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The women's tennis team has already bested its 2009 national ranking without even stepping onto the court.

The Frogs, who are set to make a play at the national championships, opened the season ranked two spots ahead of last year's finish.

The Frogs were ranked No. 27 on the initial Campbell/Intercollegiate Tennis Association poll.

Head coach Jefferson Hammond said that it was nice to be ranked in the top 30, but that his expectations were not yet met.

The No. 7 equestrian program (5-5-0) will host the University of Tennessee-Martin on Saturday for the team's only true home event of the spring season.

Head coach Gary Reynolds said the Horned Frogs will move forward into the spring season without Chloe Baker, who graduated in the fall.

"Just keep on going, that's all you can do," Reynolds said. "I've told the girls that Chloe was one of our great riders and was on the national championship team. We wish her the best. She's meant a lot to TCU while she was here, and we were glad to have her for that time."

The Horned Frogs' pitching staff should be the team's strong point this season with 10 players returning from last year's squad and the addition of a first-round draft pick to the pitching staff.Head coach Jim Schlossnagle said he had an idea of what the rotation will be but was not yet set on who will start.

"Some combination of Steven Maxwell, Kyle Winkler, Paul Gerrish, Matt Purke and probably Greg Holle right now," Schlossnagle said. "Those would be the five guys kind of fighting for four spots."

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With the loss of senior leadership, a young roster of outfielders will have to step up for the 2010 season.

"We need to get better than we were last year defensively," head coach Jim Schlossnagle said, never mentioning his team's accomplishment of making an appearance in the NCAA Super Regional last June.

"I don't think you can assume anything," he said. "I've tried to preach that to our guys."

As winter sports progress in their season and spring sports kick into gear, Horned Frog teams are all over the place.

This weekend, women's and men's tennis, women's and men's basketball, track and field, swimming and diving, equestrian and rifle all face matchups.

Whether shooting or swimming, the Frogs face stiff competition across the country.

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