Wednesday, May 21, 2008

TCU DUO SET FOR NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

FORT WORTH, TEXAS (May 21, 2008) TCU women’s tennis players Macall Harkins and Anna Sydorska will begin play at the 2008 NCAA Division I Women’s Tennis Individual
Championships in doubles competition on Wednesday (today). The 18th-ranked duo earned an at-large bid out of the Mountain West Conference.

Harkins and Sydorska posted a 13-7 mark this spring at the top doubles position, and an overall record of 20-10 during the 2007-08 season. The TCU tandem notched six wins over ranked opponents this year, including an 8-6 upset of Georgia Tech’s third-ranked duo of McCray and Miller last fall to advance to the semifinals of the ITA Intercollegiate Indoor Championships. The Frog duo is currently ranked No. 18 nationally, and has reached as high as No. 11 this spring.

TCU sophomore Nina Munch-Soegaard is listed as the first alternate in singles play. Munch-Soegaard tallied a 16-8 mark at the top position this spring, and led the team with an overall mark of 26-11 during the 2007-08 season. The Amarillo, Texas, native defeated nine ranked opponents this year, including No. 11 Melanie Gloria of Fresno State.

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