CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cleveland State women's tennis team remained perfect on the 2020 spring season Friday evening, as the Vikings picked up a 5-2 victory over Toledo to improve to 4-0 this season.
Quick Hits
· With her win at No. 5 singles against the Rockets, Kateryna Avram remained undefeated this spring, improving to 4-0.
· With her win at No. 3 singles, Blanche Lenoan now has 43 career wins, just seven shy of 50 career victories.
· With matching 6-1 wins at the top two doubles spots, the Vikings have now earned the doubles point in all four matches this spring.
· Kateryna Avram and Blanche Lenoan improved to 4-0 at No. 2 doubles after picking up a 6-1 win against Toledo.
· Friday marked the first win for Cleveland State over the Rockets since the 2012-13 season, and kept the Vikings perfect on the year, as they are now 4-0 this spring.
PDF BOX SCORE | Cleveland State 5, Toledo 2
For the fourth straight match, Cleveland State was able to pick up the early doubles point, as the Vikings got quick 6-1 victories at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles to earn the 1-0 advantage.
The Vikings were then able to gain a 2-0 lead after Toledo was forced to forfeit at No. 6 singles.
Although the Rockets earned a point back with a win at the No. 4 spot, Lara Prosenjak extended Cleveland State's lead once again, picking up a 6-3, 7-6(5) victory over Toledo's Eileen Carney at No. 2 singles to give the Vikings a 3-2 advantage.
Cleveland State's clinching point came at the No. 5 spot then, as Kateryna Avram recorded a 7-6(5), 6-1 win over Laura Morera, to remain perfect on the spring season.
The Vikings were then able to pick up one more singles win against the Rockets, as Blanche Lenoan earned a 3-6, 6-2, 7-6(4) victory over Toledo's Patty Panta, to give CSU the 5-2 match victory.
From The Sidelines
"We played some great doubles today, our top two teams came out on fire and really got us off to a good start. Siân was able to play some sharp doubles today, even though she was under the weather, and really showed some toughness on the court. In singles I thought we were mentally tough today, had a lot of energy, and kept our composure throughout the entire match. We talked a lot this week about energy and composure, and I thought we did a great job of those two things today. Now we need to turn our attention to Bowling Green, and get ready for another tough MAC opponent on Sunday." – head coach Frank Polito
Up Next
The Vikings will return to action on Sunday (February 9), hosting Bowling Green at 1:00 p.m. in the Medical Mutual Tennis Pavilion.
The Results
Doubles (2, 1)
1. Mrcela/Prosenjak (CSU) def. Leenabanchong/Carney (UT), 6-1
2. Lenoan/Avram (CSU) def. Panta/Teske (UT), 6-1
3. Schoenberg/Payne (CSU) vs. Menikic/Morera (UT), 3-2, unf.
Singles (6, 4, 2, 5, 1, 3)
1. Dee Dee Leenabanchong (UT) def. Klara Mrcela (CSU), 7-6(7), 7-6(4)
2. Lara Prosenjak (CSU) def. Eileen Carney (UT), 6-3, 7-6(5)
3. Blanche Lenoan (CSU) def. Patty Panta (UT), 3-6, 6-2, 7-6(4)
4. Sloane Teske (UT) def. Gaby Schoenberg (CSU), 6-1, 6-3
5. Kateryna Avram (CSU) def. Laura Morera (UT), 7-6(5), 6-1
6. Lauren Longo (CSU) win by forfeit
