TCU Outduels No. 43 Kansas State

Sunday, March 14

Fort Worth, Texas

1:00 PM

TCU

Kansas State

TCU Outduels No. 43 Kansas State

3/14/2021 5:48:00 PM | Women's Tennis

TCU defeats two ranked opponents in back-to-back matches for the first time since 2016

FORT WORTH – No. 49 TCU women's tennis (8-5, 2-1) capped off a Sunflower State sweep on Sunday afternoon, taking down No. 43 Kansas State, 4-3, at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center in Fort Worth.

The Horned Frogs finish the weekend with two 4-3 wins over No. 45 Kansas and No. 43 Kansas State. It is the first time TCU has beaten both K-State and Kansas in the same season since 2016 and the first time TCU has beaten two ranked opponents in back to back matches since 2016 as well.

"I know it sounded like a broken record earlier in the year when I would talk about how well we've been progressing without all winning results," head coach Lee Taylor Walker said. "I'm so happy for this team to get wins like this. We've had to deal with a lot of adversity between injuries, the pandemic and everything else. I'm really proud of our perseverance. We have to celebrate these moments. 4-3 wins are hard to come by, and now we have two in one weekend. Credit to Kansas State, they came back and made it difficult for us. They showed a lot of character today. Big match for Tate [Schroeder] to get back on track with a win. That will give her a lot of confidence moving forward. Christopher Williams and Aleksa Cveticanin did a great job today. Aleksa is out with an injury but she's taken this time to be our third coach. When she comes back, this is really going to benefit her. Christopher did a great job working with Tate, connecting with her and working through her match to help us get the win."

For the second consecutive match, TCU split singles competition, 3-3, winning the match with the doubles point. The Frogs have been perfect in doubles play since changing up the lineup last week. They won both completed matches today from the No. 1 and No. 2 pairings. Mercedes Aristegui and Isabel Pascual Montalvo recorded their third ranked win of the season, taking down the No. 46 ranked tandem in the country, 6-2, after Marie Norris and Stevie Kennedy notched their second win as a pair this year to win the doubles point. TCU is now 6-0 in doubles competition since shifting around its pairings.

In singles play, the top of the lineup came through. TCU recorded wins on the top three courts to claim the three points needed to win the dual. Tate Schroeder, Norris and Aristegui delivered the wins to give TCU its third straight win and a 2-1 record in Big 12 duals.

DOUBLES QUICK HITS

TCU utilized its revamped doubles lineup for the third match to take the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 2.
TCU is now 6-0 in doubles matches since changing the lineup.
Marie Norris and Stevie Kennedy worked quickly to give TCU its first win of the day, 6-3, at No. 2.
Norris is now 11-5 in doubles play this season, 8-4 in dual action.
Kennedy is now 8-7 in doubles play with the win.
The top pairing of Mercedes Aristegui and Isabel Pascual Montalvo clinched the point, 6-2, on court one.
They are now 6-3 as a doubles team on the season and 4-3 as the top pairing.
The Horned Frogs improve to 25-16 in doubles matches this season.

Doubles Results
1. Isabel Pascual/Mercedes Aristegui (TCU) def. #46 Karine-Marion Job/Maria Linares (KSU) 6-2
2. Marie Norris/Stevie Kennedy (TCU) def. Margot Decker/Ioana Gheorghita (KSU) 6-3
3. Tate Schroeder/Addy Guevara (TCU) vs. Lilla Barzo/Manami Ukita (KSU) 2-5, unfinished
Order of finish: 2, 1

SINGLES QUICK HITS

TCU split the six singles matches, 3-3, collecting wins from Schroeder, Norris and Aristegui on the top three courts.
Norris notched the first win of the day, at No. 2 singles: 6-2, 6-0.
This was her 10th win of the dual season and her 13^th overall singles win of 2021, the most on the team.
Norris has now won four straight singles matches and six consecutive matches overall.
Norris won the second set, 6-0. It is her team-leading fifth 6-0 set this season.
Schroeder put the Frogs back in front, 3-2, with a straight set win at No. 1: 7-5, 7-5.
She has been in and out of the lineup after suffering an injury earlier this season. This was just her second dual singles win of the season and first since she took down No. 83 Carrington from LSU on Feb. 5.
This was Schroeder's first dual win at No. 1 singles this season.
This was the 99^th career, collegiate victory for Schroeder.
Aristegui clinched the match on court three with a hard-fought three-set win: 6-1, 4-6, 6-2.
This was her first three-set win of the season in just her second attempt.
Aristegui improves to 10-1 in dual singles matches this season, 11-2 overall.
The Horned Frogs improve to 38-26 in singles matches this dual season.

Singles Results
1. #46 Tate Schroeder (TCU) def. Karine-Marion Job (KSU) 7-5, 7-5
2. #68 Marie Norris (TCU) def. Maria Linares (KSU) 6-2, 6-0
3. Mercedes Aristegui (TCU) def. Manami Ukita (KSU) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
4. Margot Decker (KSU) def. Isabel Pascual (TCU) 7-6 (7-3), 2-6, 6-4
5. Lilla Barzo (KSU) def. Stevie Kennedy (TCU) 6-2, 6-2
6. Ioana Gheorghita (KSU) def. Addy Guevara (TCU) 6-3, 6-4
Order of finish – 2, 5, 6, 1, 3, 4

Up Next
TCU hits the road to continue Big 12 play next week. The Frogs will play West Virginia, on the road, on Friday, followed by a Sunday dual in Ames, against Iowa State.

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