CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cleveland State men's tennis team kept its record perfect at the Medical Mutual Tennis Pavilion this season, picking up a 6-1 victory over DePaul Sunday morning.
Cleveland State vs. DePaul PDF Box Score
From The Sidelines
"This was a great step forward for us today, I feel like the team keeps playing better and better every day we hit the courts – whether it's practice or matches – they continue to improve. DePaul is a team that we lost 7-0 to about nine months ago, and being able to turn that around to a 6-1 win tells a lot about this team. Gabe was able to pick up his first collegiate win today, and it's great to see his hard work paying off at such a rapid pace." – Head Coach Brian Etzkin
Match Notes
· 2018 Record: 2-2
· This marked Cleveland State's first victory over DePaul, as the series now stands at 1-1.
· The Vikings own a perfect 2-0 record when playing at the Medical Mutual Tennis Pavilion this season.
· Cleveland State picked up the doubles point for the second straight match.
· Gabriel Evtimov picked up his first collegiate singles win Sunday.
· With their win at No. 1 doubles, Benjamin Slade and Mirko Radosevic notched their 20th career doubles win as a team, just the 10th Viking doubles team to post 20+ wins.
· Benjamin Slade now has 44 career singles wins, just six wins shy of becoming the 13th Viking all-time with 50 career wins.
The Points
· The Vikings got off to the quick 1-0 start again after picking up the doubles point, earning wins at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles. Cleveland State's top team of Benjamin Slade and Mirko Radosevic earned a 7-6 (6) victory, while the No. 2 tandem of Nico Mostardi and Matthew Terry posted a 7-5 win.
· Cleveland State's first singles point came from Nico Mostardi at the top of the lineup, as he improved to 3-0 this spring with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Alex Galoustian. For the season, Mostardi is now 15-4 in singles action.
· Benjamin Slade gave Cleveland State a 3-0 advantage with a victory at No. 5 singles, as he posted a 6-2, 6-3 straight set victory over Tamas Zador.
· The clinching point came from Luke Phillips at No. 3 singles, as he earned a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Christopher Casati to give Cleveland State the match victory. Phillips is now 2-2 this spring, and 12-6 overall this season.
· Matthew Terry picked up another singles point for the Vikings at the No. 2 spot, as he posted his second straight victory in a 6-1, 6-2 decision over Boris Spanjaard. Terry now owns a 14-5 singles record this season, including a 2-2 mark on the spring.
· Cleveland State's final singles point came from Gabriel Evtimov at the No. 4 spot, as he battled for a 6-4, 2-6, 10-3 victory over Fran Tonejc. This marked Evtimov's first collegiate victory after joining the Vikings for the spring season.
The Results
Doubles
1.Slade/Radosevic (CSU) def. Casati/Wassenaar (DEP), 7-6 (6)
2.Mostardi/Terry (CSU) def. Galoustien/Spanjaard (DEP), 7-5
3.O'Meara/Tuff (DEP) def. Phillips/Malm (CSU), 6-4
Singles
1.Nico Mostardi (CSU) def. Alex Galoustian (DEP), 6-2, 6-3
2.Matthew Terry (CSU) def. Boris Spanjaard (DEP), 6-1, 6-2
3.Luke Phillips (CSU) def. Christopher Casati (DEP), 6-2, 6-3
4.Gabriel Evtimov (CSU) def. Fran Tonejc (DEP), 6-4, 2-6, 10-3
5.Benjamin Slade (CSU) def. Tamas Zador (DEP), 6-2, 6-3
6.Luuk Wassenaar (DEP) def. Mirko Radosevic (CSU), 6-4, 6-2