2014-15 Seniors
2014-15 MEN’S TENNIS
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Front Row (L-R): Kevin Goth, Mirko Radosevic, Andre Mick, Colton Buffington, Joe VanMeter. Back Row (L-R): Assoc. Head Coach Frank Polito, Ali Shabib, Jorg van der Vloet, Nolan Marks, Manuel Bellutti, Head Coach Brian Etzkin.
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GUIDE CONTENTS History & Records..........................19-28 All-Time Letterwinners................ 20 Awards & Honors......................... 21 Records........................................... 22 Yearly Records. ............................. 22 Year-By-Year Results. .................. 23 2008 NCAA Tournament. ............ 24 2009 NCAA Tournament. ............ 25 2010 NCAA Tournament. ............ 26 2011 NCAA Tournament.............. 27 2013 NCAA Tournament. ............ 28 2014-15 Headshot Roster. ............... IBC
2014-15 Team Picture........................ IFC ‘By The Numbers’............................. IFC-1 Quick Facts/Schedule............................ 2 2014-15 Player Bios. ..........................3-10 Manuel Bellutti. ............................. 4 Nolan Marks................................... 5 Ali Shabib. ........................................ 6 Jorg van der Vloet.......................... 7 Joe VanMeter................................... 8 Andre Mick. ..................................... 9 Colton Buffington........................ 10 Kevin Goth..................................... 10 Mirko Radosevic........................... 10 2014-15 Coach Bios......................... 11-14 Brian Etzkin..............................12-13 Frank Polito. ................................. 14 2013-14 In Review.............................15-18 Season Review................................ 16 Season Statistics........................... 17 Horizon League. ............................ 18
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The 2014-15 Cleveland State Men’s Tennis Media Guide was written and designed by Renee Adam, Assistant SID. Edited by Greg Murphy, Sports Information Director. Photography done by Brian Hart and Rich Beninghof. Cleveland State University is committed to non-discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, handicap or disability, sexual orientation, disabled veteran or Vietnam era veteran status, and to equal access in education and employment. Cleveland State University is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity employer and especially encourages applications from minorities and women, persons with handicaps or disabilities, and disabled and Vietnam era veterans.
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2014-15 QUICK FACTS CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY Location.......................................................................... Cleveland, Ohio Founded.................................................................Cleveland State, 1964 ..................................................................................... Fenn College, 1929 Enrollment....................................................................................... 17,323 Colors................................................................................Green & White Nickname.......................................................................................Vikings Affiliation.......................................................................Horizon League President........................................................... Dr. Ronald M. Berkman Director of Athletics.............................................................. John Parry Sport Administrator.....................................Virnette House-Browning Athletic Phone.....................................................................216-687-5119 Facility (Indoor)............................................... Paramount Tennis Club Facility (Outdoor)................................................Malaga Tennis Center PROGRAM HISTORY First Year............................................................................................. 1979 All-Time Record........................................................................... 232-370 NCAA Appearances........................................ 5 (‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 & ‘13) CLEVELAND STATE MEN’S TENNIS Head Coach............................... Brian Etzkin (Southern Illinois, 1998) Record at Cleveland State........................... 176-122 (.590), 12 Seasons Overall Record..................................................................................Same Assistant Coach.......................Frank Polito (Eastern Michigan, 1990) Men’s Tennis Office Phone................................................216-687-4811 2014 Overall Record........................................................................... 15-8 2014 Horizon League Record............................................................. 5-1 2014 Horizon League Finish..............................................................2nd Letterwinners Returning/Lost..........................................................6/2 Newcomers............................................................................................... 3 CLEVELAND STATE SPORTS INFORMATION Director...............................................................................Greg Murphy Assistant Director (Tennis Contact).................................Renee Adam Office.......................................................................216-687-5115 Email..........................................................r.adam@csuohio.edu Athletics Website..............................................www.CSUVikings.com
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CLEVELAND VIKING STATE TENNIS Player Bios
MANUEL BELLUTTI S e n i o r // I n n sb r u c k , A us t r i a // R ei t hm a n n G ym n a sium 2013-14 // JUNIOR SEASON One of three Vikings to record a 20-win season, finishing the year with a 25-9 singles mark, including a 19-3 record during the spring…his 25 victories ranks him sixth on the CSU single-season wins list…played the majority of the spring season at No. 5 singles, and posted a perfect 6-0 record against Horizon League opponents…finished the spring season on a 10-match win streak, and won 16 of his last 17 contests…during this span 13 of his wins came in straight sets…posted a 10-8 doubles record, including a 5-2 mark teaming with Jorg van der Vloet. PRIOR TO CLEVELAND STATE Played junior tennis at Reginal Tennis Club…spent two years at the University of Innsbruck before transferring to Cleveland State. PERSONAL Born December 23, 1991 in Innsbruck, Austria…son of Marianne and Arthur Bellutti…has one brother, Christoph and one sister, Verena…graduated high school with distinction…political science and economy major.
BELLUTTI’S CAREER STATS
SINGLES Year Overall 1 2 3 4 5 6 HL Fall 2013-14 25-9 -- -- 1-0 5-2 13-1 -- 6-0 6-6 Total 25-9 -- -- 1-0 5-2 13-1 -- 6-0 6-6
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DOUBLES Year Overall 1 2 3 HL Fall 2013-14 10-8 -- 1-2 5-2 3-0 4-4 Total 10-8 -- 1-2 5-2 3-0 4-4
NOLAN MARKS S e n i o r // C h a g r i n F a lls , O hi o // K e n s t o n 2013-14 // JUNIOR SEASON Finished the season with a 14-13 singles record, including a 10-8 mark during the spring…went 4-2 against Horizon League opponents…teamed with Matt Kuelker to post a 12-5 doubles record during the spring, including a team-best 5-1 record against league opponents…was able to string together multiple wins three times throughout the year. 2012-13 // SOPHOMORE SEASON Posted an 11-21 singles record after returning from an off-season injury…teamed with Matt Kuelker for a 5-2 record at No. 2 doubles against Horizon League opponents…picked up singles wins against Detroit (3/24), Youngstown State (3/31) and Valparaiso (4/14) in league play. 2011-12 // FRESHMAN SEASON Ended the year with an 18-16 singles record, including a 5-2 mark in league matches… opened the spring season playing at No. 4 and No. 5 singles before moving up the lineup to No. 3 singles to end the year…had a five-match win streak going into the regular season finale…clinched CSU’s first round victory over Detroit in the Horizon League Championship, earning a come-from-behind 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 win. HIGH SCHOOL Posted an 82-9 record during his high school career…was ranked in the top-10 in the Midwest Boys 16…qualified for the prestigious Super-National Hardcourts at Kalamazoo…named the Chagrin Valley Conference Most Valuable Player as a junior…qualified for the Ohio State High School Tennis Tournament as a freshman, sophomore, junior and senior…won the USTA Northeast Ohio Sportsmanship Award in 2008. PERSONAL Born November 22, 1992…son of Mitch and Deb Marks… has a younger sister, Shea, and an older brother, Sean…communications major.
MARKS’ CAREER STATS
SINGLES Year Overall 1 2 3 4 5 6 HL Fall 2011-12 18-16 -- -- 3-2 3-5 7-2 -- 5-2 5-7 2012-13 11-21 -- -- 1-0 3-3 3-8 1-2 3-3 3-8 2013-14 14-13 -- -- -- 1-0 0-3 9-5 4-2 4-5 Total 43-50 -- -- 4-2 7-8 10-13 10-7 12-7 12-20
DOUBLES Year Overall 1 2 3 HL 2011-12 13-21 12-10 -- -- 3-3 2012-13 13-16 1-2 11-7 -- 5-1 2013-14 15-7 1-0 11-4 1-1 5-1 Total 41-44 14-12 22-11 1-1 13-5
Fall 1-11 1-7 2-2 4-20
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ALI SHABIB Senior // Copenhagen, Denmark 2013-14 // JUNIOR SEASON Named Second Team All-Horizon League…finished the season with a 15-19 singles record, playing throughout the top-half of the lineup…named Horizon League Player of the Week (Feb. 10) after going 2-0 at No. 2 singles and 2-0 at No. 1 doubles against Binghamton and St. Bonaventure…teamed with Joe VanMeter to post an 11-9 record at No. 1 doubles during the spring, including a 3-1 record against Horizon League opponents. 2012-13 // SOPHOMORE SEASON Named Second Team All-Horizon League…went 17-15 during singles play, and teamed with Niklas Jonsson to go 25-7 in doubles action – just the third doubles team to reach 25 wins in a season at Cleveland State…had a perfect 8-0 record at No. 3 singles against league opponents…named the Horizon League Player of the Week twice – April 2: went 2-0 in singles and a 2-0 in doubles against Duquesne and Youngstown State & February 12: went 1-1 in singles and 2-0 in doubles against Western Michigan and Illinois State…went 9-2 in singles play over the final month of the spring season…along with Jonsson, claimed the Flight A Doubles title at the Purdue Invite (9/21-23) and the Doubles crown at the Western Michigan Invite (9/14-16) during the fall season. 2011-12 // FRESHMAN SEASON Finished his rookie campaign with a 12-24 singles record…notched a 3-4 mark in league action…won four out of his last six matches to end the season…combined for a 21-15 record in doubles play, including a 12-9 mark with Nolan Marks at No. 1 doubles. HIGH SCHOOL Was ranked the No. 1 tennis player in Denmark in the Under 16 division…also ranked the No. 4 tennis player in Denmark in the Under 18 division. PERSONAL Born June 27, 1991… son of Moneer and Ileana Shabib…has three brothers, Siragi, Mohamed and Abas…prephysical therapy major.
