TCU’s Cameron Norrie reaches Round of 16 at NCAA Championships
Cameron Norrie of TCU reached the Round of 16 at the NCAA Division I men’s tennis singles championships by beating Sam Shropshire of Northwestern 6-1, 1-6, 6-1 on Thursday in Tulsa.
Teammate Alex Rybakov fell to Skander Mansouri of Wake Forest 7-6 (4), 6-4.
“With all the service breaks it was important to stay focused,” Norrie said. “I tried to hit my service shots and stay physical and focused, and I managed to get over the line.”
Norrie will play Dominic Cotrone of South Florida on Friday.
“Not a great day for Alex, but also credit to Skander for taking advantage of his opportunities,” TCU coach David Roditi said. “Alex had a great season and every time he competes there is something to learn from it and I’m sure this won’t be any different. Now Cameron gets to carry the TCU flag and continue to battle.”
TCU men’s golf
The TCU men’s golf team begins play at the NCAA Championships on Friday in Eugene, Ore.
All 30 teams and six individuals will complete three rounds of stroke play on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
After Sunday’s round, a cut will be made. The top 15 teams, along with the top nine individuals not on an advancing team, will play one additional round of stroke play on Monday.
TCU finished second at the Albuquerque Regional two weeks ago.
The Frogs’ Paul Barjon and Ryan Books tied for third at 3-over par, and Giulio Castagnara tied for 22nd at 13-over.
Prelims postponed
The NCAA West Preliminary Round was postponed because of rain Thursday in Lawrence, Kan.
UT Arlington has seven individuals and one relay team scheduled to compete in the track and field event.
Briles fallout
Tight end Kedrick James, a key recruit for Baylor’s 2017 football class, backed out of his commitment to the Bears following the dismissal of coach Art Briles, ESPN reported.
James, 6-foot-5 and 245 pounds, is from La Vega High School in Waco.
Baylor said Briles was going to be fired in response to an investigation into the school’s response to allegations of sexual assaults by students.
This story was originally published May 26, 2016 at 8:14 PM with the headline "TCU’s Cameron Norrie reaches Round of 16 at NCAA Championships."