March 11, 2008
Contact: Jessica Gerich
ORLANDO, Florida - The Cleveland State men's tennis team defeated UConn, 6-1, in their second match of their spring training trip on Monday. The victory is their fourth straight and puts the squad at 10-3 for the season.
Sophomores Phil Orno and Ryan Hamning won at Nos. 1 and 2 singles, respectively. Orno has won 10 consecutive singles matches, while Hamning won his first match since returning from an injury. Senior Brad Groleski won 6-4, 7-6 (5) over Joey Michaels at No. 3 singles, while freshman Chris Klepatz defeated Andrew Marcus 6-0, 6-1 at No. 4 singles. Freshman Robert Fox won 6-3, 7-6 (5) over Tom Cook at No. 6 singles.
"Our three doubles teams came out to a fast start and we took two to claim the doubles point," head coach Brian Etzkin said. "We had some minor speed bumps closing out some of our singles sets, but we came throught to wrap up the victory. It was good to get our full lineup out there, which is exciting for conference play."
CSU faces No. 75 Stetson on Tuesday, March 11 at 2:30 p.m. to wrap up their spring training trip.
DOUBLES RESULTS
1. Hamning/Orno def. Schueler/Goldstein (UC) - 8-4
2. Michaels/Malerba (UC) def. Fox/West - 8-3
3. Groleski/Klepatz def. Cook/Marcus (UC) - 8-0
Ex. Spirtos/Wipprecht def. Bobitski/Ribchinsky (UC) - 8-5
SINGLES RESULTS
1. Phil Orno def. Joe Goldstein (UC) - 6-3, 6-2
2. Ryan Hamning def. Ben Schueler (UC) - 6-1, 6-2
3. Brad Groleski def. Joey Michaels (UC) - 6-4, 7-6 (5)
4. Chris Klepatz def. Andrew Marcus (UC) - 6-0, 6-1
5. Christian Malerba (UC) def. Rob West - 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
6. Robert Fox def. Tom Cook (UC) - 6-3, 7-6 (5)
Ex. Aaron Ribchinsky (UC) def. Steven Wipprecht - 7-6 (3), 6-3
Ex. Mike Bobitski (UC) def. Aris Spirtos - 6-3, 6-1
Ex. Jesse Silkoff (UC) def. Adam Perkins - 6-1, 6-0
