CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cleveland State men's tennis team will close out regular season play on the road this weekend, traveling to Youngstown State on Saturday, April 22.
Match #26 | at Youngstown State | Saturday, April 22 | 2:00 p.m.
Last Time Out…
The Vikings picked up back-to-back wins at Northern Kentucky (4-3) and IUPUI (6-1), extending their current win streak to eight straight matches and improving to 19-6 on the year and 7-0 in #HLTennis play.
Vikings Clinch North Division Regular Season Title
With the 6-1 victory over IUPUI last time out, Cleveland State clinched the Horizon League North Division Regular Season Title, claiming a top seed in the upcoming #HLTennis Tournament. This marks the first year that the Horizon League was split into a North and South Division, with Cleveland State – the preseason favorite to win the North Division – capturing the first-ever North Division regular season title.
Cleveland State Closing In On Perfect #HLTennis Slate
With a win on Saturday, the Vikings would cap off an undefeated Regular Season Horizon League slate. Cleveland State, who currently stands at 7-0 in league play, would mark the sixth perfect #HLTennis campaign in program history with a win at YSU on Saturday.
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A win on Saturday would also give Cleveland State its 20th victory of the season, marking just the third 20-win campaign in program history. The last 20-win season for the Vikings came during the 2009-10 campaign when they finished 20-7, following a 20-6 year during 2008-09.
Vikings Sweep #HLTennis Weekly Awards | Full Release
Earlier this week the Vikings swept the Horizon League Weekly Awards, with Maxime Mareschal-Hay earning Singles Player of the Week and Kade Mindry/Raul Teichmann being named the Doubles Team of the Week. This marked the third time this season that Cleveland State has swept the weekly awards, while it marked a league-best third weekly award for Mareschal-Hay.
Mindry Notches 50th Career Singles Win
With a 6-2, 6-3 victory at No. 3 singles against Northern Kentucky last weekend, Kade Mindry eclipsed the 50-win mark for his collegiate career, entering Saturday's regular season finale with 51 career wins. Mindry became the third current Viking to join the 50-win club, joining teammates Maxime Mareschal-Hay and Raul Teichmann.
Teichmann Closing In On Single-Season Wins List
Entering the final week of regular season play, Raul Teichmann has a team-best 24-10 singles record on the year, just one win shy of cracking the top-10 list for wins in a single-season. With one more victory, Teichmann would mark the 13th time that a Viking has reached the 25-win plateau in a season, and would be tied for ninth on the single-season wins list with Matthew Terry (2018-19), Manuel Bellutti (2013-14), Yannick Goossens (2009-10), and Phil Orno (2007-08).