FORT WORTH, TEXAS (April 3, 2008) The No. 24 TCU women’s tennis team will travel to Las Vegas this weekend to meet No. 58 UNLV and San Diego State in two Mountain West Conference contests. The Horned Frogs are currently 13-4 overall and 3-0 in MWC play.
The Frogs have won six consecutive matches, including three routs last weekend to open the MWC regular season. TCU garnered a No. 24 national ranking in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association poll released on Tuesday.
In singles play, Nina Munch-Soegaard moved three spots to No. 63 nationally.
Munch-Soegaard, a sophomore from Amarillo, Texas, has posted an 11-5 record this
season at the top position. Junior Anna Sydorska earned a No. 86 singles ranking
after earning a 10-5 record at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions.
The TCU doubles duo of Sydorska and Macall Harkins remained at No. 12 nationally
after not competing together last weekend. The Frog tandem is 12-2 overall this
season, with four wins coming against nationally ranked opponents.
TCU will meet No. 58 UNLV on Friday at 12 p.m. CDT. The Rebels are currently 9-7
overall and 1-1 in the MWC. UNLV dropped four consecutive matches before earning
a win over No. 54 Utah on Saturday. Senior Elena Gantcheva leads the Rebels with
a No. 35 singles ranking, while the duo of Gantcheva and Kristina Nedeltcheva is
ranked No. 48 in doubles play.
The two teams have met five teams in the series, as UNLV holds the slight 3-2
advantage. TCU and UNLV split contests last season, as the Frogs defeated UNLV
by a score of 5-2 in Fort Worth, and UNLV defeated TCU by a score of 4-2 in the
MWC Championship semifinals.
The Frogs will follow Friday’s match with a Saturday contest at 12 p.m. CDT
against San Diego State. The Aztecs are currently 7-9 overall this season and
0-2 in MWC play. San Diego State is coming off of losses to No. 54 Utah and No.
39 BYU last weekend to open conference play.
TCU holds a 2-1 advantage in the series against San Diego State that dates back
to the 2003 season. Since joining the MWC in 2006, the Frogs have defeated the
Aztecs by scores of 7-0 and 6-1.
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