March 24, 2006
FORT WORTH, Texas - In the first-ever Mountain West Conference match played at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center, the No. 22 TCU women's tennis team downed Wyoming 7-0 to improve to 9-5 on the season and 1-0 in MWC play.
TCU dominated from the start, winning all three doubles matches. Junior Ana Cetnik and sophomore Andrea Morgado posted an 8-0 win over Patricia Chien and Corina Lazar at No. 2. Sophomores Nicole Leimbach and Kewa Nichols followed with an 8-1 victory at No. 3 to clinch the doubles point for the Frogs.
The No. 11 doubles tandem of senior Helena Besovic and freshman Anna Sydorska recorded an 8-2 victory at No. 1 over Andrea House and Karolina Rowinski to complete the sweep.
Nichols gave the Frogs a commanding 2-0 lead after defeating Nelson 6-1, 6-2 at No. 3.
TCU moved within a point of clinching the match when Morgado downed Michelle Brown 6-3, 6-0 at No. 6. A native Caracas, Venezuela, Morgado is 3-2 in singles play.
Senior Gloriann Lopez clinched the match for the Horned Frogs with a 6-0, 6-0 triumph over House at No. 4.
Junior Karine Ionesco added a win to her 2006 wins total with a 6-1, 6-3 decision versus Lazar.
Leimbach, currently ranked 11th in the ITA single polls, defeated Rowinski 6-2, 6-2 at No. 1.
No. 93 Sydorska finished off the match with a 6-1, 3-6, (10-7) victory at No. 2 over Chien.
With the win, TCU improved to 9-5 on the season and 1-0 in Mountain West Conference play. The team returns to action on Saturday versus Air Force. Match time is set for 2 p.m.
No. 22 TCU def. Wyoming, 7-0
Singles
1. No. 11 Nicole Leimbach (TCU) def. Karolina Rowinski (WYO) 6-2, 6-2
2. No. 93 Anna Sydorska (TCU) def. Patricia Chien (WYO) 6-1, 3-6, (10-7)
3. Kewa Nichols (TCU) def. Jamie Nelson (WYO) 6-1, 6-2
4. Gloriann Lopez (TCU) def. Andrea House (WYO) 6-0, 6-0
5. Karine Ionesco (TCU) def. Corina Lazar (WYO) 6-1, 6-3
6. Andrea Morgado (TCU) def. Michelle Brown (WYO) 6-3, 6-0
Order of Finish: 3, 6, 4, 5, 1, 2
Doubles
1. No. 11 Besovic/Sydorska (TCU) def. House/Rowinski (WYO) 8-2
2. Cetnik/Morgado (TCU) def. Chien/Lazar (WYO) 8-0
3. Leimbach/Nichols (TCU) def. Brown/Nelson (WYO) 8-1
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1
