TCU
West Virginia
Horned Frogs Sweep WVU
4/7/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
FORT WORTH, Texas - Junior Alexis Pereira served up the ace to seal the doubles point and then scored the straight-set win in singles to clinch the overall match victory as the No. 30 TCU women's tennis team swept West Virginia 4-0 on Friday night at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center in Fort Worth.
The Horned Frogs (11-7, 3-3 Big 12) and the Mountaineers (4-12, 0-6 Big 12) were all even in the doubles race as Seda Arantekin and Madison Tedford scored the first win for TCU with a 6-2 victory on court three. Pereira paired up with Sofiko Kadzhaya and after a late break of WVU, got the doubles point for the Frogs by serving up the ace.
TCU picked up the pace in singles action as they were dominant on all six courts and won all the first sets. Caroline Wegner got off the court first with a her 12th win of the season as she downed Sofia Duran, 6-3, 6-2. No. 73 Arantekin won all the games in her opening set before pulling out the 6-0, 6-3 win to put the Frogs up 3-0 in the match. Pereira finished out the match and got her first win in dual match play on court six with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Abigail Rosiello as TCU scored its fifth sweep of the season.
Quotes from the Match
Head Coach Lee Taylor Walker
"We started a little flat tonight. In a lot of ways it's expected and in other ways it's very frustrating. We need to be more professional and keep our standard high regardless of conditions or opponents. Seda (Arantekin) kept a good focus and level and I'm proud of her. In order to send our seniors out on top, we've got to use the rest of the weekend to get better. We need everyone engaged tomorrow at practice and a dominant performance Sunday."
Match Results
West Virginia vs TCU
Apr 07, 2017 at Fort Worth, Texas
(Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center)
#30 TCU 4, West Virginia 0
Singles competition
1. #73 Seda Arantekin (TCU) def. Kaja Mrgole (WVU) 6-0, 6-3
2. Aleksandra Zenovka (TCU) vs. Paula Goetz (WVU) 6-3, 2-5, unfinished
3. Donika Bashota (TCU) vs. Christina Jordan (WVU) 7-5, 3-2, unfinished
4. Marie Norris (TCU) vs. Lyn Yuen Choo (WVU) 6-4, 2-1, unfinished
5. Caroline Wegner (TCU) def. Sofia Duran (WVU) 6-3, 6-2
6. Alexis Pereira (TCU) def. Abigail Rosiello (WVU) 6-3, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Kaja Mrgole/Christina Jordan (WVU) def. Caroline Wegner/Donika Bashota (TCU) 6-2
2. Sofiko Kadzhaya/Alexis Pereira (TCU) def. Paula Goetz/Lyn Yuen Choo (WVU) 6-4
3. Seda Arantekin/Madison Tedford (TCU) def. Abigail Rosiello/Sofia Duran (WVU) 6-2
Match Notes:
West Virginia 4-12, 0-6 Big 12
TCU 11-7, 3-3 Big 12; National ranking #30
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (5,1,6)
T-2:15 A-75
Up Next
TCU will continue action at home this weekend by welcoming Iowa State on Sunday, April 9 to the Bernard J. 'Tut' Bartzen Varsity Courts at 1 p.m.
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