March 10, 2008
Contact: Jessica Gerich
ORLANDO, Florida - The Cleveland State men's tennis team won the doubles point and four singles matches to win, 6-1, over Southern Illinois Edwardsville in their first match of their spring training trip in Orlando, Florida. The victory puts CSU at 9-3 on the season.
Freshman Robert Fox and junior Rob West won 8-2 at No. 1 doubles. The duo is 5-0 at No. 1 doubles this season. Freshman Chris Klepatz led the team with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Carlos Sanchez at No. 3 singles. West and Fox won at Nos. 4 and 5 singles, respectively. Junior Steven Wipprecht won 6-0, 6-1 over Jordan Faulkenburg at No. 6 singles.
"We faced a good team today, a team that is close to the Division I level," head coach Brian Etzkin said. "Our guys played well, being our first match outdoors. We worked a lot of points and it was good to be outside again."
The Vikings face Connecticut on Monday, March 10.
DOUBLES RESULTS
1. Fox/West def. Gonzalez/Garrison (SIUE) - 8-2
2. Groleski/Klepatz def. Young/Sanchez (SIUE) - 8-6
3. Highley/Jolly (SIUE) def. Wipprecht/Spirtos - 8-6
SINGLES RESULTS
1. Paulo Gonzalez (SIUE) def. Ryan Hamning - 6-2, 6-4
2. Brad Groleski def. Robert Young (SIUE) - 6-2, 6-2
3. Chris Klepatz def. Carlos Sanchez (SIUE) - 6-2, 6-3
4. Rob West def. Austin Highley (SIUE) - 6-3, 6-4
5. Robert Fox def. Cole Garrison (SIUE) - 6-1, 6-2
6. Steven Wipprecht def. Jordan Faulkenburg (SIUE) - 6-0, 6-1
Ex. Aris Spirtos def. Mike Jolly (SIUE) - 4-6, 7-6 (5)