SHABIB’S CAREER STATS
SINGLES Year Overall 1 2 3 4 5 2011-12 12-24 1-6 1-2 0-8 4-2 -- 2012-13 17-15 -- -- 11-8 0-2 -- 2013-14 15-19 1-0 6-7 2-6 -- -- Total 44-58 2-6 7-9 13-22 4-4 --
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6 HL Fall -- 3-4 6-6 -- 6-0 6-5 -- 3-3 6-6 -- 12-7 18-17
DOUBLES Year Overall 1 2 3 HL Fall 2011-12 21-15 13-9 -- 0-1 3-3 8-5 2012-13 25-9 14-5 -- 0-2 5-1 11-2 2013-14 17-13 11-9 1-0 -- 3-1 5-4 Total 63-37 38-23 1-0 0-3 11-5 24-11
JORG VAN DER VLOET S enior // W aalre , T he N etherlands 2013-14 // JUNIOR SEASON Saw action in the top-half of the singles lineup throughout the season, finishing the year with a 13-22 record…named the Horizon League Player of the Week (Feb. 4) after picking up a singles win at the top of the lineup against No. 70 Buffalo…went 16-12 in doubles action, going 9-9 teaming with Matt Ford and 5-2 when teamed up with Manuel Bellutti. 2012-13 // SOPHOMORE SEASON Named First Team All-Horizon League…played the entire season at the top spot in the lineup, ending the spring with a 10-13 singles record…defeated the Horizon League Player of the Year – Michael Tenzer – in the Horizon League Championship, leading CSU to its fifth league title…named the Horizon League Player of the Week twice – April 23: 2-0 in singles against Butler and Wright State & February 26: picked up a singles and doubles win against St. Bonaventure…won four of his last six singles matches of the year, including league wins over Valparaiso (4/14), Wright State (4/21) and Green Bay (4/28)…teamed with Matt Kuelker to win the Flight B Doubles title at the Purdue Invite (9/21-23) during the fall. 2011-12 // FRESHMAN SEASON Finished the season with a 16-21 singles mark…won five out of his last six matches to end the season…teamed with Matt Kuelker to post a team-best 15-15 doubles record, including a 10-10 mark at the No. 3 spot…captured the Flight B Doubles title at the Louisville Invite with Matt Kuelker. HIGH SCHOOL Won three tournaments on the Dutch Men’s Open Circuit… reached the semi-finals or finals of a circuit tournament 14 times… ranked in the top-75 in the under-14 and under-16 divisions in the Netherlands…posted three wins over Top-100 Dutch players last year. PERSONAL Born August 14, 1991…son of Eugene van der Vloet and Malou van Rhee…has two sisters, Pascale and Dane, and two brothers, Roderick and Noud…international business major.
van der VLOET’S CAREER STATS
SINGLES Year Overall 1 2 3 4 5 2011-12 16-21 -- -- 1-3 4-6 6-3 2012-13 14-22 10-13 -- -- -- -- 2013-14 13-22 1-0 6-7 2-6 -- -- Total 43-65 11-13 6-7 3-9 4-6 6-3
6 HL Fall -- 3-4 5-9 -- 3-3 4-9 -- 3-3 6-6 -- 9-10 15-24
DOUBLES Year Overall 1 2 3 HL Fall 2011-12 17-20 -- 1-3 10-10 3-4 6-7 2012-13 13-14 -- 0-3 7-7 3-2 6-4 2013-14 16-12 -- 0-2 9-6 4-1 7-4 Total 46-46 -- 1-8 26-23 10-7 19-15
Viking Bios
JOE VANMETER J u n i o r // I n di a n a p o lis , I n d . // U n ive r si t y 2013-14 // JUNIOR SEASON One of three Vikings to record a 20-win season, finishing the year with a 22-11 singles mark, including a 17-3 record during the spring… played the majority of the spring season at No. 4 singles, and posted a perfect 6-0 record against Horizon League opponents…finished the spring season on a 16-match win streak…teamed with Ali Shabib to post an 11-9 record at No. 1 doubles during the spring, including a 3-1 record against Horizon League opponents. 2012-13 // FRESHMAN SEASON Posted a 14-21 singles record during his first year of collegiate tennis…went 8-5 during the fall, opening the year by winning five of his first six matches…picked up a crucial singles win against Detroit in the semifinals of the Horizon League Tournament (4/27)…also teamed with Jorg van der Vloet to earn a No. 3 doubles win against topseeded Green Bay in the Horizon League Championship – clinching the doubles point for the Vikings. HIGH SCHOOL Finished his high school career ranked No. 3 in the state of Indiana and No. 124 nationally by Tennisrecruiting.net…three-time first team all-state selection…earned second team all-state honors as a freshman…named Team MVP as a freshman, sophomore, junior and senior…compiled a 62-6 record at No. 1 singles at University High School under head coach Jason Cash. PERSONAL Born Feb. 10, 1994 in Indianapolis, Indiana…son of Lester and Gwen VanMeter…has one brother, Steve…was a member of the Honor Roll at University High School…computer science major.
VANMETER’S CAREER STATS
SINGLES Year Overall 1 2 3 4 5 6 HL Fall 2012-13 14-21 -- -- 0-3 1-5 0-2 5-6 2-3 8-5 2013-14 22-11 -- 1-0 -- 12-3 4-0 -- 6-0 5-8 Total 36-32 -- 1-0 0-3 13-8 4-2 5-6 8-3 13-13
Viking Bios
DOUBLES Year Overall 1 2 2012-13 13-17 0-2 5-5 2013-14 16-14 12-9 -- Total 29-31 12-11 5-5
3 HL 6-4 3-2 -- 3-1 6-4 6-3
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ANDRE MICK S ophomore // S outh M orang , M elbourne // G reensborough C ollege 2013-14 // FRESHMAN SEASON Played in just two matches throughout the season, picking up a singles win and doubles win against Oberlin College. HIGH SCHOOL Highly ranked throughout his junior career, playing his high school tennis at Greensborough College and his club tennis at MCC and Diamond Creek TC…captured the 2013 McDonald’s Classic AMT crown…won numerous doubles titles throughout his junior career.
MICK’S CAREER STATS
SINGLES Year Overall 1 2 3 4 5 6 HL Fall 2013-14 1-1 -- -- -- -- -- 1-1 -- -Total 1-1 -- -- -- -- -- 1-1 -- --
DOUBLES Year Overall 1 2 3 HL Fall 2013-14 1-1 -- 0-1 1-0 -- -Total 1-1 -- 0-1 1-0 -- --
Viking Bios
COLTON BUFFINGTON S o ph o m o r e // W es t l a k e , O hi o // W es t l a k e PRIOR TO CLEVELAND STATE Spent two years at the University of Louisville where he played one season and redshirted his second season. HIGH SCHOOL Three-time All-State and All-Sectional honoree…four-time state tournament qualifier…2012 Singles State Champion…ranked as high as 52nd in the nation and 23rd in the Midwest during his junior career…posted a perfect 30-0 singles record as a senior…named the 2012 Cleveland Plain Dealer’s Boys Tennis Player of the Year. PERSONAL Born May 12, 1993 in Westlake, Ohio…son of Wayne and Judy Buffington…has two brothers, Alex and Tom…plans on majoring in exercise science.
KEVIN GOTH
F r eshm a n // W e x f o r d , P a . // N o rt h A lle g he n y HIGH SCHOOL Captured Pennsylvania Doubles State Championship as a senior and Sectional Championship as a junior…two-time singles Sectional champion…ranked as high as eighth in the state of Pennsylvania and 12th in the middle states during his junior career. PERSONAL Born June 10, 1996 in Pittsburgh, Pa.…son of Joseph Goth and Patricia Sawyer…has one brother, Stephen, and one sister, Jacquie…plans on majoring in finance.
