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March 16, 2007

Final Stats

FRESNO, Calif. - The No. 37 TCU women's tennis team lost another heartbreaker on Thursday to No. 14 Fresno State, 4-3, at the Wathen Tennis Center. The loss dropped the Frogs to 7-6 overall on the season, while improving the Bulldogs to 8-2.

"Fresno State played really well in doubles, and we realized at the break that we had to pick up our intensity," said TCU head coach Jefferson Hammond. "I was incredibly proud of our fight and how we were able to win three of the five singles matches, but unfortunately it wasn't enough today. I'm looking forward to another battle on Saturday against California."

For the second consecutive match the Frogs were shorthanded, having to forfeit at No. 3 doubles and No. 6 singles. The No. 54 duo of Renata Kucerkova and Anastasia Petukhova of Fresno State was able to clinch the doubles point with an 8-4 defeat of TCU's Nina Munch-Soegaard and Kewa Nichols. The Bulldogs swept the doubles event when Melanie Gloria and Tinesta Rowe teamed up to down the No. 7 duo of Ana Cetnik and Anna Sydorska, 8-3, at the No. 1 position.

Fresno State began singles action with victories at the No. 2 and No. 1 positions to clinch the match. No. 59 Kucerkova put the Bulldogs up 3-0 after a 6-0, 6-4 defeat of No. 37 Cetnik. No. 3 Gloria snapped No. 104 Sydorska' s 10-match winning streak and won the match for Fresno State with a 6-2, 6-4 victory in the No. 1 slot.

The Frogs fought back to win matches at the remaining courts. Junior Andrea Morgado topped Jacqueline Haskett at the No. 5 position by a score of 6-3, 6-1, while Nichols defeated Dannon Beatty, 6-1, 7-6(3), at No. 4. No. 84 Munch-Soegaard improved to 11-2 on the season with a 2-6, 6-3, 7-6(2) defeat of No. 70 Petukhova.

 

 

The women will return to action on Saturday at 2 p.m. (CST) when they face No. 5 California in Berkeley, Calif.

No. 14 Fresno State (8-2) def. No. 37 TCU (7-6), 4-3

SINGLES
1. No. 3 Melanie Gloria (FS) def. No. 104 Anna Sydorska (TCU) 6-2, 6-4
2. No. 59 Renata Kucerkova (FS) def. No. 37 Ana Cetnik (TCU) 6-0, 6-4
3. No. 84 Nina Munch-Soegaard (TCU) def. No. 70 Anastasia Petukhova (FS) 2-6, 6-3, 7-6(2)
4. Kewa Nichols (TCU) def. Dannon Beatty (FS) 6-1, 7-6(3)
5. Andrea Morgado (TCU) def. Jacqueline Haskett (FS) 6-3, 6-1
6. Bruna Paes (FS) won by default

Order of Finish: 6, 2, 1*, 5, 4, 3

DOUBLES
1. Gloria/Rowe (FS) def. No. 7 Cetnik/Sydorska (TCU) 8-3
2. No. 54 Kucerkova/Petukhova (FS) def. Munch-Soegaard/Nichols (TCU) 8-4
3. Beatty/Heroux (FS) won by default

Order of Finish: 3, 2*, 1

*Clinching point

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