Viking SportS WeeklyVolume 2 • Number 33April 29, 2013

Men’S tenniS WinS FiFth horizon league ChaMpionShip

Men’s Golf Is Horizon League Runner-Up ... page 2

Women’s Golf Places Third at League Cham-pionship ... page 2

Women’s Tennis Con-cludes Season in Semi-finals... page 2

Softball Heads to UIC For Final League Se-ries... page 2

Jonsson Named Viking of the Week... page 3

What to WatCh ForTHIS WEEK IN VIKING ATHLETICS | APRIL 29, 2013

MEN’S GOLF The Vikings closed their season over the weekend in Florida, finishing as the run-ner-up at the Horizon League Championship as four players finished in the top-10. CSU shot rounds of 300-292-296 (888) to finish four-shots behind team champion Valparaiso. Andrew Bailey, the Hori-zon League Player of the Year for the second straight season, was the individual runner-up, carding a 54-hole total of 218 (70-72-76). His 72.8 scoring average was the second lowest in program history. First team all-league pick Michael Balcar tied for third place at 222 (75-71-76) and joined Bailey on the all-tour-nament team. Senior Jon Riemer tied for eighth place with rounds of 77-75-72 (224), while junior Brendan Byrne also shot 224 (78-74-72) to tie for eighth place.

WOMEN’S GOLF CSU’s season came to a close with a third place show-ing at the Horizon League Championship in Florida over the weekend. CSU shot an opening round 312 to share the first round lead with Detroit and added rounds of 319 and 315 to finish behind Detroit and Youngstown State. Senior Ariel Sparrow card-ed rounds of 80-75-78 (236) to finish tied for sixth and earn a spot on the all-tournament team. She closed her career with a CSU record 81.2 scor-ing average. Freshman Allyson Hack-man joined Sparrow on the all-tournament team, tying for sixth place at 236, which included a first round 73, tied for the second lowest round in program history (73-82-78). As a team, the Vikings set the school record for lowest scoring average at 320.0, which also included the lowest round in program history (305).

MEN’S TENNIS With a 4-3 victory over top-seeded Green Bay last Sunday, the Vikings claimed their fifth Horizon League Champion-ship in the past six seasons. CSU, who entered the tournament as the No. 2 seed, earned a 4-3 victory over De-troit in the semifinals and upset the reigning Horizon League Champions in the final match. The Vikings will find out who they will face in the first round of the NCAA Tourna-ment on Tuesday (April 30), as the NCAA Selection Show is slated for 5:00 p.m. First and second round ac-tion will take place May 10 through May 12. Jorg van der Vloet was named to the All-Horizon League First Team, while Matt Kuelker and Ali Shabib picked up second team honors. Niklas Jonsson clinched the title with his three-set win at No. 4 singles against Green Bay.

WOMEN’S TENNIS CSU’s season came to an end last weekend, falling in the semifinals of the Horizon League Championship. The third-seeded Vikings posted a 4-0 victory over Wright State in the first round, and then fell to second-seeded Youngstown State, 4-2 in the semifinals. This was the fourth straight year that the Vikings advanced to the semifinals of the Horizon League Tournament. Three Vikings picked up postseason awards over the weekend, as Mathilde Orange, Alex Bush and Alex Power were named to the All-Horizon League Second Team. Nicole Janek and Maria La-zaris finished the spring with a team-high 15 wins, while Kara Sherwood ended the year with a 13-7 singles mark. Cleveland State finished the season with a 13-11 record, in-cluding a 5-2 league mark and a 6-1 record at home.

SOFTBALL The Vikings play seven games this week, five on the road and two at home. CSU will first play two mid-week doubleheaders, Tuesday at Kent State at 3:00 p.m., fol-lowed by a home Thursday contest at 5:00 p.m. vs. Robert Morris. They will then close the regular season on the road with a three game series at UIC Sat-urday and Sunday. CSU split a pair of double-headers last week, putting their season record at 18-22 and 9-7 in the Horizon League. Senior Dara Toman had the highlight of the week, as a three-run home run vs. Green Bay Monday helped her to re-write both the Cleveland State and Horizon League record books. With the homer she Horizon League and CSU home run re-cord (she now has 55) and the CSU runs scored record (she now has 132).

Viking oF the Week

niklaS JonnSon // Men’s TennisClass: Sophomore

Position: No. 4 Singles // No. 1 Doubles Hometown: Bjuv, Sweden

laSt WeekJonsson led the Vikings throughout the Horizon League Tournament, posting a 2-0 doubles record and a 2-0 singles mark – including the clinching point against Green Bay in the Championship match. At No. 4 singles, Jonsson earned a 6-2, 7-6 victory against Detroit in the semifinals and then battled for a 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 win against Green Bay in the finals. Jonsson also teamed up with Ali Shabib to form CSU’s No. 1 doubles team – taking down Detroit, 8-2 and Green Bay, 8-4 during the tournament.

thiS Week’S SChedule softballTues. Apr. 30 at Kent State 3:00 p.m. at Kent State 5:00 p.m.Thurs. May 2 ROBERT MORRIS 5:00 p.m. ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 p.m.Sat. May 4 at UIC 1:00 p.m. at UIC 3:00 p.m. May 5 at UIC 1:00 p.m.

men’s tennisTues. Apr. 30 NCAA Selection Show 5:00 p.m.

* - Game can be seen live on the HORIZON LEAGUE NETWORK

laSt Week’S reSultSApr. 22 Softball hosts Green Bay W, 9-1 (5) Softball hosts Green Bay L, 7-3Apr. 26-28 Women’s Golf at Horizon League Championship 3rd Men’s Golf at Horizon League Championship 2ndApr. 26 Women’s Tennis vs. Wright State W, 4-0Apr. 27 Women’s Tennis vs. Youngstown State L, 4-2 Men’s Tennis vs. Detroit W, 4-3 Softball hosts Valparaiso L, 3-2 Softball hosts Valparaiso W, 4-1Apr. 28 Men’s Tennis vs. Green Bay W, 4-3

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