MIRKO RADOSEVIC F r eshm a n // M i a mi , F l a . // C o r a l G a bles HIGH SCHOOL Two-time All-Dade County honoree…won the Florida State Doubles title as a junior…led Coral Gables High School to a runner-up finish at the state tournament as a junior…ranked in the top-20 in the state of Florida throughout his junior career…advanced to the third round of the National Clay Court Tournament during 2012. PERSONAL Born April 10, 1996 in Locarno, Switerland…son of Zoran and Elvira Radosevic…has one sister, Sonja who plays tennis at Denver University…plans on majoring in business.
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CLEVELAND VIKING STATE TENNIS Coach Bios
BRIAN ETZKIN H ead C oach // 13 th S eason
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One of the most decorated coaches in Cleveland State history, Brian Etzkin will begin his 13th year at the helm of the men’s tennis team, looking to continue the program’s success during the 2014-15 season. Last year Etzkin led the Vikings to their seventh straight appearance in the Horizon League Championship match - continuing Cleveland State’s longstanding tenure as one of the top teams in the Horizon League. Etzkin became the head coach at CSU prior to the 2002-03 season, taking over a men’s program that was in dire need of rebuilding. The change came almost overnight, as the Vikings won nine matches during Etzkin’s first year, six more than the previous two years combined. In his time thus far, Etzkin has built a men’s program that is one of the most consistent in the league, finishing in the top half of the standings in nine straight years. Under Etzkin’s guidance the Vikings have been crowned Horizon League Champions five times, claiming the title during the 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013 seasons. In 2009 the men’s tennis team became the third Cleveland State program to win back-to-back league titles, and in 2010 became the first program in school history to win three-straight. The 2007-08 season marked the first time in program history that CSU earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament, and the Vikings have returned four times since then (2009, 2010, 2011, 2013). Under Etzkin, CSU owns a post-season record of 20-12, which includes Horizon League and NCAA tournament appearances. The winningest coach in program history, Etzkin reached an impressive milestone during the 2012-13 season, recording his 150th career victory with the men’s program in a 4-3 victory over Binghamton on January 27, 2013. Etzkin currently has an overall record of 176-122 at the helm of the Vikings. Thanks to his accolades, Etzkin has been named Horizon League Coach of the Year three times, earning the honor following the 2007, 2009 and 2010 seasons. In addition, he was named the 2009 ITA Midwest Regional Men’s Coach of the Year. Etzkin has mentored eight all-league first team honorees, including four-time nominee Phil Orno (2007, 08, 09, 10) who was also named the Player of the Year as a sophomore. Two Vikings have earned Newcomer of the Year honors under Etzkin; Matt Kuelker following the 2010-11 season and former assistant coach Jay Tee who won the award in 2003. Cleveland State is just as impressive off the court, as 14 Vikings have been named ITA Scholar-Athletes since the 2002-03 season, and the men’s team has received ITA All-Academic honors twice (2009 & 2007). Three Vikings have also been awarded the Horizon League Herb Foster Sportsmanship honor; Rob Fox (2011), Steven Wipprecht (2009) and Brad Groleski (2006). Etzkin has also encouraged his players to become community leaders. Under Etzkin, four members of the men’s tennis team have been named officers for the Cleveland State StudentAthlete Advisory Council, including Nolan Marks who will serve as the Vice President during the 2014-15 academic year. Steven Wipprecht (2008-09) and Jay Tee (2005-06) each served as the SAAC President during their careers, while Brad Groleski served as the Vice President (2006-07). ETZKIN COACHING HIGHLIGHTS
All-time winningest coach in CSU history with 176 wins // 2007, 2009 & 2010 Horizon League Coach of the Year 2009 ITA Midwest Regional Men’s Coach of the Year // 2007 & 2009 ITA All-Academic Team
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BRIAN ETZKIN In addition, the Vikings have gotten involved in many community service projects over the years, including working at the Cleveland Food Bank, adopting a second grade class at Marion-Sterling Elementary school in downtown Cleveland and spending time at the Devon Oaks Assisted Living facility. Etzkin was born in Cleveland and raised in Wooster, but returned to Northeast Ohio after working as an assistant men’s tennis coach at Michigan State. While with the Spartans, he assisted in every aspect of the program, including serving as recruiting coordinator. He also worked as the assistant tennis professional at the MSU Indoor Tennis Facility in addition to being the Tennis Director and Head Pro at Walnut Hills Country Club. Prior to working with Michigan State, Etzkin spent two years as an assistant coach for the men’s and women’s teams at Western Illinois University from 1998-2000. Etzkin also coached the 2002 Midwest Junior Davis Cup team to the national championship in Columbia, S.C. He is an active United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) Certified Teaching Pro.
THE ETZKIN COACHING FILE
Cleveland State (2002 - Present) Year W L Pct. 2002-03 9 19 .346 2003-04 13 11 .542 2004-05 10 12 .478 2005-06 13 13 .500 2006-07 18 8 .692 2007-08 18 6 .750 2008-09 20 6 .769 2009-10 20 7 .741 2010-11 16 8 .667 2011-12 12 12 .500 2012-13 12 12 .500 2013-14 15 8 .652 Career 176 122 .590
Etzkin played college tennis for four years at Southern-Illinois University-Carbondale, earning a bachelor’s degree in psychology. As a senior in 1998, he received GTE Academic All-American honors and was a twotime Missouri Valley Conference All-Academic selection. He later returned to school, earning a master’s degree in sport management from Western Illinois in 2000, while serving as a graduate assistant coach for both the men’s and women’s teams. Etzkin and his wife, Holly, have one son, Aaron (3 1/2 years old), and reside in Moreland Hills.
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FRANK POLITO A ss o c i at e H e a d C o a c h // T hi r d S e a s o n
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Frank Polito will rejoin the Cleveland State men’s tennis coaching staff during the 2014-15 season, serving as the associate head coach. Polito, who was an assistant coach with the Vikings from September 2012 through February 2014, returns to collegiate tennis after a brief stint as the head boys and girls coach at Hawken School in Gates Mills, Ohio. During Polito’s first stint at Cleveland State, the men’s team captured its fifth Horizon League title and had three players earn All-League honors. Polito joined the Cleveland State coaching staff during the 2012-13 season after a six-year stint as an assistant coach with the women’s tennis team at Georgia. During his tenure, the Bulldogs posted an overall record of 139-29, won two regular season SEC championships, claimed three SEC tournament titles and advanced past the round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament three times. Georgia also finished the year ranked in the ITA top-10 five out of his six years. For his efforts with the Bulldogs, Polito was named the 2008 Wilson/Intercollegiate Tennis Association South Region Assistant Coach of the Year, and promoted to associate head coach in September of 2010. Prior to his time in Athens, Polito spent two years as an assistant coach at Kansas (200406) and two years in the same position at Ohio State (2001-03). With the Jayhawks, Polito’s coaching and recruiting efforts helped make dramatic improvements on and off the court, culminating with ITA All-Academic Team honors and an ITA No. 59 ranking following the 2006 season. At Ohio State, Polito led the Buckeyes to a combined record of 31-19 and consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. In 2002, he was honored as the ITA Midwest Region Assistant Coach of the Year. Polito also served as the head coach at Louisiana-Monroe (1999-2001), head coach at Akron (1997-99), assistant coach and interim head coach at Kansas (1996-97), head coach at Sienna Heights (1995) and head coach at Eastern Michigan (1990-95). Polito is a 1990 graduate of Eastern Michigan, where he was a four-year letterwinner for the Eagles, and team captain during his senior year. The Lorain, Ohio native earned a bachelor’s degree in telecommunications and film from EMU.
Viking Bios
CLEVELAND VIKING STATE TENNIS 2013-14 Season Review
2013-14 SEASON REVIEW 2013-14 RESULTS
For the seventh straight year the Cleveland State men’s tennis team advanced to the championship match of the Horizon League Tournament during the 2013-14 season, capping off yet another successful year on the courts. The Vikings, who finished the regular season ranked second among league teams, marked their ninth straight winning season with a 15-8 overall record. The Vikings participated in four tournaments during the fall season - Western Michigan Invitational, Purdue Invitational, Notre Dame Invitational, and ITA Midwest Regional - gaining valuable experience and knowledge prior to the dual match season. During the spring season, the Vikings got off to a slow start, winning just one match out of five over the first three weeks of the season. Cleveland State quickly recovered though, winning seven straight to improve its record to 8-4 midway through the spring slate. During this stretch, the Vikings were able to easily handle the majority of their opponents, giving up just 10 points throughout the seven matches. Cleveland State’s winning streak was snapped on their annual spring break trip, when the Vikings dropped tough matches against SMU and UT Arlington, entering the bulk of the Horizon League season with an 8-6 record. The Vikings got back on the winning track during league play though, finishing the regular season winning six of their last seven matches, picking up league wins against Wright State, Detroit, UIC, and Valparaiso during this stretch. After finishing the regular season with a 5-1 Horizon League record, the Vikings entered the Horizon League Tournament as the No. 2 seed and earned a bye into the semifinals. Cleveland State captured a 4-2 victory over sixth-seeded Youngstown State in the semifinals, advancing to the Championship match of the Horizon League Tournament for the seventh straight year. The Vikings were once again matched up against top-seeded Green Bay in the finals, and came up just short, as the Phoenix earned a 4-3 victory in the championship match. The Vikings were able to pick up a pair of postseason awards from the Horizon League, as Matt Kuelker was named to the All-League First Team and Ali Shabib was named to the All-League Second Team.
