April 28, 2011

FORT COLLINS, Colo. -

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The fourth-seeded TCU women's tennis team secured four singles victories en route to a 4-1 win over fifth-seeded BYU Thursday afternoon at the University Tennis Complex in Fort Collins, Colo. After dropping the doubles point, the Horned Frogs took singles matches at the No. 1, 3, 5 and 6 positions to advance to the semifinal match.

BYU won the doubles point as the tandem of Megan Price and Callie Craig defeated Katariina Tuohimaa, 8-1, at the No. 1 doubles position and the Cougars' Elizaveta Ezhova and Desiree Tran downed Federica Denti and Olivia Smith (8-4) at No. 2.

TCU's Shalini Sahoo claimed the first singles victory of the match, recording a 6-1, 6-1 decision over Aubrey Paul at the No. 6 position to tie the score. The Horned Frogs jumped out to a 3-1 lead after Katariina Tuohimaa earned a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Megan Price at the top of the singles lineup and Idunn Hertzberg tallied a 6-2, 6-4 win over Ezhova at the No. 5 position.

Gaby Mastromarino closed out the dual for TCU, netting a 6-3, 6-4 win over Elle Carney at the No. 3 spot.

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#5 BYU Cougars vs #4 TCU Horned Frogs Apr 28, 2011 at Fort Collins, Colo. (University Tennis Complex) #71 #4 TCU Horned Frogs 4, #5 BYU Cougars 1

Singles competition
1. Katariina Tuohimaa (TCU) def. Megan Price (BYU) 6-4, 6-2
2. Olivia Smith (TCU) vs. Callie Craig (BYU) 2-6, unfinished
3. Gaby Mastromarino (TCU) def. Elle Carney (BYU) 6-3, 6-4
4. Federica Denti (TCU) vs. Desiree Tran (BYU) 7-5, unfinished
5. Idunn Hertzberg (TCU) def. Elizaveta Ezhova (BYU) 6-2, 6-4
6. Shalini Sahoo (TCU) def. Aubrey Paul (BYU) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Megan Price/Callie Craig (BYU) def. Katariina Tuohimaa/Maria Babanova (TCU) 8-1
2. Federica Denti/Olivia Smith (TCU) def. Elizaveta Ezhova/Desiree Tran (BYU) 8-4
3. Elle Carney/Aubrey Paul (BYU) def. Idunn Hertzberg/Gaby Mastromarino (TCU) 8-6

Match Notes:
#5 BYU Cougars 9-12 (4-4 MW)
#4 TCU Horned Frogs 12-10 (5-3 MW); National ranking #71
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (6,1,5,3)