Freshman Go Undefeated As TCU Wraps Bulldog Invite

ATHENS, GEORGIA (September 14, 2008) The TCU women's tennis team wrapped up the third day of the Bulldog Invitational on Sunday, going undefeated on the day in doubles and earning victories in five of eight singles matches.

Freshmen Kayla Duncan and Gaby Mastromarino completed their first collegiate tournament, going undefeated in both singles and doubles action. The pair teamed to go 4-0 in doubles over the weekend, including a win Sunday over Wake Forest’s Christian Tara and Emilee Malvehy, 8-2. Duncan and Mastromarino also each earned singles wins Sunday.

“We have very high expectations with the program here at TCU and our two freshman showed they could meet that expectation this weekend,” Hammond said. “I couldn’t be happier and it’s a fantastic start to their TCU careers.”


In the other doubles wins for TCU, the senior duo of Macall Harkins and Anna Sydorska topped Sasha Kulikova and Sierra Poske from Wake Forest, 8-2, while sophomores Katariina Tuohimaa and Idunn Hertzberg got the best of Katarina Reveche and Ryan Cutillo, 9-8 (6). Nina-Munch Soegaard and Maria Babanova completed the doubles sweep by knocking off Virginia’s Jennifer Stevens and Emily Fraser, 8-6.


“We are playing very sound in doubles,” TCU head coach Jefferson Hammond said. “We continue to refine what we are doing out there, working hard to get better. Everyone on the team gave great effort this weekend; this is a really neat group. I’m very excited about the year.”

In singles play, Munch-Soegaard battled back to defeat Nadja Gilchrist, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, while Harkins picked up her win over Emilee Melvehy, 6-4, 6-2. Hertzberg finished up her weekend with a win over Indiana’s Stephanie Heller, 4-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-2).

TCU will return to action as six members will take part in the 2008 Riviera/ITA All-American Championships in Pacific Palisades, Calif., Sept. 27–Oct.5.

TCU Results from the Bulldog Invitational – DAY 3
DOUBLES
Harkins/Sydorska (TCU) def. Kulikova/Poske (WF), 8-3
Tuohimaa/Hertzberg (TCU) def. Reveche/Cutillo (WF), 9-8 (6)
Mastromarino/Duncan (TCU) def. Tara/Malvehy (WF), 8-2
Munch-Soegaard/Babanova (TCU) def. Stevens/Fraser (UVA), 8-6

SINGLES
No. 47 Nina Munch-Soegaard (TCU) def. Nadja Gilchrist (UGA), 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
No. 33 Yvette Hyndman (UGA) def. Katariina Tuohimaa (TCU), 6-0, 6-4
No. 61 Naoko Ueshima (UGA) def. Maria Babanova (TCU), 6-4, 6-4
Macall Harkins (TCU) def. Emilee Malvehy (WF), 6-4, 6-2
Christian Tara (WF) def. No. 95 Anna Sydorska (TCU), 6-2, 6-1
Gaby Mastromarino (TCU) def. Katarina Reveche (WF), 6-2, 6-2
Idunn Hertzberg (TCU) def. Stephanie Heller (IU), 4-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-2)
Kayla Duncan (TCU) def. Maria Guerreiro (IU), 6-0, 6-4