TCU Plays Host to No. 38 Duke Monday
3/9/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
March 9, 2009
FORT WORTH--The No. 43 TCU men's tennis team looks for its fourth consecutive win Monday when it plays host to No. 38 Duke for a 2 p.m. match at Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center. The two teams will meet for the 15th time in the all-time series.
The Horned Frogs, 5-7 on the season, are in search of their fourth victory this season against a team listed among the ITA's national rankings. Overall, the squad has played 10 of its 12 matches against teams currently ranked 48th or higher in the ITA ratings.
TCU won each of its three home matches last week, bookending a 6-1 victory over No. 63 San Diego with a pair of 4-3 win over SMU and UT San Antonio. The Frogs saw a seven-match streak of winning the doubles point end Saturday against the Roadrunners but were able to regroup in singles play to earn the team victory.
Duke enters today's match ranked 38th in the ITA national rankings with a 5-3 record this spring. The squad has won two straight contests, both 7-0 decisions over UNC Charlotte and North Carolina Central. Five of the Blue Devils' eight matches have come against ranked squads. The team has a 2-3 record in those matches with wins over No. 32 VCU (6-1) and No. 44 Penn State (4-0). Two players on the roster own national singles rankings: No. 25 Reid Carleton and No. 53 Kiril Dimitrov.
Duke holds a 9-5 advantage in the all-time series between the two teams and has won each of the last five matchups. The Blue Devils recorded a 5-0 victory in the last meeting on March 14, 2007 in Fort Worth. TCU's latest victory was a 4-3 decision in Fort Worth on March 16, 2001. Today's match will mark the third straight between the two teams played at Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.
Live results for Monday's match will be provided on TCU's official athletics web site, GoFrogs.com, through the link at the top of this page.
