April 13, 2008
Contact: Jessica GerichCLEVELAND, Ohio - The Cleveland State men's tennis team won every match of the day to defeat Youngstown State, 7-0, in the final home match of the season. The victory places the Vikings at 14-5 overall and 3-1 in Horizon League action.
Senior Brad Groleski won his final home match as a Viking, winning 6-2, 6-4 at No. 3 singles. Sophomore Phil Orno and freshman Robert Fox continued their consecutive singles match win streaks, winning at Nos. 1 and 5 singles, respectively. Orno has now won 15 consecutive matches while Fox has won 12 straight. Sophomore Ryan Hamning won his No. 2 singles match, defeating Ryan Trapp 6-3. 6-3. Freshman Chris Klepatz won 6-2, 6-1 over Chris Leson at No. 4 singles, while junior Rob West won his No. 6 singles match by default.
"This was a big conference win for us, with a quick doubles point and big wins coming from Phil and Brad," head coach Brian Etzkin said. "Brad wanted to go out with a nice win in his final home match and did so in front of a great crowd. We came home with a nice win, but we will still work hard this week to prepare for Valparaiso and UIC."
The Vikings travel to Valparaiso, Ind. on Saturday, April 19 for a match against the Crusaders. The match is set to begin at 10:00 a.m.
DOUBLES RESULTS
1. Hamning/Orno (CSU) def. Kathary/Trapp (YSU) - 8-4
2. Fox/West (CSU) def. Cerzosimo/Leson (YSU) - 8-1
3. Groleski/Klepatz (CSU) win by default
SINGLES RESULTS
1. Phil Orno (CSU) def. Scott Kathary (YSU) - 6-4, 6-4
2. Ryan Hamning (CSU) def. Ryan Trapp (YSU) - 6-3, 6-3
3. Brad Groleski (CSU) def. Diego Cerzosimo (YSU) - 6-2, 6-4
4. Chris Klepatz (CSU) def. Chris Leson (YSU) - 6-2, 6-1
5. Robert Fox (CSU) def. Zach Landgraf (YSU) - 6-0, 6-0
6. Rob West (CSU) wins by default
