April 29, 2011

GREELEY, Colo. -

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The second-seeded and 57th-ranked TCU men's tennis team notched a 4-2 victory over third-seeded and 56th-ranked New Mexico to advance to the championship match at the Mountain West Men's Tennis Championship.

TCU took a 1-0 lead, picking up the doubles point with victories at the No. 1 and No. 3 positions, respectively. The 48th-ranked tandem of Emanuel Brighiu and Christopher Price downed the 62nd-ranked duo of Jadon Phillips and Phil Anderson, 9-7, at the No. 1 position, while the pair of Daniel Sanchez and Zach Nichols netted an 8-4 victory over Joe Wood and Carl Ho at the third position.

The two teams exchanged points early in singles play. Nichols used two sets to defeat Ben Dunbar, 7-6 (2), 6-0, at the No. 2 position to give the Horned Frogs a 2-0 advantage. New Mexico countered with a 6-4, 6-3 win from Anderson over Price at the No. 3 spot.

The Lobos evened the match, 2-2, after Phillips recorded a come-from-behind win over Brighiu (1-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4) at the top of the singles lineup. The Horned Frogs jumped out to a 3-2 advantage in the dual after Slah Mbarek rallied from a first-set deficit to defeat Ho, 2-6, 6-4, 7-5.

Sanchez defeated Wood (6-3, 6-3) at the No. 6 singles position to clinch the match for the Horned Frogs.

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#3 New Mexico Lobos vs #2 TCU Horned Frogs
Apr 29, 2011 at Greeley, Colo.
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#2 TCU Horned Frogs 4, #3 New Mexico Lobos 2

Singles competition
1. Jadon Phillips (UNM) def. #72 Emanuel Brighiu (TCU) 1-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
2. Zach Nichols (TCU) def. Ben Dunbar (UNM) 7-6 (7-2), 6-0
3. Phil Anderson (UNM) def. Christopher Price (TCU) 6-4, 6-3
4. Slah Mbarek (TCU) def. Carl Ho (UNM) 2-6, 6-4, 7-5
5. Soren Goritzka (TCU) vs. Conor Berg (UNM) 6-4, unfinished
6. Daniel Sanchez (TCU) def. Joe Wood (UNM) 6-3, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. #48 Emanuel Brighiu/Christopher Price (TCU) def. #62 Jadon Phillips/Phil Anderson (UNM) 9-7
2. Conor Berg/Ben Dunbar (UNM) def. Paul Chappell/Cameron Nash (TCU) 8-5
3. Daniel Sanchez/Zach Nichols (TCU) def. Joe Wood/Carl Ho (UNM) 8-4

Match Notes:
#3 New Mexico Lobos 15-10, 4-2 MW
#2 TCU Horned Frogs 13-12, 5-1 MW
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (2,3,1,4,6)