NO. 22 TCU SOARS PAST AIR FORCE, 7-0

FORT WORTH, TEXAS (March 29, 2008) The No. 22 TCU women's tennis team posted a 7-0 shutout over Air Force on Saturday en route to their fifth consecutive victory. The Horned Frogs improved to 12-4 overall and 2-0 in Mountain West Conference play with the win.

"It's always an honor to play Air Force," said TCU head coach Jefferson Hammond. "A lot of these players will be putting themselves in harm's way in the coming years and we couldn't have a finer group working to protect our country. We played very well today and stayed focused and everybody seems to be on the same page as we move forward into the conference season."

The TCU duo of Nina Munch-Soegaard and Maria Babanova opened doubles play with an 8-1defeat of Christen Monreal and Samantha Sarkis at the No. 3 position. Anna Sydorska and Kewa Nichols followed with an 8-2 rout of Erika Shortridge and Lauren Wilson to clinch the doubles point, while Idunn Hertzberg and Katariina Tuohimaa posted an 8-5 win over Christine Abayan and Erlyn Rudico at the top spot.

Sydorska opened singles action with a 6-1, 6-0 defeat of Wilson at the No. 2 position, while Tuohimaa followed with a 6-0, 6-0 victory against Meghan Kiser to put the Frogs up 3-0 in the match.

Munch-Soegaard, ranked No. 67 nationally, cruised past Abayan at the top position by a score of 6-0, 6-2, while Nichols posted her fifth consecutive win with a 6-1, 6-0 defeat of Sarkis at the No. 4 spot.

TCU freshmen Hertzberg and Babanova wrapped up the match with wins at the No. 5 and No. 6 positions, respectively. Hertzberg defeated Katrina Eromin by a score of 6-1, 6-3, while Babanova recorded a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Monreal.

The Frogs will play host to Wyoming on Sunday at 10 a.m.

No. 22 TCU (12-4) def. Air Force (5-15), 7-0

SINGLES
1. No. 67 Nina Munch-Soegaard (TCU) def. Christine Abayan (AF) 6-0, 6-2
2. No. 72 Anna Sydorska (TCU) def. Lauren Wilson (AF) 6-1, 6-0
3. Katariina Tuohimaa (TCU) def. Meghan Kiser (AF) 6-0, 6-0
4. Kewa Nichols (TCU) def. Samantha Sarkis (AF) 6-1, 6-0
5. Idunn Hertzberg (TCU) def. Katrina Eromin (AF) 6-1, 6-3
6. Maria Babanova (TCU) def. Christen Monreal (AF) 6-2, 6-1

Order of Finish: 2, 3, 4*, 1, 5, 6

DOUBLES
1. Hertzberg/Tuohimaa (TCU) def. Abayan/Rudico (AF) 8-5
2. Sydorska/Nichols (TCU) def. Shortridge/Wilson (AF) 8-2
3. Munch-Soegaard/Babanova (TCU) def. Monreal/Sarkis (AF) 8-1

Order of Finish: 3, 2*, 1

*Clinching point