The University of Akron Athletics
Tennis Gets Shut Out By Eastern Michigan
April 08 | Women's Tennis
April 8, 2006
AKRON, Ohio - The University of Akron tennis team fell 7-0 to Eastern Michigan on Saturday in a Mid-American Conference match at LaTuchie Tennis Center.
The Eagles (8-8. 3-2 MAC) met little resistance from the Zips (4-12, 0-4), sweeping doubles play and going through the singles portion of competition with relative ease.
The excitement of the afternoon came at the No. 1 singles spot, where UA's Tanya Gombera (Harare, Zimbabwe/Chisipite Senior School) and EMU's Elizabeth Syrova faced off in a marathon match that required a tiebreaker to decide the winner. Syrova got the decision 6-4, 7-6 (6).
Akron returns to the court next Tuesday (April 11) when it takes on Buffalo at 1 p.m. EDT at LaTuchie Tennis Center. That match was originally slated for April 1, but was rescheduled due to an emergency involving a UB team member.
Eastern Michigan 7, Akron 0
Doubles (EMU won doubles point)
1-Frankowski/Parfenyuk (EMU) def. Gombera/Larson (UA) 8-4
2-Syrova/Krishnan (EMU) def. Carlson/Sherlock (UA) 8-6
3-Micati/Fernandez (EMU) def. Ales/Hemlepp (UA) 8-4
Singles
1-Elizabeth Syrova (EMU) def. Tanya Gombera (UA) 6-4, 7-6 (6)
2-Aditi Krishnan (EMU) def. Jenna Larson (UA) 6-1, 6-4
3-Vanessa Frankowski (EMU) def. Amy Sherlock (UA) 6-4, 6-2
4-Yana Parfenyuk (EMU) def. Alyssa Carlson (UA) 6-0, 6-0
5-Catherina Bestahorn (EMU) def. Laura Hemlepp (UA) 6-0, 6-2
6-Laura Fernandez (EMU) def. Jennifer Ales (UA) 6-1, 6-3
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