ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – The Cleveland State men's tennis team picked up its fourth straight win Friday afternoon, earning a 5-2 victory at St. Bonaventure. Friday's match marked the final non-league contest of the regular season for the Vikings, and improved Cleveland State to 9-10 overall this year.
The Vikings swept all three doubles matches on the day, with Clark Bilinovich/Raul Teichmann earning a 6-3 win at No. 1 doubles, Kade Mindry/JuandeDios Abboud posting a 6-1 victory at the No. 2 spot and Maxime Mareschal-Hay/Austin Staiger earning a 6-3 win at No. 3 doubles.
With their win at the top of the lineup, Bilinovich and Teichmann are now tied for the team-lead with five wins this spring.
The Vikings were then able to clinch the match with a trio of singles wins in the middle of the lineup, as Teichmann, Bilinovich and Mindry picked up wins at No. 4, No. 2 and No. 3 singles, respectfully.
Teichmann notched a 7-5, 6-2 victory over St. Bonaventure's Norka Sanchez, while Bilinovich posted a 6-3, 6-2 win against Jean Marrero and Mindry captured the victory for the Vikings with a 6-4, 6-2 decision over St. Bonaventure's Marco Rivolo.
With his win at No. 2 singles, Bilinovich notched his 60th career singles win, becoming the 14th Viking all-time to reach the milestone, while Mindry became the first Viking to reach 20-wins this season with his victory at No. 3 singles.
Cleveland State's final point of the day came from Abboud at No. 5 singles, as he earned a 6-4, 6-3 victory over St. Bonaventure's William Schneideman.
Cleveland State will return to Horizon League play on Sunday (April 10), traveling to Northern Kentucky for a 4:00 p.m. match.
