Frogs End Season With No. 29 National Ranking
5/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
May 22, 2009
FORT WORTH, Texas - The TCU women's tennis team earned a final ranking of No. 29 for the 2009 season Friday by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA). The Horned Frogs posted an overall record of 17-11 this spring and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Team Championships.
With the ranking, the Frogs have spent the final seven weeks ranked inside the top-30, sitting as high as No. 21 this season. Eight of the Frogs' opponents this season finished in the top-25.
The Frogs won their second Mountain West Conference tournament title since joining the league in 2005-06. Jefferson Hammond was named the MWC Coach of the Year for the second-straight season, while three players earned all-conference accolades.
Freshman Kayla Duncan led the Purple and White with 17-6 singles record during the spring for a combined clip of 27-7 overall. The Winston-Salem, N.C., native tied Paty Alburto, Rene Simpson and Daria Zoldakova for the second-most wins in a single season by a freshman at TCU, falling one victory shy of Lucie Dvorakova's 28 win total in 1996.
Junior Nina Munch-Soegaard claimed All-America recognition by earning the 16th seed in the NCAA Singles Championship, while seniors Macall Harkins and Anna Sydorska are competing in the Round of 16 of the NCAA Doubles Championship at 5 p.m. today in College Station.
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