ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – The Cleveland State men's tennis team picked up its first 7-0 sweep of the season Saturday afternoon, as the Vikings picked up a win at St. Bonaventure to improve to 6-6 overall this year.
PDF BOX SCORE | Cleveland State 7, St. Bonaventure 0
Quick Hits
· With his win at the top of the lineup, Matthew Terry now owns a team-best 24-5 singles record this season.
· Luke Phillips picked up his fifth straight singles win on Saturday, and now stands at 17-9 overall this season.
· Clark Bilinovich became the fourth Viking to record double-digit singles wins on Saturday, as he notched his 10th win of the year with a victory at No. 3 singles.
The Match
Cleveland State was able to get on the board early, as the Vikings picked up wins at all three doubles spots. At the top of the lineup, Matthew Terry and Kade Mindry picked up a 6-1 win, while Clark Bilinovich and Raul Teichmann earned a 7-6(6) victory at No. 2 doubles, and Luke Phillips and Jack Santilli notched a 6-4 win at the No. 3 spot.
The Vikings were then able to get a quick 2-0 advantage after Bilinovich picked up a 6-0, 6-2 win at the No. 3 spot, before a 7-5, 7-6 win from Terry at the top of the lineup extended Cleveland State's lead to 3-0.
Saturday's clinching point came from Mindry at No. 4 singles then, as he earned a 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 victory to give the Vikings their sixth win of the spring season.
Cleveland State was also able to pick up wins in the final three singles matches, as Phillips picked up a 5-7, 6-3, 7-5 victory at No. 2 singles, Santilli earned a 6-1, 6-2 win at the No. 6 spot and Teichmann posted a 6-7(6), 6-3, 1-0(3) victory at No. 5 singles.
From The Sidelines
"St. Bonaventure definitely came to play today, they gave us a really good match that turned out being a hard fought victory for us. I thought we did a good job of keeping our composure and staying focused in the tight moments throughout the match today. Clark and Jack stood out for us, as they had great energy and picked up some key points for us. When Jack got on court it was still a close match, but he was able to get out to a quick start which really swung the momentum in our favor, and Clark picked up a quick second point for us giving us an early lead. Now we are looking forward to being able to play outside next week when we travel to Florida, and hopefully we can keep this momentum going in our two matches next weekend." – head coach Brian Etzkin
Up Next
Cleveland State will take its annual Spring Break trip next week, as the Vikings will travel south to the state of Florida for a pair of matches against Florida Atlantic (Saturday, March 14) and Army (Sunday, March 15).
The Results
Doubles (1, 3, 2)
1. Terry/Mindry (CSU) def. Malmberg/Estevarena (SBU), 6-1
2. Bilinovich/Teichmann (CSU) def. Rutkowski/Blakeley (SBU), 7-6(6)
3. Phillips/Santilli (CSU) def. Rivolo/Arraya (SBU), 6-4
Singles (3, 1, 4, 2, 6, 5)
1. Matthew Terry (CSU) def. Lukas Malmberg (SBU), 7-5, 7-6
2. Luke Phillips (CSU) def. Martin Estevarena (SBU), 5-7, 6-3, 7-5
3. Clark Bilinovich (CSU) def. Marco Rivolo (SBU), 6-0, 6-2
4. Kade Mindry (CSU) def. John Rutkowski (SBU), 3-6, 6-1, 7-5
5. Raul Teichmann (CSU) def. Jonni Heikkila (SBU), 6-7(6), 6-3, 1-0(3)
6. Jack Santilli (CSU) def. Joseph Blakeley (SBU), 6-1, 6-2