May 6, 2013
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Complete Cleveland State Men's Tennis Notes
| 2012-13 Men's Tennis Statistics| NCAA Digital Program
CLEVELAND, Ohio - For the fifth time in the past six seasons the Vikings will make an appearance in the NCAA Tournament, traveling to No. 5 Ohio State for a first round contest. CSU will take on the Buckeyes at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, May 10 - facing OSU for the second time in NCAA action under head coach Brian Etzkin.
Notre Dame and Washington will also be at the Ohio State site, with the winners of the two first round contests set to meet in a second round match on Saturday, May 11.
NCAA Men's Tennis Tournament Bracket
Friday's NCAA Tournament contest against the Buckeyes is scheduled to be played at the Outdoor Varsity Tennis Center, which is adjacent to the Woody Hayes Athletic Center on the Ohio State campus. In the event of inclement weather, the match will be played at the Indoor Varsity Tennis Center. Tickets for this weekend's matches are as follows: Adults-$6.00/day, Students-$4.00/day and anyone under the age of 2will be admitted for free.
The Vikings earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament after capturing their fifth Horizon League title, by way of a 4-3 upset over top-seeded Green Bay. CSU will be trying for its first-ever NCAA Tournament victory this weekend, as the Vikings have fallen to Kentucky and Ohio State in their previous postseason appearances. All five trips to the NCAA Tournament have come under head coach Brian Etzkin, who has been with the team since the 2002-03 season.
Entering the weekend, Matt Kuelker has a team-best 18-15 singles record, while Ali Shabib is close behind with a 17-15 mark. Jorg van der Vloet and Joe VanMeter both have 14 singles wins on the year, while Niklas Jonsson has 13 and Nolan Marks has 11. CSU's No. 1 doubles team of Shabib and Jonsson has an outstanding 14-4 record this spring, while the No. 2 team of Marks and Kuelker have a 7-3 mark and the No. 3 duo of van der Vloet and VanMeter stand at 6-3 this spring.