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September 13-15 Western Michigan Invite NTS 20-22 Purdue Invite NTS October 4-6 Notre Dame Invite NTS 17-19 ITA Regional NTS January 24 WESTERN MICHIGAN L, 4-3 26 at Ball State W, 5-2 February 1 at Buffalo L, 4-3 2 at Penn State L, 6-1 7 at Binghamton L, 5-2 8 at St. Bonaventure W, 6-1 16 YOUNGSTOWN ST.* W, 6-1 23 IPFW W, 6-1 OBERLIN W, 7-0 28 at Saint Louis W, 6-1 March 1 at Southern Illinois W, 4-3 8 at Abilene Christian W, 4-3 10 at SMU L, 6-1 11 at UT Arlington L, 5-2 23 WRIGHT STATE* W, 5-2 29 at Detroit* W, 7-0 April 4 BUTLER W, 6-1 6 DUQUESNE W, 5-2 12 GREEN BAY* L, 4-3 18 at UIC* W, 6-1 19 at Valparaiso* W, 5-2 26 vs. Youngstown St.# W, 4-2 27 vs. Green Bay# L, 4-3 *-HL Match | #-HL Championship
2013-14 OVERALL STATS 2013-14 Men’s Statistics & Results 15-8 Overall Individual Singles Records Manuel Bellutti Matt Ford Matt Kuelker Nolan Marks Andre Mick Ali Shabib Jorg van der Vloet Joe VanMeter TEAM TOTAL
Overall 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Tour. 25-9 - - 1-0 5-2 13-1 - 6-6 10-11 - - - - 2-0 1-6 7-5 26-10 8-2 6-1 5-1 - - - 7-6 14-13 - - - 1-0 0-3 9-5 4-5 1-1 - - - - - 1-1 15-19 1-0 6-7 2-6 - - - 6-6 13-22 4-8 0-2 3-4 - - - 6-8 22-11 - 1-0 - 12-3 4-0 - 5-8 126-96 13-10 13-10 11-11 18-5 19-4 11-12 41-44
Doubles Records Overall 1st 2nd 3rd Tour. Bellutti/VanMeter 1-1 - - - 1-1 Shabib/van der Vloet 2-1 - - - 2-1 Kuelker/Marks 13-7 - 11-4 1-1 1-2 Ford/VanMeter 0-1 - - - 0-1 Kuelker/VanMeter 0-2 - - - 0-2 Ford/van der Vloet 9-9 - 0-2 4-4 5-3 Bellutti/Shabib 0-2 - - - 0-2 Shabib/VanMeter 14-10 11-9 - - 3-1 Bellutti/Marks 1-0 - - - 1-0 Bellutti/Kuelker 3-3 - 1-2 - 2-1 Kuelker/Mick 0-1 - 0-1 - VanMeter/Marks 1-0 1-0 - - 1-0 Kuelker/Shabib 1-0 - 1-0 - Ford/Mick 1-0 - - 1-0 Bellutti/van der Vloet 5-2 - - 5-2 TEAM TOTAL 51-39 12-9 13-9 11-7 15-14
2013-14 LEAGUE STATS 2013-14 Men’s Statistics & Results 5-1 Horizon League Manuel Bellutti Matt Kuelker Nolan Marks Ali Shabib Jorg van der Vloet Joe VanMeter TEAM TOTAL
Overall 6-0 5-1 4-2 3-3 2-4 6-0 26-10
Individual Singles Records 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th - - - 1-0 5-0 4-1 1-0 - - - - - - - - 4-2 - 2-2 1-1 - - 0-1 0-1 2-2 - - - - - 5-1 1-0 4-2 3-3 3-3 6-0 6-0 4-2
Doubles Records Overall 1st 2nd 3rd Shabib/VanMeter 3-1 3-1 - Kuelker/Marks 5-1 - 5-1 Ford/van der Vloet 1-1 - - 1-1 Bellutti/van der Vloet 3-0 - - 3-0 TEAM TOTAL 12-3 3-1 5-1 4-1
13-14 R ev i e w
2014 HORIZON LEAGUE
HORIZON LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
First Round (4) Valparaiso 4, (5) UIC 3 (6) Youngstown State 4, (3) Wright State 3 Semifinals (1) Green Bay 4, (4) Valparaiso 0 (2) Cleveland State 4, (6) Youngstown State 2 Championship (1) Green Bay 4, (2) Cleveland State 3 Kuelker Shabib Player of the Year Michael Tenzer, Green Bay Freshman of the Year Jeffrey Schorsch, Valparaiso Coach of the Year Mark Thomas, Green Bay Herb Foster Sportsmanship Bobby Cawood, Detroit
13- 14 R ev i e w
First Team All-Horizon League Matt Kuelker, Cleveland State Jeffrey Schorsch, Valparaiso Michael Tenzer, Green Bay Leopold Gomez-Islinger, Green Bay Howard Scott, Green Bay Lauri Makikalli, Wright State Second Team All-Horizon League Ali Shabib, Cleveland State Bobby Cawood, Detroit Dave Bacalla, Valparaiso Daniel Gilbert, Wright State Hayden Joblin, Wright State Sebastian Hagn, Youngstown State
FINAL MEN’S STANDINGS
Overall League W L W L Green Bay 16 7 6 0 Cleveland State 15 8 5 1 Wright State 10 13 4 2 Valparaiso 18 8 3 3 UIC 2 4 5 10 Youngstown State 1 5 5 16 Detroit 0 6 3 16
CLEVELAND VIKING STATE TENNIS History & Records
ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS -A-
Emil Abramovic............................. 42 Chris Albrecht................................ 03 Bill Andrews.................................. 67 Ginty Anginas................................ 70 Kevin Armbrecht........................... 68 Brett Aronson........................... 04, 05 Mike Ayala................... 81, 82, 83, 84
-B-
Mitch Bakos........................ 90, 91, 92 Bob Banville................................... 70 Andy Barath............................. 72, 73 Wes Bates........................................ 82 Joe Baumeister............. 80, 81, 82, 83 Edgar Beck......................... 51, 52, 54 Robert Beckman...................... 78, 79 Manuel Bellutti............................. 14 Tom Bemer......................... 76, 77, 78 H. Benditz....................................... 33 John Bondea............................. 85, 86 Ted Borkowski......................... 87, 88 Jason Brenner................................. 90 Mark Brennis................ 76, 77, 78, 79 Mark Brzezniak............................. 85 Darryl Bunch.................................. 90 Brian Burke........................ 77, 78, 79 Eric Buttolph.................................. 01
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James Carpenter................ 64, 65, 66 H. Carrig......................................... 34 Don Cairns..................................... 70 Joe Calabrese................ 71, 72, 73, 74 Ray Champa................................... 55 Tony Chapello.................... 84, 85, 86 Larry Craney.................................. 58 Tim Cochrane................................. 87 Matt Cochrane......................... 87, 88 Burt Collins.................................... 65 William Connors........................... 40 Ken Cooper.................................... 74 Tom Cotharin................................. 73 Glenn Coyne.................................. 83 Brian Cudney................................. 78 Jeff Cygan....................................... 83
-D-
Art Dahlberg.................................. 54 Howard David............................... 66 Dan Debelak....................... 74, 75, 76 Gordon DeMars....................... 60, 61 Larry Dezman................................ 71 Vic Dimond.................. 72, 73, 74, 75 Leonard Divoky................. 59, 63, 64 Fred Durr.................................. 79, 80 Mike Durr....................................... 05 James Dyche................................... 66
-E-
George Ewoshinka........................ 52 John Ewoshinka....................... 53, 54
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Donald Fairhead.......... 62, 63, 64, 65 Mike Farhart.................................. 80 Tim Ferko....................................... 03 Blaise Ferrato........................... 50, 51 Robert Fiegelist.............................. 47 Mike Fisher..................................... 91 Matt Ford...................... 11, 12, 13, 14 Rob Fox......................... 08, 09, 10, 11 Mickey Fuju................................... 69
-G-
Robert Gaillard........................ 40, 41 Franco Gallo............................. 01, 02 Stewart Getz................................... 41 Jeff Goldstein................................. 87 Yannick Goossens........ 09, 10, 11, 12 Tony Gretzmier.............................. 55 Brad Groleski..................... 05, 06, 07 Jeff Guzi.......................................... 85
-H-
Ralph Haak.................................... 60 Rich Habke............................... 65, 66 Charles Habjan.............................. 70 John Haley................................ 10, 11 Paul Haley.................... 02, 03, 04, 05 Ryan Hamning............. 07, 08, 09, 10 Desmond Harry................. 40, 41, 42 Greg Haynes.................................. 01 Gilbert Headley....................... 40, 41 Maynard Hendrickson........... 63, 64 Bill Hennessy........................... 82, 83 John Herlein................................... 62 John Hirsch.............................. 69, 70 Rich Hoffman..................... 66, 67, 68 Dave Holt....................................... 76 Tim Holz......................................... 86 George Hrabec............................... 61 Roy Hunt........................................ 59 Bohdan Huryn................... 58, 59, 60
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Jake Ivkovic.................................... 66
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Jay Jones....................... 10, 11, 12, 13 Niklas Jonsson............................... 13
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Yannick Goossens was a four-year letterwinner for the Vikings from 2008-2012
L etterwinners
Lawrence Kalal.............................. 69 George Kap.............................. 57, 60 Harvey Kaplan............ 58, 59, 60, 61 George Kappos........................ 51, 52 Ray Kasl........................ 55, 56, 57, 58 Ali Kazemaini.......................... 82, 83 Scott Keener....................... 87, 88, 89 Ken Kensick............................. 90, 91 John Kerzman.............. 57, 58, 60, 61 Jerry Kiesner............................ 77, 80 Rick Klein..................... 68, 69, 70, 71 Chris Klepatz..................... 09, 10, 11 Ed Kolberg............................... 52, 54 Mark Konwiczka........................... 67 James Koorey........................... 01, 02
