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Women’s Tennis Hosts Akron Shootout This Weekend
September 21 | Women's Tennis
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AKRON, Ohio – The University of Akron women's tennis team opens the 2017-18 season this weekend by hosting its own Akron Shootout.
Action begins on Friday, Sept. 22, at 10 a.m. Participating this fall are Cleveland State, Oakland, Youngstown State, and host Akron. The complete schedule is listed below. Weather permitting, matches will be held at the UA outdoor tennis courts on campus (Wheeler Street). If forced indoors, matches will be played at the LaTuchie Tennis Center in Stow.
"We are looking forward to playing at home this weekend, hopefully in front of a nice crowd!" said Akron head coach Brandon Padgett, who enters his eighth season as the Zips' mentor. "We are extremely young right now, but matches like this are extremely valuable in the development of each player. Our team dynamic has been outstanding, and I am pleased with our overall play at this point, knowing that we are early in the fall season, with much to work on."
Akron finished the 2016-17 season with a 23-4 overall record and a second-place finish in the Mid-American Conference with 7-1 mark. UA set the school record with a 22-match winning streak (Feb. 4-April 22) and was undefeated in conference play until the final regular-season match.
The Zips return seniors Sophia Geier (Burgebrach, Germany), the 2017 MAC Player of the Year, Carli Knezevich (Austin, Texas), and Waverly Wituski (Springboro, Ohio); juniors Luisa Echeverry (Cali, Colombia) and Carla Flores (Coahuila, Mexico); and sophomore Rita Pedroso (Porto, Portugal).
UA also welcomes three newcomers in the fall– freshmen Anna Uljanov (Schweinfurt, Germany), Miruna Vasilescu (Ulm, Germany), and Madison Wolfe (Monument, Colo.).
Geier and Knezevich were elected by their teammates as captains for the 2017-18 season.
2017 Akron Shootout Schedule
Friday, Sept. 22
10 a.m. Singles: Cleveland State vs. Oakland
12:30 p.m. Doubles: Oakland vs. Youngstown State
Cleveland State vs. Akron
1:30 p.m. Singles: Youngstown State vs. Akron
Saturday, Sept. 23
10 a.m. Singles: Cleveland State vs. Akron
12:30 p.m. Doubles: Cleveland State vs. Youngstown State
Oakland vs. Akron
1:30 p.m. Singles: Oakland vs. Youngstown State
Sunday, Sept. 24
9 a.m. Singles: Oakland vs. Akron
11:30 a.m. Doubles: Cleveland State vs. Oakland
Youngstown State vs. Akron
12:30 p.m. Singles: Cleveland State vs. Youngstown State
AKRON, Ohio – The University of Akron women's tennis team opens the 2017-18 season this weekend by hosting its own Akron Shootout.
Action begins on Friday, Sept. 22, at 10 a.m. Participating this fall are Cleveland State, Oakland, Youngstown State, and host Akron. The complete schedule is listed below. Weather permitting, matches will be held at the UA outdoor tennis courts on campus (Wheeler Street). If forced indoors, matches will be played at the LaTuchie Tennis Center in Stow.
"We are looking forward to playing at home this weekend, hopefully in front of a nice crowd!" said Akron head coach Brandon Padgett, who enters his eighth season as the Zips' mentor. "We are extremely young right now, but matches like this are extremely valuable in the development of each player. Our team dynamic has been outstanding, and I am pleased with our overall play at this point, knowing that we are early in the fall season, with much to work on."
Akron finished the 2016-17 season with a 23-4 overall record and a second-place finish in the Mid-American Conference with 7-1 mark. UA set the school record with a 22-match winning streak (Feb. 4-April 22) and was undefeated in conference play until the final regular-season match.
The Zips return seniors Sophia Geier (Burgebrach, Germany), the 2017 MAC Player of the Year, Carli Knezevich (Austin, Texas), and Waverly Wituski (Springboro, Ohio); juniors Luisa Echeverry (Cali, Colombia) and Carla Flores (Coahuila, Mexico); and sophomore Rita Pedroso (Porto, Portugal).
UA also welcomes three newcomers in the fall– freshmen Anna Uljanov (Schweinfurt, Germany), Miruna Vasilescu (Ulm, Germany), and Madison Wolfe (Monument, Colo.).
Geier and Knezevich were elected by their teammates as captains for the 2017-18 season.
2017 Akron Shootout Schedule
Friday, Sept. 22
10 a.m. Singles: Cleveland State vs. Oakland
12:30 p.m. Doubles: Oakland vs. Youngstown State
Cleveland State vs. Akron
1:30 p.m. Singles: Youngstown State vs. Akron
Saturday, Sept. 23
10 a.m. Singles: Cleveland State vs. Akron
12:30 p.m. Doubles: Cleveland State vs. Youngstown State
Oakland vs. Akron
1:30 p.m. Singles: Oakland vs. Youngstown State
Sunday, Sept. 24
9 a.m. Singles: Oakland vs. Akron
11:30 a.m. Doubles: Cleveland State vs. Oakland
Youngstown State vs. Akron
12:30 p.m. Singles: Cleveland State vs. Youngstown State
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