TCU
Utah
No. 29 Women's Tennis Blanks Utah, 7-0
3/17/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 17, 2002
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - The 29th-ranked TCU women's tennis team shutout the Utah Utes, 7-0, on Sunday afternoon. The Frogs are now 6-0 on the road this season. TCU moves to 12-4, 2-0 C-USA for the season, while Utah drops to an even 7-7.
The Frogs swept all three doubles matches for the second match in a row. At No. 1, 30th-ranked Paty Aburto and Rosa Perez defeated Irini Kotoglou and Hilary Doyle by a score of 8-4. The No. 2 duo, and 51st-ranked, Saber Pierce and Leoni Weirich earned the quickest doubles win of the day with their 8-2 victory over Cassie Kasteler and Alison Hansen. Katrin Gaber and Karla Mancinas picked up their tenth victory of the spring with their 8-6 win against Linn Ronnberg and Sheri Esrock.
The Frogs swept the singles matches, with the top three positions each playing three sets and Nos. 4 through 6 winning in straight-sets. Paty Aburto defeated Sheri Esrock at No. 1, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, while Katrin Gaber took care of Linn Ronnberg, 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 at two singles. At No. 3, Saber Pierce topped Irini Kotoglou, 6-2, 2-6, 7-6. Rosa Perez earned her fifth consecutive victory as she defeated Cassie Kasteler, 6-2, 6-2. Leoni Weirich handled Alison Hansen by a score of 6-0, 6-3 at No. 5, and Karla Mancinas earned a 6-4, 6-0 victory against Hilary Doyle.
The Frogs meet BYU on Monday, March 18 before returning home to host Oklahoma State on Tuesday, March 26 at Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.
#29 TCU 7, Utah 0
Records: TCU 12-4, 2-0 C-USA, Utah 7-7
Singles
1. #99 Paty Aburto (TCU) def. Sheri Esrock (Utah) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
2. #96 Katrin Gaber (TCU) def. Linn Ronnberg (Utah) 5-7, 6-2, 6-1
3. #112 Saber Pierce (TCU) def. Irini Kotoglou (Utah) 6-2, 2-6, 7-6
4. Rosa Perez (TCU) def. Cassie Kasteler (Utah) 6-2, 6-2
5. Leoni Weirich (TCU) def. Alison Hansen (Utah) 6-0, 6-3
6. Karla Mancinas (TCU) def. Hilary Doyle (Utah) 6-4, 6-0
Doubles
1. #30 Rosa Perez/Paty Aburto (TCU) def. Irini Kotoglou/Hilary Doyle (Utah) 8-4
2. #51 Saber Pierce/Leoni Weirich (TCU) def. Cassie Kasteler/Alison Hansen (Utah) 8-2
3. Katrin Gaber/Karla Mancinas (TCU) def. Linn Ronnberg/Sheri Esrock (Utah) 8-6
