Feb. 2, 2007

Final Stats

MADISON, Wis. - The No. 15 TCU women's tennis team was defeated by No. 13 Pepperdine 4-3 in the first round of the consolation bracket at the USTA/ITA National Women's Team Indoor Championships on Friday. The women are now 0-2 on the season, while Pepperdine improves to 3-2.

The Frogs got off to an early lead, grabbing the doubles point with wins by the No. 9 duo of Ana Cetnik and Anna Sydorska and the tandem of Kewa Nichols and Nina Munch-Soegaard.

In singles action, Munch-Soegaard began by defeating Katia Sabate 6-2, 7-5 to get the Frogs out to a 2-0 lead. TCU senior Ana Cetnik defeated her second nationally ranked opponent on Friday, downing No. 22 Bianca Dulgheru 6-3, 3-6, 6-1. The win propelled the Frogs to a 3-1 lead, but TCU couldn't hold on as Sylvia Kosakowski defeated No. 100 Anna Sydorska 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 to clinch the win.

"We had a hard fought battle today," said TCU head coach Jefferson Hammond. "We took an early lead and it looked like we had the match in hand, but it slipped away."

I'm proud of this team and we'll continue to work on things we need to improve on and get ready to play tomorrow."

The women will face No. 17 Vanderbilt tomorrow at 9 a.m. in the consolation bracket. Live stats can be viewed at www.itatennis.com and complete results can be found at www.gofrogs.com.

No. 13 Pepperdine (3-2) def. No. 15 TCU (0-2), 4-3

SINGLES
1. Ana Cetnik (TCU) def. No. 22 Bianca Dulgheru (PEPP) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
2. Sylvia Kosakowski (PEPP) def. No. 100 Anna Sydorska (TCU) 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
3. Nina Munch-Soegaard (TCU) def. Katia Sabate (PEPP) 6-2, 7-5
4. Caroline Raba (PEPP) def. Kewa Nichols (TCU) 6-0, 6-2
5. Anete Bandere (PEPP) def. Andrea Morgado (TCU) 6-4, 7-5
6. Tania Rice (PEPP) def. Karine Ionesco (TCU) 7-6 (2), 6-3

DOUBLES
1. No. 9 Cetnik/Sydorska (TCU) def. Kosakowski/Raba (PEPP) 8-2
2. Dulgheru/Sabate (PEPP) def. Morgado/Ionesco (TCU) 8-2
3. Nichols/Munch-Soegaard (TCU) def. Bandere/Braverman (PEPP) 8-4

Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3*

*Clinching point