CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cleveland State men's tennis team continued play at the Viking Invitational Saturday, with Cole Chappell advancing to the semifinals of the main singles draw.

Chappell picked up a 3-6, ret. victory in his round of 16 match, before earning a 6-1, 5-7, 1-0(9) win in the quarterfinals. Chappell will now face Patrick Joss of Butler in tomorrow's semifinal matchup.

Devin Boyer also earned a spot in the main draw quarterfinals, picking up an 0-6, 7-6, 1-0(5) victory over Butler's Nico Arts in the round of 16. Boyer then came up short in his quarterfinal contest, dropping a 6-4, 6-2 decision to Holy Cross' Perry Gregg.

In doubles, the CSU tandem of Cole Chappell and Maxime Aremon picked up a 7-5 victory in the quarterfinal contest, before dropping a 7-6(4) decision against Bellarmine in the semifinals.

Play at the Viking Invitational concludes tomorrow, with play beginning at 9:00 a.m. at the Medical Mutual Tennis Pavilion.

Doubles Main Draw
Chappell/Aremon (CSU) def. Garza/Prochnow (UNA), 7-5
Ramesh/Fletcher (BEL) def. Chappell/Aremon (CSU), 7-6(4)
Wai/Gomei (HC) def. Boyer/Rothchild (CSU), 7-6(5)

Singles Main Draw
Devin Boyer (CSU) def. Nico Arts (BUT), 0-6, 7-6, 10-5
Perry Gregg (HC) def. Devin Boyer (CSU), 6-4, 6-2
Eli Mercer (IUI) def. Ty Rothchild (CSU), 6-4, 6-7(2), 10-8
Patrick Joss (BUT) def. Maxime Aremon (CSU), 6-3, 6-3
Cole Chappell (CSU) def. Ching wah Wai (HC), 3-6, Ret.
Cole Chappell (CSU) def. Matteo Ceradelli (YSU), 6-1, 5-7, 11-9

Singles Back Draw
Nicholas Balthzazor (BUT) def. Tommy Griese (CSU), 6-7(4), 7-6(5), 13-11