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FWST: TCU defeats Utah 11-6 in baseball opener

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[SIZE=14pt]TCU defeats Utah 11-6 in baseball opener[/SIZE]

TCU jumped to an early lead and defeated Utah 11-6 in the opener Friday of a three-game Mountain West Conference series in Salt Lake City.

Catcher Bryan Holaday hit a pair of two-run home runs and also doubled. Freshman left-hander Matt Purke (8-0) gave up five runs on five hits in seven innings for the win.

TCU (32-9, 12-3 MWC) roared to a 6-1 lead after three innings, including Holaday's first home run in the second.

Another Holaday home run keyed a three-run fourth, and solo homers by Jerome Pena and Jantzen Witte in the fifth made it 11-4.

Game 2 of the series is at 6 tonight on CBS College Sports.

TCU tennis in two finals

Men: Sophomore Paul Chappell picked up his first singles victory of the season to clinch a 4-2 win for TCU over top-seeded BYU in the semifinals of the Mountain West men's championships on Friday in Las Vegas.

The fourth-seeded Horned Frogs meet No. 2 San Diego State in today's final at noon.

TCU won the doubles point before picking up singles victories by Emanuel Brighiu, Marius-Adrian Cirstea, Christopher Price and Chappell.

Women: No. 64 TCU can repeat as Mountain West tournament champion after toppling No. 2 seed UNLV in the semifinals in Las Vegas.

The Horned Frogs will face No. 5 seed San Diego State in the final at 4 p.m. today.

After winning the doubles point against UNLV, TCU got singles victories from Kayla Duncan and Gaby Mastromarino before Katareina Touhimaa provided the clinching point.

TCU adds transfer

Fort Worth's Whitney Williams has transferred to TCU from Iowa State, women's basketball coach Jeff Mittie announced.

Williams, who played in high school for a home-school team, must sit out next season, per NCAA transfer rules, and will be eligible as a junior in the 2011-12 season.

Williams (5-foot-7) started 14 games at guard this season as Iowa State advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16.

-- Stefan Stevenson
 
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