TCU Men No. 33 in ITA Pre-Spring Rankings
1/7/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Jan. 7, 2009
FORT WORTH—TCU held four positions in the pre-spring release of the Intercolleciate Tennis Association's (ITA) national singles and doubles rankings released Tuesday. The selections helped the Horned Frogs capture the nation's No. 33 team rating, one spot up from their No. 34 finish in 2007-08.
Three Frogs appeared among the singles list, while the duo of junior Adrian Simon and sophomore Emanuel Brighiu earned a top-12 doubles rating.
Simon and Brighiu were listed at No. 12 among the NCAA's doubles field after the two Frogs teamed up for a 7-3 record during the fall season. Included among the results was an 8-4 decision vs. No. 31-ranked Dominic Inglot and Michael Shabaz of Virginia. The two Frogs later advanced to the semifinal round of the Wilson/ITA South Central Regional Championships in late October to finish off their first-semester competition.
The TCU tandem were selected as the No. 2 doubles squad in the initial release of the South Central Regional ratings, while senior Kriegler Brink and junior Zach Nichols garnered the No. 11 listing.
In the singles rankings, Brighiu received TCU's singles position at No. 94, with Brink checking in at No. 98 and Simon marking an appearance at No. 111. Brighiu went 6-3 in fall singles action, Brink, who was 93rd in the pre-fall rankings, went 5-4 during the fall season and Simon tallied an 8-3 record.
The trio of Brighiu, Brink and Simon received the No. 14 through 16 positions, respectively, in the South Central Regional ratings.
TCU, in its third season under Head Coach Dave Borelli, opens its spring season Jan. 21, when it travels to Houston, Texas, to take on 24th-ranked Rice at 1 p.m.
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