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TCU Captures MWC Men's Tennis Championship Frogs defeat New Mexico to earn league's automatic bid to NCAA
April 26, 2008
FORT WORTH, Texas - The TCU Horned Frogs rallied to defeat the New Mexico Lobos by a score of 4-3 on Saturday to capture the 2008 Mountain West Conference Men's Tennis Championship at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center. The Horned Frogs (20-7) notched their 20th win of the year, while the Lobos slipped to 20-8. The Frogs kicked off the match with two dominating doubles victories to jump out to a 1-0 lead. The TCU duo of Zach Nichols and Jack Seider led off with an 8-3 win over Graeme Kassautzki and Joe Wood at the No. 3 position, while Cosmin Cotet and Adrian Simon clinched the point with an 8-2 defeat of Chris and Johnny Parkes at the No. 2 slot. New Mexico jumped out to a strong start in singles, winning matches at the No. 2, 4 and 5 positions to take a 3-1 lead. Miles Bugby put the Lobos on the board with a 6-0, 7-5 win over Zach Nichols, while Chris Parkes followed with a 6-4, 6-1 defeat of Simon at the No. 5 position. Johnny Parkes put New Mexico up 3-1 over the Frogs after defeating Emanu Brighiu by a score of 7-6(6), 6-4 at the No. 2 slot. Casey Powers began the TCU rally with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Kamil Pajkowksi at the No. 6 position, bringing the Frogs within one at 3-2. Cotet, ranked No. 36 nationally, continued the Frogs' comeback with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 victory over No. 69 Jones at the top spot to even the match at 3-3. With the tournament title on the line, TCU's Brink delivered with a 5-7, 7-5, 6-4 victory over Kassautzki to seal the match. With the victory, the Frogs earned the Mountain West's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Men's Championships, which begin May 9. No. 1 TCU (20-7) def. No. 2 New Mexico (20-8), 4-3 SINGLES
Order of Finish: 4, 5, 2, 6, 1, 3* DOUBLES
Order of Finish: 3, 2* *Clinching point |
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