Frogs' Ready For Final MWC Weekend
4/16/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 16, 2010
FORT WORTH, Texas - The TCU women's tennis team hit the road this weekend to conclude the regular season and take on BYU, No. 42 Utah and New Mexico in Albuquerque, N.M., April 17-18. The Horned Frogs will battle the Cougars Saturday, followed by the Utes and Lobos Sunday.
The Horned Frogs (6-14, 3-2 MWC) enter the weekend after dropping a pair of 4-3 decisions to Mountain West Conference matches foes No. 35 UNLV and San Diego State. Senior Nina Munch-Soegaard has picked it up as of late, winning seven of her last 10 matches. The Amarillo, Texas native is currently sixth on the Frogs' all-time career singles victories list, boasting a 91-42 (.684) career singles record. The 2009 ITA All-American is five wins shy of matching Teresa Dobson (96-41) for fifth place honors.
Since joining the Mountain West Conference in 2005-06, TCU has compiled a 42-7 record against league opponents while garnering three regular season titles (2006, '07, '08) and a pair of tournament trophies (2006, '09). Head coach Jefferson Hammond has earned the league's Coach of the Year honor in each of the last two seasons.
BYU (7-12, 3-3 MWC) earned wins over Air Force and Colorado State last weekend before falling to Wyoming. The Cougars' McCall Jones jumped 17 spots in the latest ITA rankings this week to land at No. 35 and she teams up with Megan Price came in at No. 30 in doubles. TCU owns a 7-4 advantage with BYU in an all-time series that began in 1981. The Frogs are 4-1 versus the Cougars since joining the MWC.
No. 42 Utah (14-6, 6-0 MWC) is the lone undefeated team in the MWC, looking to claim at least a share of the conference regular season title this weekend. Utah swept all three of its league matches last weekend, topping Air Force, Colorado State and Wyoming on the road. Anastasia Putilina moved into the ITA singles poll this week, owning a No. 83 listing for her first collegiate ranking. TCU has never lost to Utah in 10 meetings since 1981.
New Mexico (1-17, 0-5) has struggled through the season with a young squad, sporting as many as four freshmen in the lineup. After this weekend, New Mexico will have faced eight nationally ranked programs, including four in the top-50. The Lobos' lone win of the season came against UT Arlington on Jan. 23. The Frogs are 9-0 against New Mexico in the all-time series.
After this weekend, the Frogs will begin preparations to defend their MWC tournament title at the 2010 MWC Championships in Las Vegas, Nev., April 28-May 1.
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