TCU Men's Tennis Concludes Regular Season This Weekend

April 15, 2005

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MATCHES #19 & #20:

#49 TCU (6-12) vs. #14 Oklahoma St. (16-5)/#59 Colorado (8-11)
April 16/17, 2005 • Fort Worth, Texas • Noon/1:30 p.m. CDT

ABOUT THE MATCHES
The 49th-ranked TCU men's tennis team concludes the 2005 regular season this weekend with a pair of matches against No. 14 Oklahoma State and No. 59 Colorado. The Horned Frogs host the Cowboys at noon CDT Saturday, April 16, on the Bernard J. "Tut" Bartzen Varsity Tennis Courts at Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center. TCU faces the Buffaloes the following day at 1:30 p.m. The Frogs snapped a string of 11 consecutive losses in their last outing with SMU on Wednesday, downing the Mustangs 6-1 in Fort Worth, Texas. OSU has won its past two matches and six of its past seven. The Cowboys knocked out Arkansas and Tulsa by scores of 4-1 and 4-3 for their latest victories. The Buffs dropped their previous two matches to SMU, 5-2, and Texas, 6-1. Oklahoma State has two ranked singles players with Mark Van Elden at 35th and Thomas Bohunicky at 123rd. Colorado has no ranked players in singles or doubles.

LIVE MATCH SCORING AT HOME
Live match scoring for home matches via the Internet is back for a second season this spring. It is featured on the official Web site of TCU athletics, www.GoFrogs.com. Updates from the match are given periodically as the players progress and the order of finish, along with match notes, are also available on the page.

A RICH NCAA HISTORY
The Horned Frogs have a rich tradition of excellence in the NCAA Tournament. TCU has made 19 appearances in the event since the current team format was adopted in 1977. TCU has been in every tourney since 1991 and made 17 of the past 18 NCAAs. The Purple and White owns a record of 25-19 in the tournament and has made three appearances (1989, 1996, 2001) in the national semifinals. TCU has also reached at least the NCAA quarterfinals on seven occasions (1982, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001). In the individual championships, TCU had a string of 27 consecutive appearances from 1975 to 2001. During that span, TCU won one doubles title, coming in 1981 with Karl Richter and David Pate. In 1996, Ashley Fisher and Jason Weir-Smith finished as the runner-ups. Several Horned Frogs reached the round of 16 in singles, but Esteban Carril is the only one to advance to the quarterfinals. Carril made the run his sophomore year in 1999.

HORNED FROGS IN THE RANKINGS
Fabrizio Sestini is the lone Horned Frog among the current singles rankings, coming in at 31st. He is also listed in the doubles ratings at No. 11 with Rafael Abreu. Sestini has been ranked as high as 20th in singles, while he and Abreu have been as high as eighth in doubles.

RIVE RECORD BREAKDOWN
Head coach Joey Rivé is in his fifth season with TCU, boasting a 75-44 (.630) record with the Horned Frogs. In his five years, the Frogs have gone 49-13 (.790) in home matches, 9-23 (.281) in away matches and 17-8 (.680) when playing on neutral ground.

C-USA PRAISE THIS SEASON
TCU is once again cleaning up on the Conference USA awards this season. Fabrizio Sestini won at least a share of Player of the Month honors for September, October and November. He shared the honor with his doubles partner, Rafael Abreu, in November. Sestini took home the first Player of the Week accolade in January as well.

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