The University of Akron Athletics
Tennis Knocked From MAC Tournament
April 27 | Women's Tennis
April 27, 2006
OXFORD, Ohio - The eighth-seeded University of Akron women's tennis team lost 4-0 to ninth-seeded Northern Illinois in the first round of the Mid-American Conference Championship on Thursday at Hepburn Varsity Tennis Courts on the Miami (Ohio) campus. The loss eliminated the Zips from the tournament, while the Huskies advanced to take on top-seeded Western Michigan in Friday's quarterfinal round.
Northern Illinois (5-18) took the early advantage by claiming the doubles point behind victories at the first and second positions. The Huskie tandem of Megan Brooks and Lilian Asuaje shut out the Akron (5-16) pair of Tanya Gombera (Harare, Zimbabwe/Chisipite Senior School) and Alyssa Carlson (Rockford, Ill./Lutheran HS) at No. 2. Up 5-4 at both the first and third spots, NIU clinched the point with an 8-4 victory by Jenny Edner and Nao Uememura at No. 1 over the Zips' Jenna Larson (Bismarck, N.D./Century HS) and Kerry Langworthy (Harare, Zimbabwe/Gateway HS).
The Huskies carried their momentum onto the singles courts, winning at Nos. 1, 3 and 4 in straight sets to clinch the match victory. Edner made quick work of Gombera at No. 1, 6-0, 6-0. Asuaje defeated UA's Amy Sherlock (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada/Sacred Heart HS) at No. 3, 6-3, 6-4; and Brooks bettered Carlson at No. 4, 6-3, 6-4.
At the time the match was clinched Akron led at Nos. 5 (6-3,
5-5) and 6 (6-1, 2-3) singles, while NIU was ahead at the No. 2
(6-3, 3-3) position.
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The MAC Championship runs through Sunday, with the winner earning an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament.
Northern Illinois 4, Akron 0
Mid-American Conference Championship - First Round
Hepburn Varsity Tennis Courts
Miami University campus
Oxford, Ohio
Doubles (NIU won doubles point)
1-Edner/Uememura (NIU) def. Larson/Kerry Langworthy (UA), 8-4
2-Brooks/Asuaje (NIU) def. Gombera/Carlson (UA), 8-0
3-Nagel/Delgadillo (NIU) vs. Sherlock/Berry (UA), 7-6 (DNF)
Singles
1-Jenny Edner (NIU) def. Tanya Gombera (UA) 6-0, 6-0
2-Dora Delgadillo (NIU) led Jenna Larson (UA) 6-3, 3-3 (DNF)
3-Lilian Asuaje (NIU) def. Amy Sherlock (UA) 6-3, 6-4
4-Megan Brooks (NIU) def. Alyssa Carlson (UA) 6-3, 6-4
5-Lindsey Berry (UA) led Nao Uememura (NIU) 6-3, 5-5 (DNF)
6-Laura Hemlepp (UA) led Chrissy Nagel (NIU) 6-1, 2-3 (DNF)
