TCU
North Texas
Horned Frogs cruise past North Texas, 6-1
2/13/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Feb. 13, 2008
DENTON, Texas - The No. 36 TCU women's tennis team defeated North Texas by a score of 6-1 on Wednesday at the Waranch Tennis Complex in Denton, Texas. The win improved the Horned Frogs to 1-1 overall, while dropping the Mean Green to 3-4 on the season.TCU swept through the doubles matches to take the early lead in the contest. At the No. 1 position, Nina Munch-Soegaard and Katariina Tuohimaa defeated the Mean Green duo of Amy Joubert and Madura Ranganathan by a score of 8-4. TCU's Anna Sydorska and Idunn Hertzberg downed Rachel Wilhelm and Catalina Cruz 8-3 at the No. 2 position, while Kewa Nichols and Maria Babanova completed the sweep with an 8-5 win over Narine Kazarova and Idalina Franca.
The Frogs won five of six singles matches on the afternoon, including three freshmen who earned their first collegiate victories.
Munch-Soegaard, ranked No. 66 nationally, outlasted Ranganathan at the top singles position by a score of 6-1, 5-7, 16-14. No. 80 Sydorska followed at the No. 2 spot with a 6-4, 6-0 defeat of Kazarova.
Three newcomers won at the bottom four positions for TCU, led by Tuohimaa, who knocked off Wilhelm in straight sets at No. 4 by a score of 6-3, 6-3. Hertzberg downed Franca at the No. 5 position with a 5-7, 6-4, 10-4 victory, and Babanova secured her first victory with a 6-2, 6-1 decision over Joubert.
The Frogs will return to the courts on Saturday when they will play host to No. 28 Texas A&M at 12 p.m.
No. 36 TCU (1-1) def. North Texas (3-4), 6-1
SINGLES
1. No. 66 Nina Munch-Soegaard (TCU) def. Madura Ranganathan (NT) 6-1, 5-7, 16-14
2. No. 80 Anna Sydorska (TCU) def. Narine Kazarova (NT) 6-4, 6-0
3. Catalina Cruz (NT) def. Kewa Nichols (TCU) 6-3, 6-2
4. Katariina Tuohimaa (TCU) def. Rachel Wilhelm (NT) 6-3, 6-3
5. Idunn Hertzberg (TCU) def. Idalina Franca (NT) 5-7, 6-4, 10-4
6. Maria Babanova (TCU) def. Amy Joubert (NT) 6-2, 6-1
DOUBLES
1. Munch-Soegaard/Tuohimaa (TCU) def. Joubert/Ranganathan (NT) 8-4
2. Sydorska/Hertzberg (TCU) def. Wilhelm/Cruz (NT) 8-3
3. Nichols/Babanova (TCU) def. Kazarova/Franca (NT) 8-5
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