CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cleveland State women's tennis team will close out its current three-match roadswing this weekend, traveling to West Virginia for a 12:30 p.m. match on Friday, February 19.
MATCH #4
Cleveland State at West Virginia | Friday, February 19 | 12:30 p.m.
Summit Tennis Academy | Morgantown, W. Va.
Live Scoring
Lenoan Remains Perfect On The Season
Senior Blanche Lenoan improved to 3-0 in singles play last time out, picking up a 6-1, 6-4 win at No. 3 singles against Toledo. Lenoan, who leads the Vikings with her three wins so far this season, now has 48 career singles wins and is just two wins shy of becoming the 16th Viking all-time to record 50 career singles wins.
…Schoenberg Also Closing In On 50 Career Wins
Gaby Schoenberg is also closing in on 50 career singles wins, as she entered the 2021 campaign with 46 victories. During last year's shortened campaign, Schoenberg picked up 11 singles wins, and needs just four more wins to reach the 50-win plateau.
Vasilescu In The Doubles Lineup
Entering this weekend's match at West Virginia, Miruna Vasilescu leads the Vikings with a perfect 3-0 record in the doubles lineup. Vasilescu has played at No. 1 doubles during all three matches so far this season, and owns a team-best 2-0 record with Bethany Yauch at the top of the lineup.
2021 #HLWTEN Weekly Honors
So far this season, the Vikings have picked up one Horizon League Weekly accolade, as Klara Mrcela and Miruna Vasilescu were named the Doubles Team of the Week back on February 10. Mrcela and Vasilescu earned the honor after picking up a 6-3 victory at the top of the doubles lineup against Miami (OH).
Trio Returns For Super-Senior Season
After being granted an extra year of eligibility by the NCAA after having the 2019-20 season cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the senior trio of Kateryna Avram, Blanche Lenoan and Siân Payne have decided to return for a 'super-senior' season. During the 2019 campaign this trio led the Vikings to a share of the Horizon League Regular Season title and an appearance in the #HLWTEN Championship Match, while they helped the Vikings post an 8-5 record last year.
Vikings Post Strong Semester In The Classroom
With the 2020 Fall Semester in the books, the Vikings posted one of their best semesters in program history, finishing with a 3.848 Team GPA for the term. In addition, five Vikings earned a spot on the Cleveland State University Dean's List (Kateryna Avram, Klara Mrcela, Siân Payne, Gaby Schoenberg, and Selma Tounsi) after recording a 3.25+ GPA on 12 graded credit hours.
Head Coach Frank Polito
Frank Polito is in his third year at the helm of the Vikings, and his ninth year overall at Cleveland State, owning a 24-17 dual match record as head coach. During the 2019 campaign, Polito led the Vikings to a share of the Horizon League Regular Season Championship, and then helped Cleveland State make an appearance in the #HLWTEN Championship Match for the first time since 2014.
Scouting The Matchup
West Virginia
2021 Record: 0-0
All-Time Record Against CSU: 2-0
Last Meeting: West Virginia 5, Cleveland State 2 (2/15/19)
