Saturday, April 05, 2008

FROGS STAY PERFECT IN MWC WITH WIN OVER AZTECS

LAS VEGAS, NEVEDA (April, 5, 2008) The No. 24 TCU women’s tennis team defeated San Diego State by a score of 5-2 on Saturday at the Fertitta Tennis Complex for their eighth consecutive victory. The Horned Frogs improved to 15-4 overall and 5-0 in Mountain West Conference action, while San Diego State fell to 7-11 on the season and 0-4 in league play.

“I’m happy we were able to get two good Mountain West road wins this week,” said TCU head coach Jefferson Hammond. “The doubles was tight today so it was great to win the point because it helped us relax as we moved into singles play. I’m extremely pleased with how the team is conducting themselves on and off the court, and we need to keep this momentum going forward as we get set to play BYU on Friday.”

TCU’s Macall Harkins and Kewa Nichols began doubles play with an 8-6 victory over Milana Yusupov and Esther Cadua at the No. 3 position, while Katariina Tuohimaa and Nina Munch-Soegaard clinched the point with an 8-6 win over Kathryn Kitts and Eliska Krausova at the top spot. The Frog duo of Maria Babanova and Anna Sydorska would complete the sweep with an 8-7(2) over Holly Bagshaw and Sisse Nielsen.

The Frogs posted three dominating straight-sets wins to quickly jump out to the 4-0 lead to clinch the match.

Harkins led off singles play with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Julia Trunk at the No. 2 position. With the win, Harkins has now won nine of her last 10 singles contests.

Munch-Soegaard, ranked No. 63 nationally, routed Bagshaw at the top spot by a score of 6-0, 6-1, while Babanova followed with a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Nielsen at the No. 6 position to seal the match for TCU.

Sydorska put the Frogs up 5-0 in the match as the Lviv, Ukraine, native defeated
Krausova at the No. 3 slot by a score of 6-3, 1-6, 6-1. Sydorska, ranked No. 86 in singles play, posted her fifth consecutive win on Saturday to improve to 12-5 this season.

The Frogs will face a tough test on Friday against No. 39 BYU, who is also undefeated in MWC play.

No. 24 TCU (15-4, 5-0) def. San Diego State (7-11, 0-4), 5-2

SINGLES
1. No. 63 Nina Munch-Soegaard (TCU) def. Holly Bagshaw (SDSU) 6-0, 6-1
2. Macall Harkins (TCU) def. Julia Trunk (SDSU) 6-1, 6-0
3. No. 86 Anna Sydorska (TCU) def. Eliska Krausova (SDSU) 6-3, 1-6, 6-1
4. Esther Cadua (SDSU) def. Katariina Tuohimaa (TCU) 3-6, 7-6(3), 10-7
5. Milana Yusupov (SDSU) def. Kewa Nichols (TCU) 6-4, 6-4
6. Maria Babanova (TCU) def. Sisse Nielsen (SDSU) 6-0, 6-2

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

DOUBLES
1. Munch-Soegaard/Tuohimaa (TCU) def. Kitts/Krausova (SDSU) 8-6
2. Babanova/Sydorska (TCU) def. Bagshaw/Nielsen (SDSU) 8-7(2)
3. Harkins/Nichols (TCU) def. Cadua/Yusupov (SDSU) 8-6

Order of Finish: 3, 1*, 2

*Clinching point

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