Thursday, May 22, 2008

TCU'S COTET FALLS IN SECOND ROUND AT NCAA TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

TULSA, OKLAHOMA (May 22, 2008) Men’s tennis player Cosmin Cotet ended his decorated singles career at TCU on Thursday with a loss in the round of 32 at the 2008 NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Championships in Tulsa, Okla. Cotet will team up with Kriegler Brink at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday in the opening round of doubles play.

Cotet, ranked No. 39 nationally, fell to No. 9-16 seed Andre Begemann of Pepperdine by a score of 6-2, 6-1 in the round of 32. Cotet opened play on Wednesday with a straight-sets victory over No. 62 Christoph Muller of Rice, marking the 14th ranked opponent Cotet defeated this season. Cotet ended the season with an overall singles mark of 26-9.

The Iasi, Romania, native will compete in doubles play with Kriegler Brink later today in the opening round of 32. The duo will face the No. 3 seeded doubles team of Carl Sundberg and Daniel Vallverdu of Miami. Brink and Cotet are currently ranked No. 50, and garnered all-conference doubles accolades for the second consecutive year.

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