March 30, 2010
Contact: Greg Murphy
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Cleveland State senior Phil Orno and sophomore Catrine Bjerrehus have been named Horizon League Tennis Players of the Week for the period of March 22-28.
Orno, a native of Snekkerston, Denmark, went 2-0 at No. 1 singles and 2-1 at No. 3 doubles over the weekend. He posted a 6-1, 6-3 win against Youngstown State on Friday and 6-3, 7-6 victory against Green Bay on Saturday. Orno also paired with Aris Spirtos to register 8-5 wins versus YSU and Green Bay.
Bjerrehus, a native of Aarhus, Denmark, went 6-0 on the weekend with three wins at No. 1 singles and three more at No. 1 doubles. She defeated Green Bay (6-3, 6-3) on Friday and picked up wins versus Milwaukee (3-6, 6-1, 6-1) and Case Western (6-0, 6-1) on Saturday. Bjerrehus also teamed with Charlotte Gibbons to register 8-2 (UWGB), 8-4 (UWM), and 8-2 (CWRU) wins over the weekend extending their doubles winning streak to 10.
The Vikings continue play this weekend with a pair of road matches, beginning on Saturday (April 3) at Valparaiso. CSU the heads to UIC for matches on Sunday, April 4.