TCU
#6 Texas
Horned Frogs End Season at Big 12s
4/27/2018 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
AUSTIN, Texas - The 2017-18 season for the TCU women's tennis team came to an end on Friday afternoon as the Horned Frogs dropped a 4-0 decision to No. 6 Texas in the Big 12 Championship Quarterfinal at the Texas Tennis Center in Austin, Texas.
Doubles was a tight battle as the Frogs (13-14) went toe-to-toe with the Longhorns (20-4) to get the early lead. Texas ultimately used early breaks on multiple courts to gain the upper hand as they took the 6-4 and 6-3 wins on courts one and three, respectively, to capture the doubles point.
Singles action continued to be a fight for points with Stevie Kennedy able to take her opener on the bottom court for TCU. The Longhorns had too much of a lead on the other courts and were able to grab straight-set victories on three courts to complete the overall team win.
Quote from the Match
Head Coach Lee Taylor Walker
"Well, it wasn't the result or the season we all wanted. There were a few bright spots today, but ultimately Texas was too good for us and they played really tough on several courts. I thought Aleksa (Cveticanin), Aleksandra (Zenovka) and Stevie (Kennedy) really were engaged and battling in their matches at a solid level. Overall, my point to the team was that it's been a challenging season in many different areas. We have had a lot of rough patches, but in life those down times and valleys are the times you learn a lot about yourself and you have the choice to persevere and become more mature and compete through it all. I'm hopeful our players will be better in the end because of what they learned this year. I know I personally feel that way.
"I'd like to thank Donika (Bashota), Alexis (Pereira) and Aleksandra and our whole staff for their leadership and support this year. There were many times we could've just given up and thrown in the towel on the season, but I feel everyone started engaged and allowed to have this opportunity today, and I'm grateful for that. As for the future of this program, this summer will be important. The core of our team will need to make some strides and get the culture going that will produce better performance. We expect to win this conference and make runs at NCAAs. That expectation and target will never change."
Match Results
TCU vs Texas
Apr 27, 2018 at Austin, Texas
(Texas Tennis Center)
#6 Texas 4, TCU 0
Singles competition
1. #1 Bianca Turati (UT) vs. Aleksa Cveticanin (TCU) 6-4, 2-3, unfinished
2. #29 Anna Turati (UT) def. Marie Norris (TCU) 6-1, 6-1
3. #72 Petra Granic (UT) def. Donika Bashota (TCU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Bojana Markovic (UT) vs. #124 Aleksandra Zenovka (TCU) 7-5, 1-1, unfinished
5. Marta Perez-Mur (UT) def. Alexis Pereira (TCU) 6-1, 6-1
6. Dani Wagland (UT) vs. Stevie Kennedy (TCU) 4-6, 2-1, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. #47 Petra Granic/Bojana Markovic (UT) def. Alexis Pereira/Donika Bashota (TCU) 6-4
2. Marta Perez-Mur/Dani Wagland (UT) vs. Aleksa Cveticanin/Aleksandra Zenovka (TCU) 5-5, unfinished
3. Anna Turati/Bianca Turati (UT) def. Marie Norris/Elizabeth Tedford (TCU) 6-3
Match Notes:
TCU 13-14
Texas 20-4; National ranking #6
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (5,2,3)
2018 Big 12 Championships - Quarterfinals
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With the loss, the 2017-18 season has come to an end for the TCU women's tennis team. The Frogs picked up 13 overall victories in the fourth season under the helm of head coach Lee Taylor Walker including six within the Texas region.
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