Wednesday, April 09, 2008

FROGS PREPARE FOR THREE MWC CONTESTS

FORT WORTH, TEXAS (April 9, 2008) The No. 34 TCU men’s tennis team will travel to Provo, Utah, this weekend to wrap up the Mountain West Conference regular season against Utah, No. 54 San Diego State and No. 51 New Mexico. The Horned Frogs will have a shot at capturing their first MWC regular season title.

TCU is currently 16-5 overall this season and 3-0 in MWC play. Senior Cosmin Cotet, who has posted a 16-5 singles mark at the top position, leads the Frogs with a No. 35 national ranking. Junior Kriegler Brink holds a stellar 19-1 mark, while freshman Zach Nichols has gone 18-3 this season in singles play.

The Frogs will meet Utah on Thursday at 2:30 CDT in Provo. Utah is currently 10-9 overall and 2-2 in MWC action this season. Utah is coming off of two wins over Air Force and No. 54 San Diego State. The Utes’ doubles duo of Zach Ganger and John Taylor is ranked No. 57.

TCU has won all four contests in the all-time series with Utah that dates back to 1996. The Frogs defeated the Utes by a score of 5-2 last season in San Diego.

On Saturday, TCU will face the Aztecs of San Diego State, who are 12-8 overall and 1-2 in MWC play this season. San Diego State has dropped its last two matches to Utah and No. 51 New Mexico.

TCU holds the slight 3-2 advantage over San Diego State in the overall series between the two schools. The Aztecs edged the Frogs by a score of 4-3 during the
regular season last year in San Diego.

The Frogs will wrap up the MWC regular season with a Saturday showdown against No. 51 New Mexico. The Lobos are currently 16-6 this season and 4-0 in MWC action. New Mexico has won nine consecutive matches, including wins over Utah, Air Force and No. 54 San Diego State. The Lobos are led by senior Max Jones, who holds a No. 41 national singles ranking.

TCU holds a commanding 13-1 advantage over New Mexico in the series that dates back to 1977. Last season, TCU defeated New Mexico in Fort Worth by a score of 4-2 to secure the No. 2 seed in the MWC Championships.

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