TCU
Wake Forest
Frog Netters Fall to Wake Forest, 6-1
3/7/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 7, 2011
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FORT WORTH - TCU's women's tennis team fell victim to Wake Forest on Monday, dropping a 6-1 decision at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center in Fort Worth.
"I thought we competed hard, we're just banged up physically right now," TCU coach Dave Borelli said. "We've got to keep working and find some more confidence. That's the most important thing for us."
In doubles action, the Horned Frogs won at No. 3 doubles, but were stopped at Nos. 1 and 2 doubles as the Demon Deacons claimed the crucial doubles point.
TCU's Maria Babanova and Idunn Hertzberg improved to 2-4 on the spring with an 8-5 win over Wake's Brigita Bercyte and Ryann Cutillo at the No. 3 position.
However, Wake bounced back when No. 17-ranked Kayla Duncan and Kathryn Talbert claimed an 8-4 win over TCU's No. 1 doubles duo of Federica Denti and Katariina Tuohimaa.
Emilee Malhevy and Martina Pavelec clinched the doubles point soon after with an 8-4 win over TCU's Gaby Mastromarino and Olivia Smith at the No. 2 slot.
The Demon Deacons got right back to it in singles play as Duncan was a 6-2, 6-1 winner over Hertzberg at No. 4 singles to make the score 2-0 in favor of Wake.
TCU was up a set on court No. 6 when senior Babanova was forced to retire against Wake's Mydlowska in the second set to push the Demon Deacon lead to 3-0. Babanova won the first set 6-3 and was trailing 3-0 in the second when an injury halted the match.
In a highly-competitive match at No. 1 singles, Wake clinched the four needed points to win the match when the 45th-ranked Pavelec bettered TCU's Tuohimaa, 7-5, 7-5.
Wake extended its lead to 5-0 with at No. 5 singles. Cutillo downed Shalini Sahoo of TCU by a count of 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.
The Frogs got on the board when Smith dropped Wake's Talber in a three-set thriller, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3. The Bath, England, native improved to 4-2 during her rookie campaign at TCU.
In the final match of the afternoon at No. 3 singles, Wake's Malvehy got the better of Denti, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 to finish off a 6-1 Demon Deacon win.
Wake improved to 4-5 with the win, while TCU fell to 1-5.
TCU gets right back to work Wednesday when undefeated Lamar visits the Friedman Tennis Center. First serve is set for 2 p.m.
Match Results
March 7, 2011
Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center -- Fort Worth, Texas
#73 Wake Forest 6, #75 TCU 1
SINGLES
1. #45 Martina Pavelec (WF) def. Katariina Tuohimaa (TCU) 7-5, 7-5
2. Olivia Smith (TCU) def. Kathryn Talbert (WF) 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
3. #118 Emilee Malvehy (WF) def. Federica Denti (TCU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
4. Kayla Duncan (WF) def. Idunn Hertzberg (TCU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Ryann Cutillo (WF) def. Shalini Sahoo (TCU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-1
6. Anna Mydlowska (WF) def. Maria Babanova (TCU) 3-6, retired
DOUBLES
1. #17 Kayla Duncan/Kathryn Talbert (WF) def. Federica Denti/Katariina Tuohimaa (TCU) 8-4
2. Emilee Malvehy/Martina Pavelec (WF) def. Gaby Mastromarino/Olivia Smith (TCU) 8-4
3. Maria Babanova/Idunn Hertzberg (TCU) def. Brigita Bercyte/Ryann Cutillo (WF) 8-5
Match Notes:
Wake Forest 4-5; National ranking #73
TCU 1-5; National ranking #75
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (4,6,1,5,2,3)
T-3h, 33m A-133
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