The No. 3 seed Horned Frogs, who entered play with a ranking of No. 32 nationally, picked up their lone point of the match at No. 4 singles, where sophomore Millie Nichols defeated Dominika Kanakova 6-2, 6-2.

TCU, which was making its 14th appearance in the NCAA Championships and eighth in the last nine years, finished the season 18-6.

Nichols and teammate Olivia Smith will compete in the NCAA Doubles Championship on May 23 at the University of Georgia.

MEN'S BASKETBALL HEADLINES

•  It'll be a family affair when Colorado State visits Air Force on Saturday.

• Rams still have unfinished business in quest for NCAA Tournament bid.

• The 'magician inside the locker room:' SDSU's Tom Abdenour.

• Seniors part of remarkable turnaround at TCU.

• UNLV's Massamba intent on making most of final leg of long journey.

• Former Cowboys' star Jay Straight now plying his trade overseas.

FOOTBALL HEADLINES

• New career path for former CSU football player Eugene Daniels.

WOMEN'S TENNIS HEADLINES

• Recruit from Serbia proves to be significant net gain for UNLV.

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Thursday, October 20, 2011

MW FOOTBALL HEADLINES

• Learning curve beginning to flatten out for young TCU secondary.

• Air Force offense hoping to catch Boise State with its guard down.

• After six games, Rams have reached crossroads.

• Boise State defensive end has come long way in reaching potential.

• Wyoming freshman making most of role on special teams.

• Hauck: Rebels, staff won't rest during bye week.

MW MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL HEADLINES

• For this pair of Cowboys, no pain, no gain has become mantra.

• Wyoming finds itself on unfamiliar ground with lack of senior leadership.

• Change can be positive sometimes.

OTHER MW HEADLINES

• Colorado State volleyball team makes policy statement.

• San Diego State sisters act is hit on and off the tennis court.

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Friday, October 7, 2011

MW FOOTBALL HEADLINES

• Wyoming-Utah State will match talented pair of true freshmen at quarterback.

• UNLV's Herring anxious to part company with the recent past.

• Ram RB Chris Nwoke: "Slowing down has never been in my vocabulary."

• San Diego State hoping to uncover soft spot in TCU defense.

• Tim Jefferson's legacy will have long shelf life at the Academy.

• Air Force aware it can ill afford defensive lapses at Notre Dame.

• In a world of blue turf, Boise State relishes playing on grass.

• Former head coach's son makes most of opportunity at New Mexico.

OTHER MW HEADLINES

• UNLV's Anthony Marshall looking forward to Runnin' Rebels' new up-tempo offense.

• CSU's Katelyn Steffan has developed into the Rams' go-to hitter.

• Deedra Foss is becoming more comfortable as Colorado State's setter.

• UNLV softball is looking for pitching depth as fall practice starts next week.

• UNLV women's tennis looks to young leader Lucia Batta.

• UNLV's Kendall Wallace is ready to run after a delayed senior season.

• Update on UNLV's Sandrine Nzeukou's experiences playing in the FIBA Africa Cup this week.

• Cowboy fans invited to a night of "Madness."

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UNLV, making its fifth consecutive appearance in the NCAA Championships, dropped a 4-2 decision to San Diego in the first round on Saturday at the Los Angeles Tennis Center.

The Lady Rebels' No. 1 doubles team of Aleksandra Josifoska and Nives Pavlovic pulled within 7-6 against USD's Stephanie Hoffpauir and Juliette Coupez, but a strong forehand down the line by Hoffpauir enabled the 29th-ranked Toreros to hold on for an 8-6 win and the doubles point.

UNLV, which entered the match ranked No. 39, got its lone doubles win at the second spot where Lucia Batta and Anna Maskaljun closed the season on a school-record 19-match winning streak. Maskaljun ended her career in second place on the school's all-time list with 90 wins. Maskaljun's singles sweep (7-5, 6-0) of Maja Sujica marked her 21st win in her final 22 collegiate matches.

Undefeated this season in Mountain West action, the Lady Rebels closed out the season with an overall mark of 20-6.

Meanwhile, Utah, making back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Championships for the first time since qualifying three consecutive times from 1996-98, was ousted by Alabama, 4-0, in Athens, Ga.

The 49th-ranked Utes were bidding to advance to the tournament's second round for the first time in school history while avenging a 4-2 loss to the No. 26-ranked Crimson Tide in February. Utah, which won the MW Championships, finished the season 16-10 overall after going 7-1 in MW play.

