The Cleveland State Vikings men's tennis team represents Cleveland State University in NCAA Division I college tennis. The team belongs to the Horizon League and plays home matches at the Medical Mutual Tennis Pavilion.[2] The Vikings are currently led by head coach Brian Etzkin. Cleveland State dropped tennis as a sport following the 1991–1992 school year. Tennis was brought back for the 1999–2000 school year.
| Cleveland State Vikings men's tennis | |
|---|---|
 | |
| University | Cleveland State University |
| Head coach | Brian Etzkin (15th season) |
| Conference | Horizon |
| Location | Cleveland, OH |
| Home Court | Medical Mutual Tennis Pavilion |
| Nickname | Vikings |
| Colors | Forest green and white[1] |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2018, 2019 | |
| Conference regular season champions | |
| 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2018, 2019 | |
Championships
edit- Mid-Continent Conference Team Championships (0):
- Horizon League Team Championships (7):
- 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2018, 2019[3]
Record by year
edit| School | Season | Record | (Conf. Record) | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fenn College | 1932 | 1–1–1 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1933 | 1–4–0 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1934 | 3–1–2 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1935 | N/A | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1936 | N/A | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1937 | N/A | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1938 | N/A | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1939 | N/A | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1940 | 1–4–1 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1941 | 6–4–0 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1942 | 3–4–0 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1943 | N/A | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1944 | N/A | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1945 | N/A | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1946 | N/A | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1947 | 5–6–0 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1948 | 1–9–0 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1949 | 3–9–0 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1950 | 2–9–0 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1951 | 9–2–0 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1952 | 10–1–0 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1953 | 8–5–0 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1954 | 10–1–0 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1955 | 3–9–0 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1956 | 9–1–0 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1957 | 2–8–0 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1958 | 1–9–0 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1959 | 2–8–0 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1960 | 1–8–0 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1961 | 1–6–0 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1962 | 2–8–0 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1963 | 1–10–0 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1964 | 2–6–0 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1965 | 2–7–0 | (N/A) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1966 | 2–6–0 | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1967 | 0–11–0 | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1968 | 1–10–0 | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1969 | 7–6–0 | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1970 | 5–9–0 | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1971 | 5–6–0 | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1972 | 7–5–0 | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1973 | 3–7–0 | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1974 | 8–2–0 | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1975 | 6–4–0 | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1976 | 0–10–0 | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1977 | 1–8–0 | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1978 | 5–5–0 | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1979 | 5–4–0 | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1980 | 3–7–0 | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1981 | 4–11–0 | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1982 | 13–7–0 | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1983 | 2–7–0 | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1984 | 4–4–0 | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1985 | 8–4–0 | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1986 | 3–16–0 | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1987 | 2–9–0 | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1988 | 9–14–0 | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1989 | 18–10–0 | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1990 | 0–16–0 | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1991 | 0–10–0 | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1992 | 1–12–0 | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1993 | N/A | (N/A) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1994 | N/A | (N/A) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1995 | N/A | (N/A) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1996 | N/A | (N/A) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1997 | N/A | (N/A) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1998 | N/A | (N/A) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1999 | N/A | (N/A) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 2000 | 1–16–0 | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 2001 | 2–17–0 | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 2002 | 9–19–0 | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 2003 | ?-?-? | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 2004 | ?-?-? | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 2005 | ?-?-? | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 2006 | 10–12–0 | (2–3) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 2007 | 18–8–0 | (4–1) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 2008 | 20–6–0 | (7–0) | NCAA Tournament |
| Cleveland State | 2009 | 20–7–0 | (7–0) | NCAA Tournament |
| Cleveland State | 2010 | 21–6–0 | (7–0) | NCAA Tournament |
| Cleveland State | 2011 | 14–7–0 | (7–0) | NCAA Tournament |
| Cleveland State | 2012 | 12–12–0 | (4–3) | |
| Cleveland State | 2013 | 15-8-0 | (5–1) | NCAA Tournament |
| Cleveland State | 2014 | 17-8-0 | (4-2) | |
| Cleveland State | 2015 | 14-12-0 | (2-4) | |
| Cleveland State | 2016 | 10-17-0 | (2-5) | |
| Cleveland State | 2017 | 17-11-0 | (6-1) | NCAA Tournament |
| Cleveland State | 2018 | 19-8-0 | (6-0) | NCAA Tournament |
| Cleveland State | 2019 | 6-6-0 | (0-0) | |
| Total | ?? years | ?-?-? | (?-?) | 4 Postseason bids |
NCAA Tournament history
edit| Season | Eliminated Round | Teams Defeated | Lost To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | First Round | – | Ohio State |
| 2009 | First Round | – | Kentucky |
| 2010 | First Round | – | Kentucky |
| 2011 | First Round | – | Kentucky |
| 2013 | First Round | – | Ohio State |
| 2018 | First Round | – | Michigan |
| 2019 | First Round | – | Ohio State |
Head coaching history
edit| # | Name | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Homer E. Woodling | 1932—1934 | 3–6–3 |
| 2 | William Patterson | 1940—1942 | 10–12–1 |
| 3 | Homer E. Woodling | 1947—1947 | 5–6–0 |
| 4 | Foster Miller | 1948—1955 | 46–45–0 |
| 5 | Richard Gulbenkian | 1956—1956 | 9–1–0 |
| 6 | Homer E. Woodling | 1957—1957 | 2–8–0 |
| 7 | Charles Simonian | 1958—1958 | 1–9–0 |
| 8 | Bill Gallagher | 1959—1959 | 2–8–0 |
| 9 | Homer E. Woodling | 1960—1965 | 9–45–0 |
| 10 | George Ficken | 1966—1966 | 2–6–0 |
| 11 | James Carpenter | 1967—1967 | 0–11–0 |
| 12 | William Clarke | 1968—1972 | 25–36–0 |
| 13 | Klass DeBoer | 1973—1977 | 18–31–0 |
| 14 | James Malone | 1978—1979 | 10–9–0 |
| 15 | Steve Parker | 1980—1980 | 3–7–0 |
| 16 | John Luoma | 1981—1983 | 19–25–0 |
| 17 | Dick Kenney | 1984—1984 | 4–4–0 |
| 18 | Robert Malaga | 1985—1989 | 40–53–0 |
| 19 | John Bondea | 1990—1992 | 1–38–0 |
| 20 | Teresa Baker | 2000—2000 | 1–16–0 |
| 21 | Sandy Geringer | 2001—2001 | 2–17–0 |
| 22 | Brian Etzkin | 2002— | 81–69–0 (men's) |
References
edit- ^ "Color Palette | Cleveland State University". Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- ^ Farkas, Karen (May 20, 2016). "Cleveland State University's indoor tennis facility opens to the public". Cleveland, Ohio: The Plain Dealer. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ Potter, Bill (28 April 2013). "Cleveland State Takes Dramatic Men's Tennis Championship". Horizon League. Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2013.