FORT WORTH – The TCU women’s tennis team cruised by Northwestern State 7-0 in its home opener on Saturday afternoon at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.
The Frogs did not drop a set for the entirety of the season and home-opening match.
TCU claimed the doubles point with two consecutive wins before posting a 6-0 mark in singles play.
“It feels great to get the season started,” Head Coach Lee Taylor Walker said. “I can really sense a maturity and confidence with this team. We had stretches in each match where we were tested and other stretches where we were dominant, and that’s what we need in a season opener. I think Coach Morelli has a great team and a real chance at taking their conference title. Credit to him for pushing us in the doubles point and preparing his team. Now it’s time to prepare for Rice and have tunnel vision on them.”
THE RUNDOWN
In doubles, the duo of Destinee Martins and Isabel Pascual finished first when it defeated Ayu Ishibashi and Honoka Umeda 6-3 on court three. Seeing their first doubles action on the purple courts, Raquel Caballero Chica and Jade Otway knocked off Maria Farina and Tjasa Klevisar 6-4 to win the doubles point.
In singles, all six Horned Frogs took down their opponents in straight sets. Senior leader, Martins continued her strong start to the season only dropping one game. Otway wrapped up her match second with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Paige Wise.
Caballero earned her first win as a Horned Frog taking down Garcia zero and four. Pascual battled on the No. 1 court taking down Klevisar four and three. Yu-Chin Tsai defeated Ishibashi 6-3, 6-3 on court four.
Chiho Mushika completed the sweep for the Frogs and tallied her first win on the purple courts in a 6-4, 6-3 rout of the Demons’ Erenda.
RESULTS
Doubles Results:
1. Chiho Mushika / Yu-Chin Tsai (TCU) vs. Sara Erenda / Sofi Garcia (NSU): Unfinished
2. Raquel Caballero / Jade Otway (TCU) def. Maria Farina / Tjasa Klevisar (NSU): 6-4
3. Destinee Martins / Isabel Pascual (TCU) def. Ayu Ishibashi / Honoka Umeda (NSU): 6-3
Singles Results:
1. Isabel Pascual (TCU) def. Tjasa Klevisar (NSU): 6-4, 6-3
2. Jade Otway (TCU) def. Paige Wise (NSU): 6-3, 6-2
3. #58 Destinee Martins (TCU) def. Maria Farina (NSU): 6-0, 6-1
4. Yu-Chin Tsai (TCU) def. Ayu Ishibashi (NSU): 6-3, 6-3
5. Raquel Caballero (TCU) def. Sofi Garcia (NSU): 6-0, 6-4
6. Chiho Mushika (TCU) def. Sara Erenda (NSU): 6-4, 6-3
UP NEXT
The Horned Frogs head to College Station, Texas next weekend (Jan. 27-28) for ITA Kickoff Weekend. TCU will take on Rice on Saturday, Jan. 27 and Texas A&M or Northwestern on Sunday, Jan. 28.
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