Andrew Koustis............................ 92 Pete Kovacsy............................ 72, 73 Tim Krenn....................................... 89 Janis Krumins.................... 55, 56, 59 Matt Kuelker................ 11, 12, 13, 14
-L-
Cuong La............................................ 01
Stanley Laht................................... 47 Jason Lape...................................... 06 Patrick Leitner......................... 01, 02 C. Leopold................................ 32, 33 George Lewis................................. 71 Alex Livingstone............... 04, 05, 06
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Tim Machan................................... 67 Ed Mahoney................................... 68 John Major...................................... 71 Ojar Mantenieks............................ 59 Nolan Marks..................... 12, 13, 14 Robert Marshall........... 50, 51, 52, 53 Tom Martineau.............................. 86 Mike Massuci..................... 76, 78, 79 Alex Mazur........................ 47, 48, 49 John McDonnell........... 85, 86, 87, 88 N. McNelly..................................... 34 Adam Mercurio................. 01, 02, 03 Art Merritt...................................... 57 John Miklus.................. 51, 52, 53, 56 Tom Minello................................... 71 Jeff Moenich................................... 80 Tim Muccino............................ 88, 89 Mike Murdoch............. 78, 79, 80, 81
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James Nagy........................ 69, 70, 73 Kevin Naugle............... 89, 90, 91, 92 Frank Nawalanic......... 63, 64, 65, 66 Eugene Nebesh.............................. 56 Ivan Nemet..................................... 72 Doug Neu..................... 69, 70, 71, 72 Dick Newmaker...................... 57, 59 Sean Nielson-Mayer...................... 85 Kenneth Nitz.................................. 59 Peter Nitz............................ 61, 62, 63
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Arman Ochoa................................. 87 Phil Orno...................... 07, 08, 09, 10 John Ostroske........................... 01, 02 William Overby............................. 42
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Mike Pachan....................................... 76
Joseph Paryzek........................ 52, 53 Dennis Patrick................................ 62 Willard Peden.................... 90, 91, 92 Mark Perillo................................... 81 Adam Perkins.................... 09, 10, 11 Gerald Pokrant.............................. 49 Andy Polander.............................. 84 Joe Polander................................... 84 George Popoff................................ 88 Kyril Popoff.............................. 74, 75 Jack Prince...................................... 84 Gordan Pylypiak........................... 68
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David Rainey................................. 65 Dennis Raney................................. 80 Gary Rauscher............................... 79 David Reinke................................. 74 Don Reinke......................... 67, 68, 69 Jordan Reynolds.......... 02, 03, 04, 05 Brian Rhodes.................................. 78 Tom Riccardi............................ 91, 92 Boris Rikowsky.............................. 62 Jeff Ringer....................................... 92
Don Robertson............................... 82 Robert Rooke..................... 47, 48, 49 Jeff Rosen........................................ 89 William Rowe.......................... 40, 42 Lynn Rudolph................................ 81 John Russell.............................. 48, 49 Bryan Rubenstein.......................... 75
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Jamie Sandercock.......................... 77 George Schoenberg..... 61, 62, 63, 64 William Scott.................................. 81 Dave Scotton...................... 80, 81, 82 John Sebring................................... 67 Matt Selekman............................... 77 Robert Seidel................ 59, 60, 61, 62 Herb Sent............................ 73, 74, 75 Steve Sent................................. 74, 75 Ali Shabib.......................... 12, 13, 14 Bert Shafer...................................... 42 Hari Sharma....................... 90, 91, 92 Kyle Shore...................................... 92 Alan Siebert........................ 50, 51, 52 Dave Simmons......................... 67, 68 Bob Simpson.................................. 50 V. Sims................................. 32, 33, 34 Dan Singer.................... 04, 05, 06, 07 Milan Skripek.................... 53, 54, 56 Al Smith.................................... 57, 58 K. Smith.......................................... 32 A. Snyder........................................ 32 Dezso Somogyi........................ 56, 57 Aris Spirtos......................... 09, 10, 11 R. Staten.............................. 32, 33, 34 Albert Stockhaus........................... 40 Eric Strode.......................... 54, 55, 56 Dan Strung..................................... 40 Steve Sundra............................ 84, 85 Chris Sutter.................................... 89 Richard Sutton............................... 78 Jeffery Sutyak................................. 01 Tom Szeltner............................ 88, 89 Sigfried Szoke................................ 60
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John Tarapchak.............................. 47 Jay Tee........................... 03, 04, 05, 06 Dave Tiber.......................... 49, 50, 51 Michael Turk.................................. 69 Burt Tsuchiya........................... 56, 57
-V-
Jorg van der Vloet............ 12, 13, 14 Joe VanMeter........................... 13, 14 Paul Varzelle.................................. 82 Nate Veselenak.............................. 09 Art Vidmar..................................... 57 Don Vilyus...................................... 77
-W-
Bill Wagner..................................... 57 Rob West....................... 06, 07, 08, 09 Shawn Whitehouse................. 02, 03 Chris Whitten................................. 04 Harold Williams...................... 54, 55 Steven Wipprecht........ 06, 07, 08, 09 Eric Winn...................... 02, 03, 04, 05 Cam Woliver.................................. 89 Ron Wood........................... 84, 85, 86
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Don Yontz..................... 55, 56, 57, 58
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Chester Zatwarsky........................ 40 Bold indicates returning letterwinners
AWARDS & HONORS ALL-LEAGUE HONORS
MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER
Player of the Year Phil Orno.........................................2008 Newcomer of the Year Matt Kuelker...................................2011 Jay Tee..............................................2003 Coach of the Year Brian Etzkin.................2007, 2009, 2010 First Team Olivier Dhaine................................2006 Rob Fox............................................2011 Yannick Goossens....... 2010, 2011, 2012 Ryan Hamning......................2008, 2009 Matt Kuelker...................................2014 Phil Orno...........2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Jorg van der Vloet..........................2013 Eric Winn.........................................2004 Second Team Rob Fox............................................2008 Brad Groleski..................................2007 Ryan Hamning......................2007, 2010 Matt Kuelker...............2011, 2012, 2013 Ali Shabib..............................2013, 2014 Jay Tee................2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Rob West..........................................2009 Eric Winn...............................2003, 2005 Herb Foster Sportmanship Award Rob Fox............................................2011 Brad Groleski..................................2006 Steven Wipprecht...........................2009
20 - Win Club // Singles Manuel Bellutti......................................2014 Matt Ford................................................2012 Rob Fox..................... 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 Yannick Goossens.............. 2011, 2010, 2009 John Haley.............................................. 2011 Ryan Hamning.............................2010, 2007 Matt Kuelker................................ 2011, 2014 Phil Orno..................2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 Joe VanMeter..........................................2014 Rob West.................................................2007
Phil Orno earned Horizon League Player of the Year honors following the 2007-08 season.
