FORT WORTH, TEXAS (April 15, 2008)Fresh off claiming a share of the Mountain West Conference regular season title on Sunday, the No. 36 TCU men’s tennis team will end the regular season with a Wednesday contest against No. 47 SMU in Dallas. The Horned Frogs are currently 18-6 overall this season and posted a conference mark of 5-1.
TCU senior Cosmin Cotet garnered a No. 36 national singles ranking in the latest ITA poll released on Tuesday. Cotet is currently 18-6 this season playing at the top singles position. Junior Kriegler Brink and Zach Nichols have both posted 21 dual-match wins this spring to lead the team. Including singles records from the fall, Brink currently ranks second in TCU men’s tennis history with a .833 winning percentage, while Nichols is currently tied for third with a percentage of .829.
SMU has posted an overall record of 18-7 this spring, and has won five consecutive contests, and eight of its last nine matches. The Mustangs are led by Robin Fahgen and David Kuczer, who are ranked No. 80 and No. 123, respectively, in singles play.
The Mustangs hold the slight 27-24 advantage over TCU in the overall series that dates back to the 1974 season. Last year, SMU edged TCU by a score of 4-3 in a thriller in Fort Worth.
After Wednesday’s match, the Frogs will prepare for the MWC Championships held on the campus of TCU beginning on April 24.
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