ANN ARBOR, Mich – The Cleveland State men's tennis team begin defense of its Horizon League Tournament title Saturday, opening #HLTennis Tournament play with a 4-2 win over Tennessee State in the semifinals. With the win, the Vikings have advanced to Sunday's championship match, with first serve set for 3:00 p.m. against Belmont.

Saturday's appearance in the #HLTennis semifinals marked the 19^th straight appearance for the Vikings, while Sunday's match will mark the 10^th trip to the finals for the Vikings over the last 13 years.

The Vikings were able to get out to the early 1-0 advantage after picking up the doubles point, with Lincoln Battle and Devin Boyer earning a 6-3 win at the top of the lineup, and Carl Gedlitschka and Cole Chappell posting a 6-2 win at the No. 2 spot.

Cleveland State then added to its advantage with a 6-2, 6-0 win from Nico Jamison at No. 4 singles, before Tennessee State evened the match with a pair of wins at the top two spots in the lineup.

Maxime Aremon then put the Vikings back on top at 3-2 following a 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 5 singles, while Chappell clinched the match for Cleveland State with a 6-4, 7-5 win at the No. 3 spot.

Jamison and Aremon both recorded their 20^th singles win of the season, while Chappell moved into a tie for ninth place on the CSU Single-Season Wins List with 26 wins this year.