TCU Victorious Over Ball State
2/13/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
FORT WORTH, Texas - The Horned Frog tennis team, ranked 32 in the nation, defeated the Ball State Cardinals 7-0 at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Canter. The TCU netters earned its first victory of the 1999 season, improving to 1-1.
In the #1 spot, 6th ranked Esteban Carril defeated Ryan Baxter, 7-5, 6-1. Carril improves to 3-3 in the spring season. TCU #1 doubles team of Esteban Carril and Martin Jirak defeated Ball State's Juan Fernandez and Jason Pressel. Ball State falls to 3-3 in the season. TCU next hosts the Brigham Young Cougars on February 19 at 1:30 p.m. at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.
"It was a real strong team effort. We had some very tight sets today, and by winning them, we gained a huge deal of confidence going into next week against BYU and New Mexico," TCU head coach, Michael Center said.
Singles
TCU Player W or L Ball State Player Score
Esteban Carril W Ryan Baxter 7-5, 6-1
Trace Fielding W Juan Fernandez 7-6, 4-6, 6-2
Martin Jirak W Andrew Seni 6-3, 7-5
Scott Eddins W Jason Pressel 6-3, 6-1
Sebastian Iannariello W Nicholas Vizzone 6-4, 6-2
Petr Koula W Tim Smicak 7-6, 6-2
Doubles
TCU Player W or L Ball State Player Score
Carril/Jirak W Farnandez/Pressel 8-1
Fielding/Koula L Seni/Domenech 7-9
Iannariello/Eddins W Vizzone/Baxter 8-4
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