FORT WORTH, TEXAS (April 29, 2008) The No. 34 TCU men’s tennis team will face No. 24 Rice in the opening round of the NCAA Regionals in Austin, Texas, on May 9 at 1 p.m. The trip to the NCAA Tournament will be the 22nd overall in school history and the 17th appearance in the last 18 seasons.
The Horned Frogs are the No. 3 seed in the Austin Regional, along with No. 1 Texas (20-5), No. 2 Rice (16-8) and No. 4 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (15-7).
The Frogs return to the NCAA Tournament after earning an automatic bid by capturing the Mountain West Conference Tournament Championship last weekend with a 4-3 victory over New Mexico. TCU is currently 20-7, posting the most wins in a season since the 2001 season, when the Frogs reached the NCAA Final Four.
Senior Cosmin Cotet was named the MWC Co-Player of the Year, while Emanu Brighiu and Kriegler Brink also earned spots on the All-MWC Singles Team. Brink and Cotet, ranked No. 50 nationally, earned all-conference doubles accolades as well.
Brink (23-2), Cotet (20-6) and Nichols (21-5) all posted at least 20 singles victories this season for the Frogs. Overall, Brink notched a record of 32-6 during the 2007-08 season, ranking second all-time at TCU in season singles winning percentage (.842).
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