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TCU to face No. 24 Rice in NCAA Regionals Frogs will make 22nd NCAA appearance in school history
April 29, 2008
FORT WORTH, Texas - The No. 34 TCU men's tennis team will face No. 24 Rice in the opening round of the NCAA Regionals in Austin, Texas, on May 9 at 1 p.m. The trip to the NCAA Tournament will be the 22nd overall in school history and the 17th appearance in the last 18 seasons.
The Horned Frogs are the No. 3 seed in the Austin Regional, along with No. 1 Texas (20-5), No. 2 Rice (16-8) and No. 4 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (15-7).
The Frogs return to the NCAA Tournament after earning an automatic bid by capturing the Mountain West Conference Tournament Championship last weekend with a 4-3 victory over New Mexico. TCU is currently 20-7, posting the most wins in a season since the 2001 season, when the Frogs reached the NCAA Final Four.
Senior Cosmin Cotet was named the MWC Co-Player of the Year, while Emanu Brighiu and Kriegler Brink also earned spots on the All-MWC Singles Team. Brink and Cotet, ranked No. 50 nationally, earned all-conference doubles accolades as well.
Brink (23-2), Cotet (20-6) and Nichols (21-5) all posted at least 20 singles victories this season for the Frogs. Overall, Brink notched a record of 32-6 during the 2007-08 season, ranking second all-time at TCU in season singles winning percentage (.842).
For complete coverage of the NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championships, visit www.ncaasports.com.
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