Top-seeded Tulane and second-seeded TCU square off tomorrow in the 2005 Conference USA Women’s Tennis Championship match for the third consectutive year. The four-day event concludes on Sunday, April 24 with the championship match scheduled for noon (CST) at TCU's Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center in Fort Worth, Texas.

Defending champion Tulane beat TCU last year, 4-1, while the Wave cruised to a 4-0 win in 2003.

After finishing the regular season with a mark of 20-5, No. 16 Tulane advanced to the championship game of the 2005 Conference USA Women's Tennis Tournament, with wins over tenth-seeded UAB on Friday and No. 3-seed USF in today's semifinal matchup. The Green Wave compete in the title match riding a 14-match winning streak.

The Green Wave recorded the doubles point after the nation's No. 35 doubles team of Jenny Kuehn and Julie Smekodub defeated Courtney Vernon and Liz Cruz, 8-1. The Bulls defaulted at the No. 3 doubles line.

Despite Tulane's Maria Ivanov falling to USF's Neyssa Etienne, 6-4, 6-2, the Green Wave responded by capturing singles wins at the No. 2, 5 and 6 positions. Nancy Kockott beat Bull's Luisa Obando, 6-4, 6-3, while Jenny Kuehn pulled off a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Gabriela Duch to secure the championship berth.

No. 17 TCU cruised to a 4-0 victory over fourth-seeded Houston on Saturday afternoon in the semifinals of the 2005 C-USA Women's Tennis Championship.
The Frogs opened the match by collecting the doubles point with wins at the No. 2 and 3 spot. TCU's Kewa Nichols and Helena Besovic started things off by crushing Yolandi Terblanche and Tiffany McLoughlin, 8-3. The victory was the second for the duo this spring in five matches. Seniors Paige Brown and Karla Mancinas defeated Diana Martin and Kami Miller, 8-3 to jump to an early 1-0 lead.

In singles, No. 55-ranked Helena Besovic cruised to her 32nd win as she topped Houston's Diana Martin at No. 2. For the final wins, Gloriann Lopez clinched a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Cougar's McLoughlin at the sixth position, while teammate Kewa Nichols defeated Brianna Bateup, 6-1, 6-3.

USF and Houston end their runs for the tournament title, yet will battle tomorrow at 9 a.m. for the rights to a third-place finish.

The 2005 C-USA Women's Tennis Championship match will take place at TCU's Bayard H. Freeman Tennis Center at Noon (CST), immediately followed by the awards ceremony.

For a complete bracket, match recaps and individual results from all rounds of the 2005 Conference USA Women’s Tennis Championship, please visit www.conferenceusa.com.