March 11, 2008
Contact: Jessica Gerich
ORLANDO, Florida - The Cleveland State men's tennis team lost the final match of their spring training trip to No. 53 Stetson, 4-3, on Tuesday. The loss snaps a four match win streak for the Vikings and puts CSU at 10-4 on the season.
The men won at Nos. 1 and 2 doubles to claim the doubles point against the Hatters. Sophomore Phil Orno stretched his singles match win streak to 11 consecutive matches, defeating Marcus Echtler, 7-6 (3), 7-5 at No. 1 singles. Freshman Robert Fox won 5-7, 7-5, 10-7 over Christopher Swanteson at No. 6 singles.
"Today we faced No. 53 Stetson and came out with a great doubles win," head coach Brian Etzkin said. "Our No. 2 doubles team of Fox and West came back from 7-4 to win the match. We had chances against a good team and this match is a huge stepping stone for our program. We have definitely raised the level of play for our team."
The Vikings travel to Dayton on Saturday, March 29 at 2:00 p.m.
DOUBLES RESULTS
1. Hamning/Orno def. Echtler/Kricka (SU) - 9-7
2. Fox/West def. Boulanov/Celik (SU) - 9-8 (12-10)
3. Jones/Swanteson (SU) def. Groleski/Klepatz - 8-4
SINGLES RESULTS
1. Phil Orno def. Marcus Echtler (SU) - 7-6 (3), 7-5
2. Hicham Laalej (SU) def. Ryan Hamning - 6-0, 7-5
3. Joey Jones (SU) def. Brad Groleski - 6-4, 6-4
4. Filip Kricka (SU) def. Chris Klepatz - 6-2, 6-0
5. Serguei Boulanov (SU) def. Rob West - 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
6. Robert Fox def. Christopher Swanteson (SU) - 5-7, 7-5, 10-7
Ex. Steven Wipprecht def. Bret Feldman (SU) - 8-4
Ex. Trevor Bach (SU) def. Aris Spirtos - 8-3
