Men's Tennis Hosts Cleveland State on Saturday

Saturday, February 3

Cincinnati, Ohio

5 PM

Xavier University

Cleveland State

Men's Tennis Hosts Cleveland State on Saturday

02.01.24 | Men's Tennis

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Match set to begin at 5 PM at Eastern Hills

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier men's tennis is set to host Cleveland State on Saturday, Feb. 3, with the match beginning at 5:00 p.m. at Eastern Hills.

The Musketeers are 1-4 after picking up a 4-3 win over NKU on Saturday.

OPPONENT INFO

The Vikings are 3-1 on the season, picking up wins over Binghamton, Butler and Duquesne, while falling to Penn State. CSU will face Dayton on Friday evening.
CSU went 19-8 overall last season and 7-1 in Horizon League play, falling to Tennessee tech in the Horizon League Tournament Semifinals.
Xavier brings a two-match win streak over the Vikings into the season after taking a 4-3 win in Cleveland last season.

LAST TIME OUT

Xavier picked up a 4-3 road win at Northern Kentucky on Saturday afternoon at Five Seasons Sports Club.
In doubles play, NKU took the first decision, taking a 6-3 win on the No. 1 court against Ryan Cahill and Pascal Mosberger. Xavier picked up a win on No. 2 doubles, with Charlie Temming and Cristian Gonzalez combining for the 6-3 victory. On No. 3 doubles, Kyle Totorica and Jorge Santamaria came back from 5-2 deficit to take the 7-5 win and the doubles point for Xavier.
In singles play, Xavier went ahead 2-0 with a 6-2, 6-1 win for Ryan Cahill on the No. 2 court. The Norse picked up wins on the No. 5 court, 6-3, 6-4 against Kyle Totorica, and on the No. 3 court, 7-5, 6-1, against Charlie Temming to tie the match at 2-2.
Marco Pennelli picked up a 6-1, 7-6 (5) win on No. 4 singles, and Pascal Mosberger fell 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 on the No. 1 court to tie the match at 1-1 with one court still playing.
On the final court, Cristian Gonzalez picked up a come-back win No. 6 singles, taking the point 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, to clinch the match for the Musketeers at 4-3.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Next weekend, Xavier travels to Greenville, S.C. for a pair of matches, facing Gardner-Webb on Saturday Feb. 10, set for a 3 PM start at Furman, then facing the Paladins on Sunday, Feb. 11 at 10 AM, also at Furman.

THE MUSKETEERS

Xavier returns six letterwinners from last year's squad that finished the season at 12-9 overall.
The 2022-23 season marked a second-straight season with 12 wins, the first time the program had back-to-back 10-plus win season since the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons.
The Musketeer returners include Ryan Cahill, Pascal Mosberger, Marco Pennelli, Jorge Santamaria, Charlie Temming and Kyle Totorica.
Xavier also added a pair of freshmen, Alex Adamec and Cristian Gonzalez.