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FORT WORTH, Texas -- No. 18 Texas managed a spirited effort Saturday against No. 16 TCU, but the Horned Frogs proved to be too much for the Longhorns, as TCU registered a 4-0 victory over Texas in NCAA Tennis Championships' round of 32 at TCU's Friedman Tennis Center. The Longhorns' season comes to a close at 18-12.

Texas opened with a convincing victory at third doubles, but TCU took the remaining two matches to clinch the doubles point. Juniors Petra Dizdar (Split, Croatia) and Ristine Olson (Missoula, Mont.) tallied an 8-1 victory at third doubles over Nicole Leimbach and Kewa Nichols, but the Horned Frogs scored wins at the first and second positions to close out the doubles session.

TCU extended its lead to 2-0, as the Horned Frogs' 27th-ranked Helena Besovic dealt UT's Dizdar a 6-1, 6-3 defeat at second singles. The Frogs' cushion grew to 3-0 when the 17th-ranked Leimbach defeated UT senior Mia Marovic (Split, Croatia) by a 6-2, 6-3 count at the first position.

UT senior Kelly Baritot (Allison Park, Pa.) won her first set at fifth singles over TCU's Nichols, but Nichols responded with 6-3 and 6-0 wins in the ensuing sets to clinch the match. The remaining three matches had either progressed to a third set or held the potential to reach an extra set when the match was stopped.

UT sophomore Courtney Zauft (San Antonio, Texas) captured the first set at fourth singles over Ana Cetnik, but Zauft trailed 5-4 in the second set when the match was stopped. At third singles, Texas senior Kendra Strohm (Tucson, Ariz.) dropped the first set against TCU's 119th-ranked Anna Sydorska but was engaged in a spirited battle in the second set, which ended with Texas and TCU even at five games apiece. UT's Olson rallied for a second-set win at the sixth slot over TCU's Gloriann Lopez after dropping the first set.

TCU advances to the NCAA Championships' round of 16, set to begin on Thursday, May 18. The Horned Frogs will take on unbeaten and top-ranked Stanford, the host of the NCAA Tennis Championships.

No. 16 TCU 4, No. 18 Texas 0
Doubles - Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2
1. Besovic/Cetnik (TCU) def. Marovic/Zauft (UT) 8-4
2. Morgado/Sydorska (TCU) def. Baritot/Strohm (UT) 8-5
3. Dizdar/Olson (UT) def. Leimbach/Nichols (TCU) 8-1

Singles - Order of Finish: 2, 1, 5
1. No. 17 Nicole Leimbach (TCU) def. No. 77 Mia Marovic (UT) - 6-2, 6-3
2. No. 27 Helena Besovic (TCU) def. No. 104 Petra Dizdar (UT) - 6-1, 6-3
3. No. 119 Anna Sydorska (TCU) vs. Kendra Strohm (UT) - 6-4, 5-5, susp.
4. Courtney Zauft (UT) vs. Ana Cetnik (TCU) - 7-5, 4-5, susp.
5. Kewa Nichols (TCU) def. Kelly Baritot (UT) - 3-6, 6-3, 6-0
6. Gloriann Lopez (TCU) vs. Ristine Olson (UT) - 6-1, 4-6, susp.