Lindsey Berry

Height:
5-7
Class:
Junior
High School:
Northmont HS
Hometown:
Dayton, Ohio

Year-By-Year Record
Year   Singles (MAC)   Doubles(MAC)
2005-06 5-13 (2-3)      4-10 (0-1)
2006-07 12-16 (0-8)   12-15 (1-7)
2007-08 8-22(1-7)      17-16 (2-6)
Totals 25-51 (3-18)    33-41(3-14)

Why Akron?
“I chose Akron because the campus is so beautiful andnewly remodeled. Also, Akron was the perfect distance from home� not too close, but not that far awayeither.”

Forty career doubles wins puts her on track to reach the top 10 inteam history in that category (50 wins)... Eight singles or doubleswins away from reaching the top 20 for career combined victories inprogram history.

as a Senior (Fall 2008): Reached “B”doubles final at Fall Mid-American Conference Invitational, with9-7 win over Buffalo and 8-4 win over Toledo... Moved into a tiefor 15th all-time in school history in doubles wins, with her 40thcareer victory � an 8-4 win at No. 3 doubles againstSyracuse... Seven doubles wins tied for third most on team...Finished third at Bowling Green Invitational in the No. 3 doublesflight, posting wins over Xavier and Bowling Green... Was unable toplay singles due to injury.

as a Junior (Spring 2008): Earned 5-1 No. 2doubles record with fellow junior Tanyaradzwa Gombera...Playedprimarily No. 3 and No. 4 singles and split time between No. 1 andNo. 2 doubles... Only player on team to post five doubles wins withthree different partners... One of four team members with 17 ormore doubles wins, the most successful doubles quartet since the1998-99 campaign... Most memorable moment was the endless searchfor a Pizza Hut with seating on the team’s Spring Break tripto Los Angeles in March.

as a Junior (Fall 2007): Reached semi-finals in“A” doubles and “C” Singles at Martha ThornInvitational at West Virginia University... Member of only twodoubles pairs on team to win five matches in fall tournamentcompetition.

as a Sophomore (Spring 2007): Split time betweenNo. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 singles and appeared in all but one match atNo. 2 doubles... Posted a 10-11 overall record at No. 2 doubleswith two different partners... Twenty-four combined singles anddoubles wins for the year was the third-best total on squad...Seven dual match singles wins was the fourth highest total onteam... Most memorable moment was beating northeast Ohio rivalsCleveland State and Youngstown State.

as a Sophomore (Fall 2006): Won consolationbracket of the No. 3 singles draw at IPFW Mastodon Invitational...Posted overall record of 5-4 in singles and 2-4 in doubles...Reached semifinals of No. 4 singles bracket at Bowling GreenInvitational.

as a Freshman (Spring 2006): Finished 2-3 overalland 1-1 in Mid-American Conference play at No. 5 singles.

as a Freshman (Fall 2005): Runner-up in“B” singles at the Zips Invitational... Paired withfellow freshman Alyssa Carlson to reach thefinals of the lone doubles draw at the Zips Invitational... Posteda 3-3 overall doubles record and 2-4 singles record.

at Northmont High School: Four-time districtqualifier and two-time sectional champion for the Northmont HighThunderbolts... Posted a 24-4 singles record during the fall of hersenior season en route to a spot on the Dayton Daily NewsDivision I singles first team... Went 85-25 in singles play duringher prep school career... Three-time team MVP... Ranked as high asNo. 232 nationally in girl’s 18s... Honor Roll member.

Personal: Born May 8, 1987, in Dayton, Ohio...Daughter of Mike and Cindy Berry... Father played baseball at OhioState... Has one older sister, Stephanie... Majoring in publicrelations... Minor in fashion merchandise... Sports hero is LanceArmstrong... Favorite book is anything written by NicholasSparks... Enjoys music, being outdoors and hanging out with herfriends... Dream vacation would be to visit Ireland to learn moreabout her heritage... Participated in many community serviceprojects, such as House of Bread, Children’s Latch KeyProgram and nursing home visits... Has also competed in soccer,softball and volleyball... Favorite quotation: “You learn youcan do your best when it’s hard, even when you’re tiredand may be hurting a bit. It feels good to show somecourage.” by Joe Namath.