March 7, 2008

TCU Men's Tennis Weekly Notes

FORT WORTH, Texas - The No. 29 TCU men's tennis team will face No. 19 Texas A&M in College Station, Texas, on Saturday at 1 p.m. The Horned Frogs defeated Oklahoma on Wednesday to improve to 10-1 this season, while the Aggies are currently 5-4 overall.

TCU edged the Sooners by a score of 4-3, led by freshman Zach Nichols' dramatic comeback from being down 5-0 in the third set. In the latest ITA rankings released on Tuesday, senior Cosmin Cotet moved 62 spots to No. 21 nationally in singles play, followed by freshmen Adrian Simon and Nichols at No. 115 and No. 122, respectively. Nichols is currently a combined 22-0 in singes and doubles play this season.

Texas A&M will enter Saturday's contest coming off of a 4-0 win over Old Dominion at home on Thursday. The Aggies are led by junior Conor Pollock, who is ranked No. 31 in singles play. The Texas A&M doubles duo of Pollock and Austin Krajicek is ranked No. 40.

The Horned Frogs and Aggies have met 46 times dating back to the 1974 season, as TCU holds a commanding 34-12 advantage in the series. Texas A&M took the last match by a score of 6-1 in Fort Worth last season.