FIELD ANNOUNCED FOR 2009 ITA "KICK-OFF WEEKEND"

FORT WORTH, TEXAS (June 5, 2008) The draft for the 2009 ITA “Kick-off Weekend” was conducted on Wednesday, as 15 sites will host four different teams to determine who advances to the ITA National Team Indoor Championships on Feb. 13-16 in Madison, Wis. The TCU women’s tennis team will compete at the Georgia Tech regional in Atlanta, Ga.

The Horned Frogs will face top-seeded Georgia Tech on Jan. 31, 2009, and will
meet the winner or loser of the match between No. 2 Florida State and No. 3
Arizona State the following day. The team that wins both matches at each
regional under the new ITA Team Indoor expansion will make up the field of 16 at the tournament on the campus of the University of Wisconsin.

Georgia Tech finished the 2008 season ranked No. 6, and has claimed the last two
ITA National Team Indoor Championship titles. Florida State garnered a No. 18
final ranking this season, while Arizona State ended the 2008 campaign ranked
No. 23.

TCU will look to make its third appearance in the last four seasons at the
prestigious ITA National Team Indoor Championships. The Frogs finished the 2008 season with a No. 26 national ranking.