April 27, 2011

FORT COLLINS, Colo. -

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The second-seeded and 57th-ranked TCU men's tennis team secured three singles victories and the doubles point en route to a 4-0 win over seventh-seeded Air Force Wednesday afternoon at the University Tennis Complex in Fort Collins, Colo. After winning the doubles point, the Horned Frogs took singles matches at the No. 2, 3 and 4 positions to advance to the semifinal match.

In doubles play the Horned Frogs came out swinging and never looked back. TCU began the match by claiming a victory at the No. 2 position, with Paul Chappell and Cameron Nash notching a speedy 8-1 win over Taylor Soster and Alex Grubbs. Moments later, the Horned Frog tandem of Daniel Sanchez and Zach Nichols secured an 8-4 victory over Alex Beasussart and Steven Young to capture the doubles point.

TCU's Christopher Price claimed the first singles victory of the match after Soster had to retire due to injury in the first set at No. 3 singles. Nichols then notched a straight-sets win over Andy Jackson (6-3, 6-1) at the second position to put TCU up 3-0 in the dual. Moments later, Slah Mbarek closed out the dual for the Horned Frogs, recording a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Grubbs at the No. 4 spot.

TCU will play the winner of No. 3 New Mexico and No. 6 Utah in the semifinals of the Mountain West Men's Tennis Championship on Friday and 2 p.m. MT.

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#7 Air Force Falcons vs #2 TCU Horned Frogs
Apr 27, 2011 at Fort Collins, Colo.
(University Tennis Complex)
#57 #2 TCU Horned Frogs 4, #7 Air Force Falcons 0

Singles competition
1. #72 Emanuel Brighiu (TCU) def. Lance Wilhelm (AFA) 6-4, 4-1
2. Zach Nichols (TCU) def. Andy Jackson (AFA) 6-3, 6-1
3. Christopher Price (TCU) def. Taylor Soster (AFA) 5-0
4. Slah Mbarek (TCU) def. Alex Grubbs (AFA) 6-3, 6-1
5. Soren Goritzka (TCU) def. Steven Young (AFA) 6-4
6. Daniel Sanchez (TCU) def. Alex Beasussart (AFA) 6-4

Doubles competition
1. #48 Emanuel Brighiu/Christopher Price (TCU) def. Lance Wilhelm/Andy Jackson (AFA) 5-2
2. Paul Chappell/Cameron Nash (TCU) def. Taylor Soster/Alex Grubbs (AFA) 8-1
3. Daniel Sanchez/Zach Nichols (TCU) def. Alex Beasussart/Steven Young (AFA) 8-4

Match Notes:
#7 Air Force Falcons 10-14 (0-6 MW)
#2 TCU Horned Frogs 12-12 (5-1 MW); National ranking #57
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (3,2,4)