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GoFrogs: W. Tennis Tops Iowa State, 4-0
FORT WORTH, Texas – The regular season came to a close on Sunday afternoon for the No. 34 TCU women’s tennis team with the Horned Frogs coming out with a 4-0 win over Iowa State on the Forker Tennis Courts in Ames, Iowa.
With the win, the Horned Frogs (14-5, 6-3 Big 12) finish in a five-way tie for second place in the Big 12 Conference standings. TCU started the day by dominating the Cyclones (13-19, 2-7 Big 12) in doubles action with Seda Arantekin and Olaya Garrido-Rivas winning their second straight match with a 6-1 win on court one. Aleksandra Zenovka and Alexis Pereira finished off the doubles point for TCU by scoring a 6-2 victory on court two.
Garrido-Rivas increased the Frogs’ lead to 2-0 by picking up her 20th win of this season with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Annabella Bonadonna.Seda Arantekin followed by topping Alejandra Galvis, 6-2, 6-4, for the junior’s 13th win this season. Caroline Wegner closed out the match and TCU’s ninth sweep of the season with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Regina Espindola on court three.
Quotes of the Match
Head Coach Lee Taylor Walker
“Looking back on the regular season, I can’t help but just be grateful for the opportunity to coach at TCU and be around our players, fans and staff. The longer I coach it seems the quicker seasons go by. Through the ups and downs of any season, relationships are built, countless opportunities to grow are presented, and many wonderful memories are made. This was a great way to end our regular season and prepare for post-season.
“I believe our post-season success will rest on two things. One, the depth of gratitude our players can have before, during and after every competition. And two, the ability of each member of our team to make a daily personal sacrifice over the next few weeks to create and affirm the inner belief necessary to compete in critical situations. I’m confident our team can do both of these things and that it can lead to a conference championship and beyond at the NCAA tournament.”
Match Results
TCU vs Iowa State
Apr 24, 2016 at Ames, Iowa
(Forker Tennis Courts)
#34 TCU 4, Iowa State 0
Singles competition
1. Buss, Liza (ISU) vs. Marie Norris (TCU) 6-3, 4-3, unfinished
2. Seda Arantekin (TCU) def. Galvis, Alejandra (ISU) 6-2, 6-4
3. Caroline Wegner (TCU) def. Espindola, Regina (ISU) 6-3, 7-5
4. Olaya Garrido-Rivas (TCU) def. Bonadonna, Annabella (ISU) 6-3, 6-3
5. Gasparovic, Ana (ISU) vs. Aleksandra Zenovka (TCU) 7-6 (7-5), 2-4, unfinished
6. Bender, Liera (ISU) vs. Sofiko Kadzhaya (TCU) 3-6, 6-4, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Seda Arantekin/Olaya Garrido-Rivas (TCU) def. Galvis, Alejandra/Bonadonna, Annabella (ISU) 6-1
2. Aleksandra Zenovka/Alexis Pereira (TCU) def. Espindola, Regina/Gasparovic, Ana (ISU) 6-2
3. Buss, Liza/Bender, Liera (ISU) vs. Marie Norris/Caroline Wegner (TCU) 2-4, unfinished
Match Notes:
TCU 14-5, 6-3 Big 12; National ranking #34
Iowa State 13-19, 2-7 Big 12
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (4,2,3)
T-1:55
Up Next
TCU finishes the regular season and conference action with a 14-5 overall record and 6-3 Big 12 record. The Frogs finished in a tie for second in the conference standings for the second straight season. TCU will await the seeds in the 2016 Big 12 Conference Championship that will be announced later this week and will start competition at the tournament on Friday, April 29 in Stillwater, Okla.