A Doubles | B Doubles
C Doubles | A Singles
B Singles | C Singles-I
C Singles-II
EAST LANSING, Mich. – The Cleveland State women's tennis team concluded play at the Spartan Invitational Sunday, winning six of their seven matches on the final day to capture a doubles title and a singles backdraw crown.
"We had a very good day on the courts, to win six of our seven matches on the final day was awesome," head coach Brian Etzkin said. "Overall this was a great tournament for us, the team is getting better each time they go out and we played well with a depleted lineup once again. Ellen had an excellent weekend, going undefeated in singles and doubles to really lead the way for us. Everyone played great matches today for us, including Princess and Kara who had to win tiebreakers for their victories. We definitely have a team full of fighters and they never give up on any match, believing that they can earn the victory every time out."
The doubles title came from the duo of Alex Bush and Ellen Folkers in the C Bracket, as they picked up two victories on the final day over opponents from Toledo (8-6) and league foe UIC (8-5). For the weekend, the Viking tandem went 3-0, improving their season mark to a perfect 4-0.
Freshman Princess Gbadamosi earned CSU's backdraw title, competing in the A Singles Flight. After dropping her first match of the invitational, Gbadamosi came back to post three straight victories including a 6-7, 7-6 (2), 1-0 (7) win over IPFW's Mayu Sato in the consolation championship match.
Folkers also picked up another win in the C Singles Bracket Sunday, finishing the weekend with a 4-0 record in the round-robin bracket. Folker's final win came as a 6-2, 6-2 decision over Michigan State's Hilary Hager.
Cleveland State's final two victories came from Kara Sherwood and Victoria Bensimon, as they both picked up consolation singles victories. Sherwood earned a 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (6) victory over Katelyn Nguyen of Toledo in the A Bracket, while Bensimon posted a 6-3, 6-0 win over Michigan State's Julianne Gruber in the B Flight.
The Vikings will now take a week off from competition to prepare for the ITA Midwest Regional – their final tournament of the fall season. The ITA Midwest Regional will take place from Thursday, Oct. 10 through Monday, Oct. 14 at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich.
CSU Results
A Singles
Princess Gbadamosi (CSU) def. Mayu Sato (IPFW), 6-7, 7-6 (2), 1-0 (7)
Kara Sherwood (CSU) def. Katelyn Nguyen (TOL), 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (6)
B Singles
Victoria Bensimon (CSU) def. Julianne Gruber (MSU), 6-3, 6-0
Helen Rabot (WIS) def. Mathilde Orange (CSU), 6-7, (2), 6-4, 1-0 (8)
C Singles
Ellen Folkers (CSU) def. Hilary Hager (MSU), 6-2, 6-2
C Doubles
Bush/Folkers (CSU) def. Pitt/Hal (TOL), 8-6
Bush/Folkers (CSU) def. Sharples/Lacerda (UIC), 8-5
