FROGS BLANK BYU FOR TRIP TO CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

FORT WORTH, TEXAS (April 25, 2008) The top-seeded TCU Horned Frogs posted a 4-0 shutout over No. 5 BYU on Friday to punch their ticket to the Mountain West Conference Tournament’s championship match on Saturday. The Frogs improved to 19-7 overall with the win, while BYU dropped to 16-12 on the season.

“We really played well today,” said TCU head coach Dave Borelli. “I thought this
was the best we played in the conference this season, and it couldn’t have come
at a better time. I’m really pleased with the team and we’ll just go out tomorrow and try to have fun.”

BYU won the first doubles contest, as Cassidy Mears and Evan Urbina defeated Zach Nichols and Jack Seider at the bottom position by a score of 8-5.

Cosmin Cotet and Adrian Simon answered back with an 8-3 defeat of Daniel Hwang
and Thomas Shubert at the No. 2 position, while Kriegler Brink and Emanu Brighiu
clinched the point with an 8-5 win over Jonathan Sanchez and A.J. Young at the
top spot.

The Frogs carried the momentum over to singles play, winning the first three
contests in straight sets to seal the victory.

Brighiu, a freshman from Iasi, Romania, led off the scoring with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Shubert at the No. 2 position.

Brink followed with a 6-2, 6-1 defeat of Mears at the No. 3 spot to put TCU up 3-0 in the match. Brink improved to 22-2 this spring with Friday’s victory.

Freshman Casey Powers clinched the match for TCU, topping Young at the No. 6 slot by a score of 6-3, 6-0.

The Frogs will face No. 2 New Mexico on Saturday at 10 a.m. CDT in the finals.

No. 1 TCU (19-7) def. No. 5 BYU (16-12), 4-0

SINGLES
1. No. 36 Cosmin Cotet (TCU) vs. Jonathan Sanchez (BYU) 6-1, 4-5, unf.
2. Emanu Brighiu (TCU) def. Thomas Shubert (BYU) 6-2, 6-4
3. Kriegler Brink (TCU) def. Cassidy Mears (BYU) 6-2, 6-1
4. Zach Nichols (TCU) vs. Evan Urbina (BYU) 7-5, 1-0, unf.
5. Adrian Simon (TCU) vs. Daniel Hwang (BYU) 6-2, 2-3, unf.
6. Casey Powers (TCU) def. A.J. Young (BYU) 6-3, 6-0

Order of Finish: 2, 3, 6*

DOUBLES
1. Brink/Brighiu (TCU) def. Sanchez/Young (BYU) 8-5
2. Cotet/Simon (TCU) def. Hwang/Shubert (BYU) 8-3
3. Mears/Urbina (BYU) def. Nichols/Seider (TCU) 8-5

Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1*

*Clinching point