History
Junior Nina Munch-Soegaard was named a 2009 ITA Singles All-American.
in the 2008 Waco Regional. After snarring the doubles point, Harkins, Hertzberg and Duncan sealed the victory with singles wins.
Prior to the begining of the MWC Championships, TCU was decorated with postseason honors from the league, including Hammond earning Coach of the Year accolades for the second-straight season.
The Purple and White narrowly missed a chance to advance to the NCAA Sweet 16, falling the Arkansas, 4-3, in the second round of the NCAA Regionals.
Harkins, Duncan and Tuohimaa each earned All-MWC Singles considerations, while Duncan and Tuohimaa also garnered doubles honors.
Munch-Soegaard earned All-America status, claiming a top-16 seeding in the NCAA Singles Championships, while the duo of Harkins and Sydorska earned an at-large bid to compete in the NCAA Doubles Bracket.
TCU was welcomed as the No. 2 seed for the 2009 MWC Championships, hosted by New Mexico at the Jerry Cline Tennis Center. After tearing through Colorado State, 4-0, and Utah, 4-1, the Frogs were met by the only league opponent to defeat them during the regular season, UNLV.
While Munch-Soegaard fell in the opening round to Furman, the doubles tandem defeated Florida in the first round and advanced to the round of 16 for the second-straight year, losing a tight match to Clemson.
The Frogs’ captured their second tournament championship in four years since joining the league in 2006 with a 4-1 decision over the Runnin’ Rebels, going 10-1 overall against the conference in 2009.
Sydorska earned sole possession of the TCU career doubles record, ending her career with an overall record of 106-43, while also ranking fifth in combined wins, going 179-87 in singles and doubles for TCU.
With the MWC Tournament crown, TCU claimed the second seed in the NCAA Fayetteville Regional, alongside host No. 1 Arkansas, No. 3 Tulsa and No. 4 Oral Roberts.
TCU concluded the 2009 season with a final ranking of No. 29 with Munch-Soegaard and Harkins finishing with singles rankings of No. 22 and 88, respectively, and Harkins and Sydorska ending the year at No. 31.
In the opening round of the Regional, the Frogs’ took down No. 36 Tulsa with a 4-1 defeat, avenging their defeat to the Golden Hurricane
Final Team Rankings
1. Duke 2. Northwestern 3. Georgia 4. California 5. Notre Dame 6. Baylor 7. Miami (Fla.) 8. Georgia Tech 9. Southern California 10. Tennessee -------------------------------------------29. TCU
Final Singles Rankings
1. Mallory Cecil (Duke) 2. Maria Mosolova (Northwestern) 3. Aurelija Miseviciute (Arkansas) 4. Ani Mijacika (Clemson) 5. Julia Cohen (Miami (Fla.)) 6. Chelsey Gullickson (Georgia) 7. Marrit Boonstra (Florida) 8. Jana Juricova (California) 9. Hilary Barte (Stanford) 10. Laura Vallverdu (Miami (Fla.)) ----------------------------------------------22. Nina Munch-Soegaard (TCU) 88. Macall Harkins (TCU)
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Final Doubles Rankings
1. Kucerkova/Petukhova (Fresno State) 2. Tefft/Frilling (Notre Dame) 3. Andersson/Juricova (California) 4. Burdette/Barte (Stanford) 5. Remnyse/Schnack (UCLA) 6. Grabinski/Marand (North Carolina) 7. Gullickson/Gilchrist (Georgia) 8. Whoriskey/Pluskota (Tennessee) 9. Broosova/Borsanyi (Baylor) 10. Fink/Niculescu (Southern California) --------------------------------------------------31. Harkins/Sydorska (TCU)
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