogs within one point of victory with a 21-16, 21-16 straight sets victory. McTavish and Patton gave the Frogs the win, fighting back after dropping the first set to win in three sets with a final score of 19-21, 21-18, 15-8.

The Frogs faced 19th-ranked Florida Atlantic in the semifinals and advanced with a 3-1 victory. FAU took an early 1-0 lead, but Hamlet and Kumil defeated FAU’s top pair 24-22, 21-16 to tie the score at 1-1. Clines and Namike gave the Frogs their first lead with a 21-17, 22-20 victory. McTavish and Patton won again, and the Frogs advanced to the championship match with another win after losing the first set by scores of 15-21, 22-20, 15-12.

The Frogs faced Tulane in the championship meet and once again showed little stress en route to a 3-0 championship-clinching victory. McTavish and Patton helped the Frogs get off to a good start with a 21-15, 21-15 win over Tulane’s second pair. Namike and Kleins continued their dominance in the tournament with their fourth consecutive win of the tournament with a final score of 21-17, 21-11. Hamlet and Kumil then defeated Tulane’s top pair 21-14, 21-19 to seal the Frogs’ victory.

Next up was the NCAA Tournament, where the Frogs were the No. 6 overall seed and faced No. 11 seed LSU. TCU dropped the Heartbreaker by a score of 3-2, capping off a great season for the Frogs. Hamlet and Kumil gave the Frogs an early 1-0 lead with a 21-17, 21-18 win in the only matchup in which all three sets were decided.

LSU fought back with two straight wins, with Kleins and Namike coming from behind to win with final scores of 17-21, 21-16, and 15-12, tying the score at 2-2. Unfortunately, the Frogs were unable to score the final point as LSU won in three sets in the last matchup. The Frogs now have a 29-8 record and are CUSA’s top team in the regular season and tournament in their first year in the conference, capping off a highly successful season.

women’s golf

Royce Lau qualified and competed in the NCAA Bryan Regional last week at The Traditions Club, where he had a great tournament to cap off a great career as a Frog. Lau finished with a total of 12 over, tied for 48th place individually. Lau’s best round was the final round, where he shot a 2-over par 74 and moved up two spots on the final day. Lau added five birdies in three days at the Bryan Regional Tournament, earning 389 birdies and leaving TCU as the all-time leader in birdies.