Frogs Advance in Singles and Doubles at Texas Regional
10/17/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Oct. 17, 2009
FORT WORTH, Texas - The TCU women's tennis team pushed through both doubles squads and a pair of singles players through the second day of the 2009 Wilson/ITA Southwest Regional Championship Friday at the Baylor Tennis Center.
TCU's fourth-seeded doubles pairing of junior Katariina Tuohimaa and sophomore Kayla Duncan advanced to the round of 16 after an 8-3 victory against Catalina Cruz and Narine Kazarova from North Texas. The No. 9-16 seeded group of senior Megan Alexander and junior Maria Babanova followed suit, displacing Stephen F. Austin's tandem of Roxana Enica and Alina Shazhko, 8-3.
From the singles' courts, No. 111 Alexander stormed past Katarina Mlcochova from UTA, 6-4, 6-0, while Duncan also advanced into the round of 32 with a 6-4, 6-0 victory over Abby Liu from Texas.
After a good start, Babanova dropped her round of 64 match to Lorena Aviles From Texas Tech, 1-6, 7-5, 7-5. Junior Idunn Hertzberg, who has been battling illness all week, also took a tough loss Friday, falling to SMU's Pavi Francis in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2. Baylor's fourth-seed Taylor Ormond, a singles finalist at the 2008 Regional, defeated Tuohimaa, 6-1, 6-1.
TCU will be back in action Sunday, playing two rounds of main draw singles, alongside the round of 32 for main draw doubles.
2009 Wilson/ITA Texas Regional Championships - Day Two
Waco, Texas | Oct. 17, 2009 | Baylor Tennis Center
Doubles - Round of 64
(9-16 seed) Alexander/Babanova (TCU) def. Enica/Shazhko (SFA), 8-3
(No. 4 Seed) Duncan/Tuohimaa (TCU) def. Cruz/Kazarova (UNT), 8-3,
Singles - Round of 64
(No. 111, 9-16 Seed) Megan Alexander (TCU) def Katarina Mlcochova (UTA), 6-4, 6-0
(9-16 Seed) Kayla Duncan (TCU) def. Abby Liu (UT), 6-4, 6-0
Lorena Aviles (TTU) def. Maria Babanova (TCU), 1-6, 7-5, 7-5
Pavi Francis (SMU) def. Idunn Hertzberg (TCU), 6-1, 6-2
(No. 4 Seed) Taylor Ormand (BU) def. Katariina Tuohimaa (TCU), 6-1, 6-1
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