CHICAGO, Ill. – The Cleveland State men's tennis team continued play at the ITA Midwest Regionals Friday, with Lincoln Battle advancing to the Round of 32 in the Main Singles Draw, and a pair of doubles teams earning a spot in the Round of 16.

The Vikings had three representatives in the Main Singles Draw, including Cole Chappell and Devin Boyer who both earned a spot in the draw by virtue of a lucky loser spot.

In addition, Lincoln Battle was also playing in the Main Singles Draw, as he picked up a three-set victory over DePaul to earn a spot in the Round of 32 tomorrow morning.

Cleveland State had two doubles teams advance to the Round of 16 – which will be played tomorrow night – with Battle/Carl Gedlitschka and Chappell/Tristan Stine both earning a spot in the third round. Battle and Gedlitschka picked up a pair of wins over Illinois State and Illinois on the first day of doubles play, while Chappell and Stine earned a first round win over UIC before picking up a default win in the second round.
 
Main Draw Doubles – First Round
Battle/Gedlitschka (CSU) def. Ostro/Scarlett (ISU), 8-3
Chappell/Stine (CSU) def. Dorojan/Nokic (UIC), 8-6
Main Draw Doubles – Second Round
Battle/Gedlitschka (CSU) def. Jones/Zhang (ILL), 8-7(5)
Chappell/Stine (CSU) def. Olsson/Zlatohlavek (WIS), w/o
Anthrop/Byers (OSU) def. Jamison/Boyer (CSU), 8-0
Main Draw Singles – First Round
Collin Beduhn (WIS) def. Cole Chappell (CSU), 6-2, 6-1
Lincoln Battle (CSU) def. Tobias Leitner (DEP), 4-6, 7-6(1), 6-2
Pablo Torres Almeida (DEP) def. Devin Boyer (CSU), 7-6(5), 6-3