TCU Rolls Past Syracuse, 6-1, in Season Opener

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FORT WORTH – TCU’s women’s tennis team made quick work in its season opener, knocking off Syracuse, 6-1, at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.

The Horned Frogs won all three doubles matches and dropped their lone singles match in a three-set super tiebreaker at No. 1 singles.

“I was really happy with how we played in the doubles,” TCU coach Dave Borelli said. “In singles, I was happy with Gaby Mastromarino winning after not playing in the fall and I thought Stefanie Tan showed a lot of resolve at No. 1. It’s going to be a fun year and we’ll be able to play a lot of players.”

TCU wasted no time getting right to work and showed why it has two doubles teams ranked among the nation’s top 60 pairs. No. 57-ranked Federica Denti and Kelsey Sundaram struck first for the Frogs, scoring an 8-2 win over Maddie Kobelt and Aleah Marrow of Syracuse.

At No. 1 doubles, TCU’s 31st-ranked Millie Nichols and Olivia Smith clinched the doubles point with their 8-2 dismissal of Emily Harman and Komal Safdar. Since becoming doubles partners in the fall, Nichols and Smith are 9-3. Freshmen Simona Parajova and Tan added an 8-5 win at No. 3 doubles.

In singles, Smith, the 114th-ranked player in the country, made it 2-0 in favor of the Frogs with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Safdar at No. 2 singles. Denti brought TCU within one point of winning the match when she grabbed a 6-3, 6-0 triumph over Marrow at No. 5 singles.

Nichols clinched the match for TCU and continued the Frog onslaught with her 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 4 singles over Kobelt. With her win, TCU improved to 1-0 on the year and 27-9 all-time in season openers.

Parajova ran the tally to 5-0 when she took care of Alessondra Parra, 6-3, 6-4 for her first dual-match win as a Frog. Mastromarino, TCU’s lone senior, returned after taking the fall off to rehab a shoulder injury and was a 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-7) winner at No. 6 singles.

Syracuse (0-2) scored its only point after TCU led 6-0 when Harman was able to better Tan in a third-set super tiebreaker 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (10-5).

TCU returns to action Jan. 28 when it hosts Texas State and Lamar for a doubleheader at the Friedman Tennis Center. First serve against the Bobcats is set for 10 a.m.

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