TOURNAMENT FINISHES Horizon League 2013-14...................................... 2nd of 6 2012-13........................................ 1st of 6 2011-12...................................... 2nd of 6 2010-11........................................ 1st of 6 2009-10........................................ 1st of 6 2008-09........................................ 1st of 8 2007-08........................................ 1st of 7 2006-07....................................... 3rd of 6 2005-06....................................... 3rd of 6 2004-05........................................6th of 6 2003-04....................................... 3rd of 6 2002-03........................................4th of 6 2001-02........................................5th of 6 2000-01........................................5th of 5 Mid-Continent Conference 1991-92....................................10th of 10 1999-91........................................9th of 9 Association of Mid-Continent Universities 1989-90....................................10th of 10 1988-89........................................5th of 8 1987-88........................................6th of 8 1986-87........................................7th of 7
1964................. Frank Nawalanic 1965....................... Don Fairhead 1966.....................Howard David 1968........................... Ron Reinke 1969............................. Doug Neu 1970............................ John Hirsh 1971............................. Doug Neu 1972...........................Ivan Nemet 1973.......................... Vic Dimond 1974.......................... Vic Dimond 1975.......................... Vic Dimond 1976.......................... Vic Dimond 1977.........................Dan Debelak 1978..................... Mike Murdoch 1979..................... Mike Murdoch 1980..................... Mike Murdoch 1981..................... Mike Murdoch 1982........................ Dave Scotton 1983...................... Ali Kazemaini 1984.................... Andy Polander 1985......................... John Bondea 1986......................... John Bondea 1987...................John McDonnell 1988........................ Tim Muccino 1989........................ Tim Muccino 1990.........................Hari Sharma 1991.........................Hari Sharma 1992.........................Hari Sharma 2000-01.............. Adam Mercurio 2001-02.......................Paul Haley ...................................... Eric Winn 2002-03......................... Eric Winn 2003-04......................... Eric Winn 2004-05......................... Eric Winn 2005-06..........................Rob West 2006-07................Ryan Hamning 2007-08......................... Phil Orno 2008-09......................... Phil Orno 2009-10......................... Phil Orno 2010-11............................ Rob Fox 2011-12............. Yannick Goossens 2012-13........................ Ali Shabib 2013-14................... Matt Kuelker
Awards & Honors
RECORDS & HISTORY YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS Year W L T Coach 1932 1 1 1 Homer E. Woodling 1933 1 4 0 Homer E. Woodling 1934 1 1 2 Homer E. Woodling 1935-39 No Varsity Team 1940 1 4 1 Dr. William Patterson 1941 6 4 0 Dr. William Patterson 1942 3 4 0 Dr. William Patterson 1943-46 No Varsity Team 1947 5 6 0 Homer E. Woodling 1948 1 9 0 Foster Miller 1949 3 9 0 Foster Miller 1950 2 9 0 Foster Miller 1951 9 2 0 Foster Miller 1952 10 1 0 Foster Miller 1953 8 5 0 Foster Miller 1954 10 1 0 Foster Miller 1955 3 9 0 Foster Miller 1956 9 1 0 Dr. Richard Gulbenkian 1957 2 8 0 Homer E. Woodling 1958 1 9 0 Charles Simonian 1959 2 8 0 Bill Gallagher 1960 1 8 0 Homer E. Woodling 1961 1 6 0 Homer E. Woodling 1962 2 8 0 Homer E. Woodling 1963 1 10 0 Homer E. Woodling 1964 2 6 0 Homer E. Woodling 1965 2 7 0 Homer E. Woodling 1966 2 6 0 George Ficken 1967 0 11 0 James Carpenter 1968 1 10 0 William Clarke 1969 7 6 0 William Clarke 1970 5 9 0 William Clarke 1971 5 6 0 William Clarke 1972 7 5 0 William Clarke 1973 3 7 0 Klass DeBoer 1974 8 2 0 Klaas DeBoer 1975 6 4 0 Klaas DeBoer 1976 0 10 0 Klaas DeBoer 1977 1 8 0 Klaas DeBoer 1978 5 5 0 James Malone 1979 5 4 0 James Malone 1980 3 7 0 Steve Parker 1981 4 11 0 John Luoma 1982 13 7 0 John Luoma 1983 2 7 0 John Luoma 1984 4 4 0 Dick Kenney 1985 8 4 0 Robert Malaga 1986 3 16 0 Robert Malaga 1987 2 9 0 Robert Malaga 1988 9 14 0 Robert Malaga 1989 18 10 0 Robert Malaga 1990 0 16 0 John Bondea 1991 0 10 0 John Bondea 1992 1 12 0 John Bondea 1993-99 No Varsity Team 2000-01 1 16 0 Teresa Baker 2001-02 2 17 0 Sandy Geringer 2002-03 9 19 0 Brian Etzkin 2003-04 13 11 0 Brian Etzkin 2004-05 10 12 0 Brian Etzkin 2005-06 13 13 0 Brian Etzkin 2006-07 18 8 0 Brian Etzkin 2007-08 18 6 0 Brian Etzkin 2008-09 20 6 0 Brian Etzkin 2009-10 20 7 0 Brian Etzkin 2010-11 16 8 0 Brian Etzkin 2011-12 12 12 0 Brian Etzkin 2012-13 12 12 0 Brian Etzkin 2013-14 15 8 0 Brian Etzkin Overall 388 515 4 66 Years
Records
Individual Records
Most Singles Wins - Season 1. Phil Orno (09-10)....................................... 29-12 2. Rob Fox (09-10).......................................... 28-10 Ryan Hamning (06-07)..............................28-11 4. Matt Kuelker (13-14)................................. 26-10 5. Phil Orno (07-08)......................................... 25-9 Yannick Goossens (09-10).........................25-11 Manuel Bellutti (13-14)............................... 25-9 8. Rob Fox (07-08)............................................ 24-7 Rob West (06-07)......................................... 24-9 Phil Orno (08-09)......................................... 24-9 11. Ryan Hamning (09-10)..............................23-11 John Haley (10-11)....................................... 23-9 Most Singles Wins - Career 1. Phil Orno (2006-10)................................... 99-46 2. Rob Fox (2007-11)...................................... 96-43 3. Ryan Hamning (2006-10)......................... 87-45 4. Yannick Goossens (2008-12).................... 82-58 Matt Kuelker (2010-14)............................. 82-55 6. Rob West (2005-09)................................... 71-62 7. Matt Ford (2010-13).................................. 58-53 8. Dan Singer (2003-07)................................ 53-57 9. Steven Wipprecht (2005-09)..................... 47-60 10. Brad Groleski (2004-08)............................ 46-49 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Rob Fox Matt Kuelker
