March 18, 2002

PROVO, Utah - The 29th-ranked TCU women's tennis team defeated 44th-ranked BYU, 4-1, on Monday afternoon. The Frogs remain undefeated on the road this season. TCU advances to 13-4, 2-0 C-USA, while BYU falls to 6-9.

The Frogs picked up the doubles point with wins at Nos. 2 and 3. TCU's No. 1 pair of Paty Aburto and Rosa Perez dropped their first match in 12 tries as Brooke Beverley and Dominique Reynolds won the match, 8-5. 51st-ranked Saber Pierce and Leoni Weirich defeated Lindsay Ferrell and Lu Oswald, 8-5, while Katrin Gaber and Karla Mancinas took care of Liza Khoudoiarova and Rebecca Pike, 8-4.

TCU earned straight-set singles wins from Katrin Gaber at No. 1 (6-2, 6-3 over Rebecca Pike) and Paty Aburto at No. 2 (6-4, 6-0 over Lindsay Ferrell). Rosa Perez battled back to win her match at No. 4 against Brooke Beverley, 4-6, 7-6, 6-4. With the match already decided, Nos. 5 and 6 singles did not finish their matches.

The Frogs return home to host Oklahoma State on Tuesday, March 26 at Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center beginning at 2:00 p.m.

#29 TCU 4, #44 BYU 1
Records: TCU 13-4, 2-0 C-USA, BYU 6-9

Singles
1. #96 Katrin Gaber (TCU) def. Rebecca Pike (BYU) 6-2, 6-3
2. #99 Paty Aburto (TCU) def. Lindsay Ferrell (BYU) 6-4, 6-0
3. Lu Oswald (BYU) def. #112 Saber Pierce (TCU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Rosa Perez (TCU) def. Brooke Beverley (BYU) 4-6, 7-6, 6-4
5. Leoni Weirich (TCU) vs. Dominique Reynolds (BYU) DNF
6. Karla Mancinas (TCU) vs. Liza Khoudoiarova (BYU) DNF

Doubles
1. Brooke Beverley/Dominique Reynolds (BYU) def. #30 Rosa Perez/Paty Aburto (TCU) 8-5
2. #51 Saber Pierce/Leoni Weirich (TCU) def. Lindsay Ferrell/Lu Oswald (BYU) 8-5
3. Katrin Gaber/Karla Mancinas (TCU) def. Liza Khoudoiarova/Rebecca Pike (BYU) 8-4