TCU
Washington
TCU Hands Huskies First Loss
2/3/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
FORT WORTH, Texas – The TCU women's tennis team battled its way to a 4-0 victory over previously undefeated Washington on Friday afternoon at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center in Fort Worth.
The Horned Frogs (4-1) were dominant in doubles against the Huskies (6-1) as the No. 16 ranked pair of Olaya Garrido-Rivas and Donika Bashota got things started by taking out their third ranked opponent this year as they toppled No. 35 Miki Kobayahi and Nour Abbes, 6-2. Caroline Wegner and Seda Arantekin clinched the doubles point by pulling off the victory on court two with an identical 6-2 score for the early 1-0 TCU lead.
Singles was a battle as five of the six courts went to the decisive third set to decide the match. No. 75 Arantekin picked up win No. 11 this year and was off the court first with a comeback 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 win over Abbes on court two. Garrido-Rivas was the only player to get her win in straight sets as she took out Kenadi Hance, 7-6(5), 7-5 on court five to make it 3-0 for TCU. Wegner split the opening two sets with her opponent on court six before coming back to take a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 win to seal the 4-0 victory for the Frogs.
Quotes from the Match
Head Coach Lee Taylor Walker
"That was a great match. We don't really know where everyone is right now in terms of rankings and things, but we do know Washington was undefeated. They beat a good Alabama team and they beat a good Illinois team. I think they are a legitimate top-25 team so I felt like our girls brought great energy today. Especially after last Sunday it was kind of hard because we were discouraged after the Oklahoma State match. It was a little chilly out today so I am just proud of the girls for bringing a really positive energy and maintaining it for about two and half to three hours. I think that really helped put us over the edge. We have to recover quick because we have a tough Oregon team on Sunday. This was a great start for a really tough stretch of six to eight good teams in a row."
Match Results
Washington vs TCU
Feb 03, 2017 at Fort Worth, Texas
(Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center)
TCU 4, Washington 0
Singles competition
1. Donika Bashota (TCU) vs. Stacey Fung (WASH) 6-2, 6-7 (7-9), 0-1, unfinished
2. #75 Seda Arantekin (TCU) def. Nour Abbes (WASH) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
3. Aleksandra Zenovka (TCU) vs. Miki Kobayashi (WASH) 6-4, 0-6, 4-5, unfinished
4. #115 Marie Norris (TCU) vs. Alexis Prokopuik (WASH) 4-6, 6-4, 3-4, unfinished
5. Olaya Garrido-Rivas (TCU) def. Kenadi Hance (WASH) 7-6 (7-5), 7-5
6. Caroline Wegner (TCU) def. Katarina Kopcalic (WASH) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. #16 Olaya Garrido-Rivas/Donika Bashota (TCU) def. #35 Miki Kobayashi/Nour Abbes (WASH) 6-2
2. Caroline Wegner/Seda Arantekin (TCU) def. Katarina Kopcalic/Lana Slavica (WASH) 6-2
3. Alexis Pereira/Aleksandra Zenovka (TCU) vs. Kenadi Hance/Stacey Fung (WASH) 4-5, unfinished
Match Notes:
Washington 6-1
TCU 4-1
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (2,5,6)
A-75
Up Next
TCU continues action at home and will welcome Oregon on Sunday, Feb. 5 at 1 p.m., on the Bernard J. ‘Tut' Bartzen Varsity Courts.
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