Most Doubles Wins - Season Rob Fox/John Haley (10-11).................... 28-10 Ryan Hamning/Phil Orno (06-07)........... 26-8 Ali Shabib/Niklas Jonsson (12-13)........... 25-7 Ryan Hamning/Phil Orno (09-10)......... 24-12 Ryan Hamning/Phil Orno (08-09)........... 23-5 Rob Fox/John Haley (09-10)................... 21-12 Ryan Hamning/Phil Orno (07-08)........... 19-7 Rob Fox/Rob West (07-08)....................... 17-10 Yannick Goossens/Rob West (08-09)....... 16-3 Rob West/Steven Wipprecht (06-07)...... 16-13
Team Records
Most Wins 20 ............................................... 2008-09 & 2009-10 Best Winning Percentage .910.........................................................1952 & 1954 Most League Wins 7 ................................2008-09, 2009-10 & 2010-11 Ryan Hamning
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS
*Since Brian Etzkin took over the CSU program during the 2002-03 season
2002-03 Overall Record: 9-19 S 27 at Edinboro W S 28 vs. St. Joseph Coll. W O 5 at Valparaiso * L O 5 vs. Green Bay * L O 19 at IUPUI L O 20 at IPFW L F 7 at YSU * W F 14 at Radford L F 16 at Greensboro Coll. W vs. NC A&T L F 20 EASTERN ILLINOIS L F 23 MICHIGAN STATE L F 28 at Ohio State L M 1 vs. Maryland L M 8 vs. Aquinas Coll. L M 9 vs. Case Western W M 10 vs. Southern Indiana L M 20 vs. Findlay W M 22 vs. Niagara L M 23 at Toledo L M 29 at UIC * L at Chicago State W A 12 BUTLER * L A 13 WRIGHT STATE * L A 15 IPFW L A 16 ROBERT MORRIS W A 26 vs. Wright State # L A 27 vs. YSU # W 2003-04 Overall Record: 13-11 O 4 vs. Green Bay * L O 5 vs. Western Illinois W O 19 IPFW L J 23 at Ohio State L J 24 at Michigan State L J 31 at YSU * L F 1 at St. Bonaventure L F 6 vs. Eastern Illinois L F 7 at IPFW W F 21 CHICAGO STATE W F 22 at St. Francis W F 27 at Niagara W F 29 TOLEDO L M 7 at Wright State * W M 14 vs. Baker W M 15 vs. St. Cloud State W M 16 vs. Fairfield W A 4 at Butler * L A 10 UIC * L A 17 YSU * W A 18 WALSH W A 24 vs. YSU # W vs. Butler # L A 25 vs. UIC # W
S 5 O 2 O 3 O 10 O 11 O 12 J 22 J 23 J 30 F 8 F 19 M 5 M 13 M 14 M 16 M 26 A 1 A 2 A 10 A 16 A 17 A 23
2004-05 Overall Record: 11-12 at St. Francis W vs. Green Bay * L at Valparaiso * L YSU * L NIAGARA W IPFW W at Michigan State L at Xavier L ST. BONAVENTURE W vs. Dayton L at Toledo L CHICAGO STATE W vs. Rhode Island W vs. Illinois Wesleyan W vs. Bucknell L vs. Knox College W at YSU * L at IPFW W vs. UIC * L WRIGHT STATE * W BUTLER * L ROBERT MORRIS W vs. UIC # L
7-2 7-0 6-1 6-1 7-0 4-3 6-1 7-0 7-0 5-2 6-1 7-0 7-0 7-0 4-3 5-1 5-2 5-2 6-1 7-0 5-2 4-2 7-0 5-2 4-3 6-1 4-0 5-0
7-0 4-3 4-3 7-0 7-0 5-2 5-2 5-1 5-1 6-1 7-0 5-2 6-1 4-3 4-3 5-2 5-2 7-0 5-2 5-2 4-3 4-0 4-0 4-3
7-0 7-0 7-0 4-3 4-3 7-0 7-0 4-3 4-3 7-0 5-2 5-2 4-3 7-0 5-2 7-0 5-2 4-3 7-0 4-3 7-0 7-0 4-0
2005-06 Overall Record: 11-12 S 23 DUQUESNE L O 8 at YSU * W O 9 IPFW L ST. FRANCIS W J 28 XAVIER L F 3 at Niagara L F 4 at St. Bonaventure L F 10 at Iowa L F 11 vs. Green Bay * L F 17 at IPFW W M 4 CHICAGO STATE W M 13 vs. Fairfield W M 14 vs. Binghamton L M 15 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson W vs. UW-La Crosse W M 25 at Michigan State L M 26 TOLEDO L A 1 at Wright State * W A 2 at Butler * L A 8 YSU * W A 9 ROBERT MORRIS W A 15 at UIC * L A 20 JOHN CARROLL W A 22 vs. Wright State# W A 22 vs. Butler# L A 23 vs. Green Bay# W
6-1 4-3 5-2 4-3 6-1 4-3 4-3 7-0 4-3 4-3 5-2 6-1 6-1 6-1 5-2 7-0 5-2 5-2 7-0 5-2 7-0 5-2 7-0 4-1 4-0 4-0
2006-07 Overall Record: 17-7 S 20 CASE WESTERN S 26 IPFW O 14 YSU * J 20 at Michigan State J 27 ST. FRANCIS F 2 NIAGARA F 9 at IPFW F 10 vs. IUPUI F 11 at Xavier F 24 at Toledo F 25 at Robert Morris M 3 CHICAGO STATE M 11 at Hawaii-Pacific M 12 at Hawaii-Hilo M 13 at Hawaii-Manoa M 14 at Hawaii-BYU M 23 at YSU * M 25 ST. BONAVENTURE M 29 WALSH M 30 at Duquesne A 7 WRIGHT STATE * A 13 at Green Bay * A 21 BUTLER * A 22 UIC * A 28 vs. UIC# A 29 vs. Wright State#
W 5-2 W 7-0 W 7-0 L 6-1 W 7-0 W 4-3 W 6-1 W 6-1 W 4-3 L 7-0 W 7-0 W 5-2 L 6-1 W 4-3 L 6-1 L 7-0 W 6-1 L 6-1 W 7-0 W 5-2 W 5-2 W 4-3 L 6-1 W 5-2 L 4-2 W 4-2
2007-08 Overall Record: 18-6 J 18 at IPFW J 19 at Michigan State J 21 at Indiana J 26 XAVIER F 2 at St. Bonaventure F 3 at Niagara F 8 DUQUESNE F 9 ST. FRANCIS F 22 TOLEDO F 24 ROBERT MORRIS M 1 CHICAGO STATE M 9 vs. SIU-Edwardsville M 10 vs. Connecticut M 11 at Stetson M 29 at Dayton A 5 at Wright State * A 6 at Butler * A 12 GREEN BAY * A 13 YSU * A 19 at Valparaiso * A 20 at UIC * A 26 vs. Green Bay # A 27 vs. UIC # M 10 at Ohio State !
W 6-1 L 7-0 L 7-0 W 4-3 W 4-3 W 4-3 W 4-3 W 7-0 L 4-3 W 7-0 W 5-2 W 6-1 W 6-1 L 4-3 W 7-0 W 5-2 L 4-3 W 6-1 W 7-0 W 7-0 W 5-2 W 4-0 W 4-1 L 4-0
2008-09 Overall Record: 20-6 J 24 at Michigan State J 29 STETSON J 31 ST. FRANCIS F 1 ST. BONAVENTURE F 7 NIAGARA ROBERT MORRIS F 13 at Duquesne F 14 vs. Indiana State F 15 at Toledo F 28 DAYTON M 1 at YSU * M 6 IPFW M 10 at Ohio State M 15 vs. Bethune Cookman M 19 at Florida Atlantic M 28 at Xavier M 29 DETROIT * A 5 at Green Bay * A 11 UIC * A 12 BUTLER * A 18 WRIGHT STATE * A 19 VALPARAISO * A 24 vs. YSU # A 25 vs. Green Bay # A 26 vs. UIC # M 8 at Kentucky !
L 5-2 L 5-2 W 6-1 W 6-1 W 6-1 W 7-0 W 4-3 W 7-0 L 7-0 W 7-0 W 6-1 W 6-1 L 7-0 W 6-1 L 4-2 W 4-3 W 6-1 W 5-2 W 4-3 W 4-3 W 6-1 W 7-0 W 4-0 W 4-0 W 4-3 L 4-0
2009-10 Overall Record: 20-7 J 23 at Michigan State W 4-3 J 30 XAVIER L 5-2 J 31 DUQUESNE W 5-2 ROBERT MORRIS W 7-0 F 6 at Niagara W 7-0 F 7 at St. Bonaventure W 6-1 F 12 at IPFW W 5-2 F 13 at Dayton W 7-0 F 20 vs. Villanova W 6-1 F 21 at Marquette L 5-2 M 14 at Florida Atlantic W 4-3 M 16 vs. Indiana L 6-1 at Stetson L 6-1 M 17 at Embry-Riddle L 6-1 M 26 YSU * W 7-0 M 27 GREEN BAY * W 5-2 M 28 at Ohio State L 4-0 A 3 at Valparaiso * W 7-0 A 4 at UIC * W 5-2 A 10 WRIGHT STATE * W 6-1 A 11 BUTLER * W 5-2 CASE WESTERN W 7-0 A 17 at Detroit * W 5-2 A 18 BUFFALO W 4-3 A 24 vs. Butler # W 4-0 A 25 vs. UIC # W 4-0 M 15 at Kentucky ! L 4-0 2010-11 Overall Record: 16-8 J 21 at Western Michigan J 22 at Michigan State J 29 IPFW F 5 NIAGARA F 6 ST. BONAVENTURE F 11 at Xavier F 13 at Kentucky F 24 at Ohio State F 25 at Duquesne F 27 ILLINOIS STATE M 5 at YSU * M 15 at Louisiana Lafayette M 16 at Nicholls State M 18 at Lamar M 26 at Green Bay * A 2 VALPARAISO * A 3 UIC * A 9 at Wright State * A 10 at Butler * A 16 DETROIT * A 17 NORTHERN ILLINOIS A 22 vs. UIC # A 23 vs. Green Bay # M 13 at Kentucky !
