Nov. 21, 2002

FORT WORTH, Texas - TCU head men's tennis coach Joey Rivé announced today the signing of Robert Gallman to play tennis beginning in the fall of 2003.

Gallman is from Dallas and attends The Pendleton School in Bradenton, Fla. from which he is expected to graduate in May 2003.

Gallman is No. 2 on the 2002 Texas junior seeding/selection list (boys 18 singles) with a 10-3 overall record. He has also been ranked as high as 60th in the country (to date) in the boys 18 singles category.

Rivé say of Gallman, "We're very happy to sign Robert, he has great potential, a great work ethic and I think will make a huge impact on our program over the next few years." Rivé also said, "The fact that Robert is from Dallas will also generate a lot of hometown buzz and local interest in TCU and the tennis program."