The University of Akron Athletics
2007-08 Women's Tennis

Amy Sherlock
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Sacred Heart HS
- Hometown:
- Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
as a Senior (Fall 2007): Team co-captain with
as a Junior (Spring 2007): Posted a team best 10singles wins in dual match play, mostly at No. 3 singles... Teamedwith Tanya Gombera at first doubles for a team high 12 wins in dualmatch play... Fourteen singles wins for the season tied her for theteam high... Eighteen doubles wins for the season was also a teamhigh... Thirty-two combined wins was a team-best for the year andsurpassed her two-season win total by 11 matches... Posted aperfect 10-0 record in singles and doubles during spring trip toOrlando, Fla. ... Most memorable moment was team trip to DowntownDisney.
as a Junior (Fall 2006): Won consecutive matchesover University of West Virginia, Pittsburgh and Villanova to winthe consolation draw of the “C” singles flight at theMartha Thorne Invitational at West Virginia... Teamed with TanyaGombera for an 8-2 win to advance to the round of 32 at the ITAMidwest Regional where they lost to the No. 6-ranked team in thecountry... Finished with a 6-6 overall doubles record, and a 4-5overall singles record.
as a sophomore (Spring 2005): Won decisive match6-4 in the third set to clinch team’s 4-3 Mid-AmericanConference win over Northern Illinois... Posted an overall 4-15singles record while playing mostly second and third singles.
as a sophomore (Fall 2004): Lost only 15 games enroute to three wins to claim the “B” singles draw atthe Zips Invitational... Posted a 4-2 overall singles record...Compiled a 2-3 overall doubles record.
as a Freshman (Spring 2005): Recorded a 2-17record in singles play and a 1-1 mark in doubles competition duringthe spring season... Teamed up with Jennifer Ales at the No. 3position to go 1-1 in doubles play.
as a Freshman (Fall 2004): Recorded thesecond-best singles record on the team in the fall season, going4-2, including 2-2 at the No. 2 position and 2-0 at the No. 4slot... Won her first four collegiate matches, including threetwo-set victories... Teamed up with Jennifer Ales to lead the Zipsin doubles play with a 3-1 record, finishing the season on atwo-match winning streak in doubles play.
at Sacred Heart High School: Was the number oneplayer in Nova Scotia... Ranked in the top 30 nationally in Canadain 2003, including a No. 2 ranking in the Atlantic region...Received Nova Scotia Athletic Federation Exemplary Athlete Award in2004... Ranked in the top-three in the Atlantic region in 2002...Ranked No. 1 in the Open women’s singles in Nova Scotia (Feb.14, 2005)... Competed in the Canada Games... Named Basketball MVPthree times, volleyball MVP twice, and Badminton MVP threetimes.
Personal: Born on July 17, 1986, in Halifax, NovaScotia, Canada... Daughter of Pat and Annette Sherlock... Majoringin finance... Dean’s List member... Intercollegiate TennisAssociation Scholar-Athlete award winner... Would like to pursueboth a law degree and MBA after graduation... Favorite movie isLove and Basketball... Favorite place to eat is TheEconomy Shoe Shop (Halifax)... Favorite book is Underground toCanada... Favorite quotation: “Keep smiling, it makespeople wonder what you’re up to.”