CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cleveland State women's tennis team will continue Horizon League play on the road this weekend, traveling to Youngstown State on Saturday, March 20 and Sunday, March 21.

MATCH #9
Cleveland State at Youngstown State | Saturday, March 20 | 2:00 p.m.
Youngstown, Ohio | YSU Tennis Center

MATCH #10
Cleveland State at Youngstown State | Sunday, March 21 | 2:00 p.m.
Youngstown, Ohio | YSU Tennis Center

Last Time Out…
The Vikings opened their 12-match Horizon League slate at home, hosting preseason favorite UIC. Despite dropping a pair of hard fought battles against the Flames, the Vikings were able to pick up the doubles point in both matches, along with singles wins from Miruna Vasilescu and Bethany Yauch.

2021 #HLWTEN Preseason Poll
Last week, the Vikings were tabbed to finish third in the highly competitive seven-team Horizon League field, collecting 34 points to finish behind preseason favorite UIC and Youngstown State. This marks the ninth year that the Horizon League has released a preseason poll, with the Vikings selected to finish as a top-three team for the sixth time.

…2021 Horizon League Schedule
This year's Horizon League schedule will have a different look to it, as the Vikings will face the same opponent in back-to-back matches each week. Cleveland State is scheduled to host two more #HLWTEN series against Oakland and Northern Kentucky, while the Vikings are set to travel to Youngstown State, IUPUI and Milwaukee.

Vasilescu Goes 2-0 Against UIC
Last time out, Miruna Vasilescu went 2-0 against UIC, picking up both wins at the top of the singles lineup. In the first match of the weekend Vasilescu notched a 6-1, 6-1 win, while she followed that up with a 6-3, 6-2 victory in the series finale, with both wins coming over UIC's Tamara Malazonia. On the season, Vasilescu has a team-best 6-2 singles record.

Cleveland State With The Doubles Point
Last time out, the Vikings picked up the early doubles point in both matches against UIC, marking just the third and fourth times this season that Cleveland State has gotten out to the early 1-0 lead. Cleveland State's No. 2 team of Blanche Lenoan and Kateryna Avram picked up wins in both matches, while the No. 3 team of Bethany Yauch and Selma Tounsi earned a win in the first match, and Klara Mrecla and Miruna Vasilescu posted a win at the top of the lineup in the weekend finale.

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 25-21 dual match record as head coach. During the 2019 campaign, Polito led the Vikings to a share of the Horizon League Regular Season Championships, and then helped Cleveland State make an appearance in the #HLWTEN Championship Match for the first time since 2014.

Scouting The Opponent
Youngstown State
2021 Record: 9-7, 2-0
All-Time Against CSU: 14-8
Last Meeting: Cleveland State 6, Youngstown State 1 (3/30/19)