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TCU Tops Wyoming in MWC Women's Tennis Tournament Freshmen lead Lady Frogs into Friday's semifinal round
April 24, 2008 FORT WORTH, Texas - Top-seeded TCU blanked No. 8 Wyoming by a score of 4-0 on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the 2008 Mountain West Conference Women's Tennis Championships at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center. The Horned Frogs notched their 12th consecutive victory to improve to 19-4 overall this season. The TCU duo of Nina Munch-Soegaard and Maria Babanova led off doubles play with an 8-3 victory over Michelle Brown and Carly Van Hollen at the No. 2 position, while Kewa Nichols and Idunn Hertzberg teamed up to defeat Brittany DeFelice and Jamie Nelson at the No. 3 slot by a score of 8-1 to clinch the doubles point. TCU's three freshmen all posted straight-sets victories to seal the match against the Cowgirls. Katariina Tuohimaa began the scoring with a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Van Hollen at the No. 3 position. Babanova followed with a 6-2, 6-4 defeat of DeFelice at the No. 6 slot to put TCU up 3-0 in the match. Hertzberg clinched the match for the Frogs with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Michelle Brown at the No. 5 spot. The Frogs will meet the winner of Thursday's match between No. 4 Utah and No. 5 BYU in the semifinals on Friday at 2 p.m. CDT. No. 1 TCU (19-4) def. No. 8 Wyoming (11-13), 4-0 SINGLES
Order of Finish: 3, 6, 5* DOUBLES
Order of Finish: 2, 3* *Clinching point |
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