Freshman wins singles title at Rice Indoor tourney
Skiff Staff

True freshman Daniel Scholten captured the Flight B singles crown Sunday at the Met/Rice Indoor Championships in Houston.

Scholten, who entered the tournament unseeded, upset second-seeded Roger Gubser of Texas in three sets. After dropping the first set, 6-3, Scholten made a comeback by capturing the next two sets in close tiebreakers. With the victory, Scholten remains undefeated on the season with a 5-0 mark.

Head coach Joey Rive said he was impressed with Scholten’s play, but he was pleased with the team’s overall finish.

“I was quite pleased with our level of play as we competed against some other teams,” Rive said. “These guys did a good job. This tournament made me feel that this team will be strong again this year.”

Another bright spot for the Frogs came from freshman Fabrizio Sestini. He reached the semifinals in the Flight A division before falling to second-seeded Travis Parrott, 6-2, 6-2.
Rive said the only concerns that arose from the tournament came in doubles play.

“We need to settle down with our doubles teams,” Rive said. “Our doubles was one thing we needed to work on coming in and we did, but we still need to continue to work on it.”

Junior Toni Gordon, TCU’s only player seeded in the Flight A division (No. 5), withdrew from the tournament after suffering an illness in the quarterfinal round.

Rive said Gordon should not miss any time because of the illness.

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