FORT WORTH, TEXAS (September 5, 2008) For the second-straight season, three TCU women's tennis players appeared in the first preseason ITA collegiate tennis rankings. Senior Anna Sydorska and junior Nina Munch-Soegaard are ranked in singles play, while the doubles team of Sydorska and senior Macall Harkins also entered the poll.“It’s great to see that other coaches think highly of our players,” Hammond said. “We are very excited about the fall season. A lot can happen between now and the next rankings in January and we feel positive that this fall can be very productive on an individual level.”
After earning a bid to the 2008 NCAA Doubles Championships, the duo of Harkins and Sydorska will kick-off the 2008-09 season ranked No. 9. The pair defeated seven ranked opponents in their first season together, reaching as high as No.11 last year.
Munch-Soegaard leads the Frogs with a singles ranking of No. 47. The Amarillo, Texas native earned All-Mountain West Conference Singles Team honors last season, while also being named the Texas Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame Tennis Player of the Year. As a sophomore, she led the team for the second consecutive year with an overall record of 26-11. She topped nine ranked opponents, reaching as high as No. 55 last season.
Sydorska will also enter the year ranked No. 95 in singles play. The senior from Lviv, Ukraine earned All-MWC singles and doubles honors for the third consecutive season last season, posting an 18-9 overall record. She reached as high as No. 67 last season after defeating two ranked opponents.
TCU opens the season next weekend, Sept. 12-14 at the Bulldog Invitational, hosted by the University of Georgia in Athens, Ga. TCU will travel to Georgia, California and Hawaii before coming home to host the ITA Southwest Regional at Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center, Oct. 23-27.
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