L 7-0 L 6-1 W 7-0 W 6-1 W 4-3 W 5-2 L 6-1 L 7-0 W 4-3 L 5-2 W 7-0 L 5-2 L 4-3 W 4-3 W 4-3 W 7-0 W 6-1 W 5-2 W 4-3 W 6-1 W 4-3 W 4-0 W 4-1 L 4-0
2011-12 Overall Record: 12-12 J 20 DUQUESNE L 4-3 F 3 at Columbia L 7-0 F 4 at Princeton L 6-1 F 10 XAVIER W 4-3 F 18 at St. Bonaventure W 7-0 F 19 at Buffalo W 4-3 F 25 at Illinois State L 4-3 F 26 at Northern Illinois W 5-2 M 3 at Michigan State L 6-1 M 4 CASE WESTERN W 6-1 M 13 at Stetson L 7-0 M 14 at Florida Atlantic L 4-3 M 15 at Embry-Riddle L 7-0 M 23 at Detroit * W 4-3 M 30 WESTERN MICHIGAN W 4-3 M 31 YSU * L 4-3 A 7 GREEN BAY * L 5-2 A 14 at UIC * W 6-1 A 15 at Valparaiso * W 7-0 A 21 BUTLER * W 5-2 A 22 WRIGHT STATE * L 4-3 A 27 vs. Detroit # W 4-3 A 28 vs. Wright State # W 4-0 A 29 vs. Green Bay # L 4-1 2012-13 Overall Record: 12-12 J 18 at Xavier L 5-2 J 20 at Penn State L 7-0 J 24 at Ohio State L 4-0 J 27 BINGHAMTON W 4-3 F 1 at IPFW W 5-2 F 8 at Western Michigan L 5-2 F 9 vs. Illinois State L 5-2 F 16 BUFFALO L 4-3 F 23 ST. BONAVENTURE W 6-1 M 9 at North Florida L 6-1 M 10 at Central Florida L 6-1 M 12 at Stetson L 7-0 M 24 DETROIT * W 7-0 M 29 at Duquesne W 4-3 M 30 at Youngstown State * W 4-3 A 6 at Marquette L 4-3 A 7 at Green Bay * L 5-2 A 13 UIC * W 4-3 A 14 VALPARAISO * W 7-0 A 20 at Butler W 5-2 A 21 at Wright State * W 4-3 A 27 vs. Detroit # W 4-3 A 28 vs. Green Bay # W 4-3 M 10 at Ohio State ! L 4-0 2013-14 Overall Record: 15-8 J 24 WESTERN MICHIGAN J 26 at Ball State F 1 at Buffalo F 2 at Penn State F 7 at Binghamton F 8 at St. Bonaventure F 16 YOUNGSTOWN ST.* F 23 IPFW OBERLIN F 28 at Saint Louis M 1 at Southern Illinois M 8 at Abilene Christian M 10 at SMU M 11 at UT Arlington M 23 WRIGHT STATE* M 29 at Detroit* A 4 BUTLER A 6 DUQUESNE A 12 GREEN BAY* A 18 at UIC* A 19 at Valparaiso* A 26 vs. Youngstown St.# A 27 vs. Green Bay#
L 4-3 W 5-2 L 4-3 L 6-1 L 5-2 W 6-1 W 6-1 W 6-1 W 7-0 W 6-1 W 4-3 W 4-3 L 6-1 L 5-2 W 5-2 W 7-0 W 6-1 W 5-2 L 4-3 W 6-1 W 5-2 W 4-2 L 4-3
* - Horizon League Contest # - Horizon League Championship ! - NCAA Championship
Yearly Results
2008 NCAA TOURNAMENT
2008 NCAA TOURNAMENT
May 10, 2008
at Ohio State
Singles: 1. Koniecko (OSU) vs. Orno (CSU) 2. Moneke (OSU) def. Hamning (CSU) 3. Kronauge (OSU) def. Groleski (CSU) 4. Allare (OSU) def. Klepatz (CSU) 5. Novak (OSU) vs. Fox (CSU) 6. Eberly (OSU) vs. West (CSU)
L, 4-0 6-4, 2-1, UF 6-0, 6-1 6-0, 6-1 6-0, 6-3 6-0, 5-1, UF 6-1, 3-2, UF
Doubles: 1. Moneke/Koniecko (OSU) vs. Hamning/Orno (CSU) 2. Eberly/Kronauge (OSU) def. Fox/West (CSU) 3. Allare/Uzawa (OSU) def. Groleski/Klepatz (CSU)
2008 NCAA
8-5 8-5 8-4
2009 NCAA TOURNAMENT
May 8, 2009
2009 NCAA TOURNAMENT at Kentucky
Singles: 1. Agostinelli (UK) def. Orno (CSU) 2. Cox (UK) vs. Hamning (CSU) 3. Quigley (UK) def. West (CSU) 4. Musialek (UK) vs. Goossens (CSU) 5. Dyce (UK) def. Fox (CSU) 6. Gonzalez (UK) def. Wipprecht (CSU)
L, 4-0 6-2, 6-2 7-6, UF 6-1, 6-2 4-6, UF 6-3, 6-3 6-0, 6-3
Doubles: 1. Agostinelli/Cox (UK) def. Hamning/Orno (CSU) 2. Dyce/Quigley (UK) vs. Goossens/West (CSU) 3. Gonzalez/Musialek (UK) def. Fox/Wipprecht (CSU)
8-3 6-4 8-2
2009 NCAA
2010 NCAA TOURNAMENT
2010 NCAA TOURNAMENT
May 15, 2010
at Kentucky
Singles: 1. Quigley (UK) def. Orno (CSU) 2. Musialek (UK) def. Goossens (CSU) 3. Cox (UK) vs. Hamning (CSU) 4. Rossi (UK) vs. Fox (CSU) 5. Gonzalez (UK) def. Klepatz (CSU) 6. Lambropoulos (UK) vs. Haley (CSU)
6-0, 6-3 6-2, 6-2 7-6 (2), 5-5, UF 6-2, 5-4, UF 6-1, 6-2 3-6, 6-2, 1-0, UF
Doubles: 1. Quigley/Cox (UK) def. Hamning/Orno (CSU) 2. Gonzalez/Lambropoulos (UK) def. Fox/Haley (CSU) 3. Musialek/Rossi (UK) vs. Goossens/Klepatz (CSU)
2010 NCAA
L, 4-0
8-5 8-5 7-2, UF
2011 NCAA TOURNAMENT
2011 NCAA TOURNAMENT
May 13, 2011
at Kentucky
Singles: 1. Quigley (UK) def. Goossens (CSU) 2. Musialek (UK) vs. Fox (CSU) 3. Cox (UK) def. Kuelker (CSU) 4. Gonzalez (UK) def. Klepatz (CSU) 5. Rossi (UK) vs. Haley (CSU) 6. Jomby (UK) vs. Ford (CSU) Doubles: 1. Quigley/Cox (UK) vs. Fox/Haley (CSU) 2. Musialek/Rossi (UK) def. Goossens/Klepatz (CSU) 3. Jomby/Gonzalez (UK) def. Ford/Kuelker (CSU)
L, 4-0 6-2, 6-2 7-5, 1-0, UF 6-3, 6-3 6-0, 6-1 6-3, 5-3, UF 6-4, 5-2, UF 5-4, UF 8-4 8-0
2011 NCAA
2013 NCAA TOURNAMENT
2013 NCAA TOURNAMENT
May 10, 2013
at Ohio State
Singles: 1. Rola (OSU) def. van der Vloet (CSU) 2. Kobelt (OSU) vs. Kuelker (CSU) 3. Smith (OSU) vs. Shabib (CSU) 4. McCarthy (OSU) def. Jonsson (CSU) 5. Diaz (OSU) vs. Marks (CSU) 6. Christ (OSU) def. VanMeter (CSU)
L, 4-0 6-1, 6-2 6-4, 1-1, UF 6-0, 2-3, UF 6-3, 6-1 6-1, 5-2, UF 6-1, 6-1
Doubles: 1. Kobelt/Smith (OSU) def. Shabib/Jonsson (CSU) 8-2 2. McCarthy/Engelen (OSU) vs. Marks/Kuelker (CSU) 5-4, UF 3. Rola/Metka (OSU) def. van der Vloet/VanMeter (CSU) 8-1
2013 NCAA
2014-15 ROSTER
Bellutti
Buffington
Goth
Mick
Radosevic
Shabib
VanMeter
Etzkin
Marks
van der
Vloet
Polito
CLEVELAND STATE VIKINGS
Manuel Bellutti................................................................. Senior // Innsbruck, Austria // Reithmann Gymnasium Colton Buffington..................................................................................Sophomore // Westlake, Ohio // Westlake Kevin Goth.......................................................................................Freshman // Wexford, Pa. // North Allegheny Nolan Marks............................................................................................ Senior // Chagrin Falls, Ohio // Kenston Andre Mick................................................ Sophomore // South Morang, Melbourne // Greensborough College Mirko Radosevic........................................................................................ Freshman // Miami, Fla. // Coral Gables Ali Shabib. ................................................................................................................ Senior // Copenhagen, Denmark Jorg van der Vloet. ...........................................................................................Senior // Waalre, The Netherlands Joe VanMeter.............................................................................................. Junior // Indianapolis, Ind. // University Head Coach: ................................................................................................................... Brian Etzkin // 13th Season Associate Head Coach: . .............................................................................................Frank Polito // Third Season
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