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Women's Tennis Sweeps NJIT, 7-0
February 06 | Women's Tennis
AKRON, Ohio — The University of Akron women's tennis team captured its fifth consecutive victory with a 7-0 win of New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) on Friday afternoon at the LaTuchie Tennis Center.
The Zips improved to 5-1 overall, while the Highlanders fell to 0-3 overall.
In doubles action, UA captured the doubles' point with wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots. Sophomore Karolina Maksimova (Mogliev, Belarus) and freshman Ariadna Blinova (Riga, Latvia) teamed up at No. 2 doubles to defeat Ines Vujkovac and Alba Rosas Garcia, 6-0. At No. 3 doubles, junior Madison Cohen (Huntingdon Valley, Pa.) and sophomore Shannon Newnes (Romford, London) swept Sydney Nowak and Valerie Carroll, 6-0.
It was a clean sweep for the Zips in singles action, winning every match. At No. 1, Maksimava defeated Carolina Zanotta, 7-5, 6-0. At the No. 2 spot, junior Martina Zerbola (Neuquen, Argentina) won a hard-fought battle against Nathalie Habegger, 6-1, 6-7 (5), 1-0 (6), in the final match to finish. At No. 3 singles, senior Olga Shkundina (Ufa, Russia) remained undefeated with 6-0, 6-1 win over Ines Vujkovac. She stands 5-0 overall in singles action this spring.
"Good win today to keep things rolling right now," head coach Brandon Padgett said. "We were pushed hard on a couple of courts, which will definitely help us as we continue through this difficult stretch of matches. Sunday will be another difficult match, and we need to be sharper with our play, but I feel confident that we will play well."
Akron continues play at home on Sunday, Feb. 8, hosting Liberty (4-1 overall) at 10 a.m. NJIT and Liberty will square off on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 9 a.m. Both matches will be played at the LaTuchie Tennis Center.
AKRON 7, NJIT 0
LaTuchie Tennis Center
February 6, 2015
Doubles:
1. Carolina Zanotta / Nathalie Habegger (NJIT) def. Martina Zerbola / Sophia Geier, 6-4
2. Ariadna Blinova / Karolina Maksimova (UA) def. Ines Vujkovac / Alba Rosas Garcia, 6-0
3. Madison Cohen / Shannon Newnes (UA) def. Sydney Nowak / Valerie Carroll, 6-0
Singles:
1. Karolina Maksimova (UA) def. Carolina Zanotta, 7-5, 6-0
2. Martina Zerbola (UA) def. Nathalie Habegger, 6-1, 6-7 (5), 1-0 (6)
3. Olga Shkundina (UA) def. Ines Vujkovac, 6-0, 6-1
4. Ariadna Blinova (UA) def. Alba Rosas, 6-2, 6-4
5. Sophia Geier (UA) def. Sydeny Howak, 6-1, 6-0
6. Maria Bessmertnaya (UA) def. Valerie Carroll, 6-0, 6-0
Order of finish:
Doubles– 3, 2, 1
Singles– 5, 3, 6, 4, 1, 2
Team Records:
Akron (5-1 overall, 0-0 MAC)
NJIT (0-3 overall, 0-0 AEC)
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