Oakland Doubles Pair Falls in Rome Round of 16
Hammond and Marušinová lost 6-4, 6-4 to a UNLV pair after opening the ITA Conference Masters with a win.
Updated on Nov. 9, 2026 in Tennis
Oakland University's doubles team of Edie Hammond and Martina Marušinová competed at the 2026 ITA Conference Masters Championships in Rome, Georgia. The pair opened with a 6-0, 6-3 win over Charleston Southern before losing 6-4, 6-4 to a University of Nevada, Las Vegas pair in the round of 16.
Why it matters
The tournament's four singles semifinalists and two doubles finalists qualify for the NCAA Championships, so the round-of-16 exit ended the Oakland pair's run in this event. The result closes out a fall that began with a Horizon League doubles title.
Hammond and Marušinová won their first two matches 6-0, 6-3 and then fell 6-4, 6-4 to a 5th-seeded UNLV pair in the round of 16. Their run followed a Horizon League title in which they won every match in the bracket.
The players
Oakland University
Oakland University is a public research university in Rochester, Michigan, and a member of the Horizon League.
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas is a public research university whose athletic teams compete in the Mountain West Conference.
The details
Hammond and Marušinová earned their Rome berth by winning the doubles title at the Horizon League Individual Championship in October, after which they were ranked No. 1 in doubles by the ITA. Oakland opened the national tournament Thursday, Nov. 5, against Charleston Southern and advanced before losing to UNLV the following day.
Timeline
October 2026: Hammond and Marušinová win the Horizon League doubles title.
November 5, 2026: Oakland defeats Charleston Southern in the Round of 32.
November 6, 2026: Oakland loses to UNLV in the round of 16.
January 2027: The spring portion of the 2026-27 season begins.
Season Trajectory
The ITA Conference Masters advances four singles semifinalists and two doubles finalists to the NCAA Championships, so a round-of-16 exit ends a doubles pair's NCAA chances for this event. Oakland's fall results instead carry into a spring schedule that resumes in January.
The NCAA Championships field is set by the ITA Masters results, so for fantasy and bracket followers the round-of-16 exit removes Oakland's doubles team from national contention this fall. Fans tracking the Horizon League can watch the pair's results resume when the spring schedule begins in January.
The takeaway
A doubles title in one season does not guarantee a deep run at the national level, as the round-of-16 result shows. Tracking a team's full fall schedule gives a clearer picture of where it stands before the spring season.
What happens next
The Oakland women's tennis team begins its spring portion of the 2026-27 season in January 2027.
Further reading
For more on the sport, see Tennis coverage across the college season.
Source note: This article includes information reported by The Oakland Post.