Junior Anastasia Putilina, the MW Women's Player of the Year, held a 3-0 advantage in her third set against Mary Anne McFarlane when play was halted after Alabama clinched the team match.

Postseason Play Continues at Stanford

The men's and women's Mountain West Tennis Players of the Year --- UNLV's Mehdi Bouras and Utah's Anastasia Putilina --- will compete in the NCAA Individual Tennis Championships May 25-30 at the Taube Tennis Center in Stanford, Calif., following the conclusion of the team championships on May 24.

Bouras (22-11), the MW's highest-ranked singles player at No. 72 in the nation, is the first Rebel men's player to earn a spot in the NCAA singles field since Elliot Wronski in 2007. He will also pair with teammate Bernard Schoeman in the doubles competition. Bouras and Schoeman are 13-8 overall as a tandem and boast three wins over top-20 opponents this spring. They are also the first UNLV doubles team to reach the national tournament since Nenad Zivkovic and Gregor Skorin in 1999.

Putilina, ranked No. 92 in the latest ITA rankings, earned the MW's automatic bid to the NCAA's women's singles field.

Individual and doubles draws will be released just prior to the tournament.

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Three Mountain West student-athletes, including the MW Men's and Women's Player of the Year award recipients, will compete in the NCAA Singles and Doubles Tennis Championships May 25-30 at the Taube Tennis Center in Stanford, Calif., following the conclusion of the team championships on May 24.

UNLV men's player Mehdi Bouras (22-11), the MW's highest-ranked singles player at No. 72 in nation, is the first Rebel men's player to earn a spot in the NCAA singles field since Elliot Wronski in 2007. He will also pair with teammate Bernard Schoeman in the doubles competition. Bouras and Schoeman are 13-8 overall in doubles, boast three wins over top-20 opponents this spring and are the first UNLV doubles team to reach the national tournament since Nenad Zivkovic and Gregor Skorin in 1999.

On the women's side, the MW's automatic qualifying slot was filled by Utah junior Anastasia Putilina, who went 2-0 in singles and 3-0 in doubles last week in helping lead the Utes to their first Mountain West title. Putilina (25-13), a native of Belgorod, Russia, is currently ranked 49th in the nation.

Singles and doubles matchups will be released just prior to the tournament.

NCAA Women's Golf Regional Action Starts Today

Five teams and one individual from the Mountain West are set to begin their postseason bids in the 2011 NCAA Women's Golf Regionals, which start today. The MW is represented in the West Regional in Auburn, Wash., by BYU, New Mexico and San Diego State, as well as Colorado State's Brianna Espinoza. UNLV is competing in the Central Regional in Notre Dame, Ind., while conference champion TCU will tee off in the East Regional in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Live scoring from each of the three 54-hole tournament is available online at GolfStat.com. Regional action concludes Saturday, when eight teams and two individuals from each site will advance to the national championships, scheduled for May 18-21 in in Bryan, Texas.

The BYU men's and Utah women's teams earned the league's automatic bids by winning their respective titles at the Mountain West Championships last week in Fort Collins, Colo.

The UNLV women's team will be participating in the NCAA tournament after receiving an at-large invitation.

BYU, ranked No. 35, will travel to Los Angeles to take on No. 31 San Diego at USC on May 13. With a mark of 21-5 overall and 6-0 in Mountain West play, the Cougars haven't lost a regular-season conference match since 2009. BYU faced San Diego in January, losing to the Toreros 6-1. San Diego is 18-6 overall.

The No. 49-ranked Utah women's team (16-9) will face No. 26 Alabama (15-6) in the first round on Saturday, May 14, in Athens, Ga. The Crimson Tide received an at-large bid after finishing fourth in the Southeastern Conference with an 8-3 record. The Utes are making back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances for the first time since qualifying three consecutive times from 1996-98.

No. 39-ranked UNLV (20-5), the 2011 Mountain West regular-season champion, will travel to the Los Angeles Tennis Center to face No. 29 San Diego (18-5) on Saturday, May 14. The Lady Rebels, who finished 8-0 in MW play, are making their fifth consecutive NCAA appearance. It is UNLV's eighth NCAA trip in the last 10 years. UNLV and USD have met 10 times, including the Lady Rebels' 5-2 victory in Las Vegas on Feb. 20, 2010. The schools met once before in NCAA play as host USD took a 5-4 first-round win in 1997.

Check back later today for updates on match times, as well the announcement of individual and doubles lineups.