CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cleveland State women's tennis team will continue its fall slate this weekend, hosting the second annual Viking Invitational. The three-day tournament, which will run from Friday, October 6 through Sunday, October 8, will take place in the Medical Mutual Tennis Pavilion on the Cleveland State University campus.
2017 Viking Invitational Field
Cleveland State will welcome three other teams to the MMTP for the Viking Invitational this weekend, as Akron, Cincinnati and West Virginia will compete in the three-day tournament.
2017 Viking Invitational Schedule
Friday, October 6 | 10:00 a.m.
1 Round of Singles, 2 Rounds of Doubles
Saturday, October 7 | 9:00 a.m.
1 Round of Singles, 2 Rounds of Doubles
Sunday, October 8 | 9:00 a.m.
1 Round of Singles, 1 Round of Doubles
2017 Viking Invitational Scoring
At the conclusion of play this weekend, there will be a Viking Invitational Singles Champion and Viking Invitational Doubles Champion. Points will be awarded based on lineup position, with the singles player and doubles team with the most points after three days of play being crowned champions.
Medical Mutual Tennis Pavilion
The Medical Mutual Tennis Pavilion is Cleveland State's on-campus indoor facility, which features six temperature controlled courts and spectator seating for 200 fans. Construction of the MMTP was completed during the spring of 2016, with the first match being held on March 9, 2016. For those fans that are interested in attending the Viking Invitational, use the GPS address below:
Medical Mutual Tennis Pavilion | 2005 Chester Ave., Cleveland, Ohio, 44114
Golawska Closing In Top Singles Wins List
Entering the 2017-18 season, senior Aleksandra Golawska is closing in on earning a spot on the CSU Singles Wins List, entering this weekend's Viking Invitational with 54 career singles wins. Golawska, who became the 14th Viking all-time to record 50 career singles wins last year, needs just five more singles wins to crack the top-10 and six more wins to become the 10th Viking all-time to reach the 60-win milestone.
Spindler Records Perfect 3-0 Weekend At Akron Shootout
During the first tournament of the fall season junior Isabella Spindler led the Vikings with a perfect 3-0 singles record. Spindler, who played all three matches at the top of the singles lineup, was named the Akron Shootout Singles Champion after picking up wins against Akron, Youngstown State and Oakland.
