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Front Row (L-R) : No lan Marks , A l i Shab ib , Mat t Fo rd , Jay Jones , head coach Br ian E t zk in . Back Row (L-R) : Ass is tant Coach Jay Tee , Mat t Kue lke r, Yann ick Goossens , Ben Shk l ya r, J o rg Van Der V loe t .

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1 Horizon League Player of the Year

3 Horizon League Coach of the Year Accolades

4 Horizon League Championships

12 Horizon League Honorees

2 Twenty-Win Seasons

4 Consecutive Trips To the NCAA Tournament

13 ITA Scholar-Athlete Honorees

2011-12 Donors .........................................Credits The 2011-12 Cleveland State Men’s Tennis Media Guide was written and designed by Renee Adam, Assistant SID. Edited by Greg Murphy, Sports Information Direc-tor and Tim Ertle, SID Assistant. Photography done by Brian Hart, Bill Reiter, Greg Murphy and Renee Adam. 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 Oppor-tunity employer and especially encourages applications from minorities and women, persons with handicaps or disabilities, and disabled and Vietnam era veterans.

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2011-12 sCHeDuLe ..................viking Bios ..........................viking CoaCHes .....................2010-11 season review .............2010-11 statistiCs ........................

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2011 HL CHampionsHip ...................tHe Horizon League ..........................aLL-time Letterwinners ......................reCorDs & History .........................

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First Year ................................1932All-Time Record .............349-483-4

Affiliation ...........NCAA Division IConference .............Horizon League

Nickname ............................... VikingsSchool Colors ..............Green & White

program History

CoaCHing staFFHead Coach ..........................Brian Etzkin

Alma Mater .......... Southern Illinois, 1998Record at CSU ................... 137-89 (9 years)

Assistant Coach ................................. Jay TeeAlma Mater .................Cleveland State, 2006

Tennis Office Phone ..................(216) 687-4811

CLeveLanD stateLocation .......................................Cleveland, OhioFounded ...............................Cleveland State 1964

Fenn College 1929Enrollment .........................................................17,323

President ...............................Dr. Ronald M. BerkmanAthletics Director .........................................John Parry

Sport Administrator............Virnette House-Browning

M E N ’ S T E N N I SC l e v e l a n d S t a t e

2011-12 S EASoN PrEV I Ew

2011-12 roSTErMatt Ford So. Allen, Texas/LovejoyYannick Goossens Sr. The Hague, HollandJay Jones Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. ClaireMatt Kuelker So. St. Louis, Mo./Christian Brothers AcademyNolan Marks Fr. Chagrin Falls, Ohio/KenstonAli Shabib Fr. Copenhagen, DenmarkBen Shklyar Fr. Riverwoods, Ill./DeerfieldJorg Van Der Vloet Fr. Waalre, The Netherlands

Head Coach: Brian EtzkinAssistant Coach: Jay Tee

With four letterwinners returning and a strong freshmen class, the Cleveland State men’s tennis team is posed to capture their fifth straight Horizon League Championship during the 2011-12 season. Among those returning are two-time first team All-Horizon League honoree Yannick Goossens and reigning Newcomer of the Year, Matt Kuelker.

“This season we will have to work very hard to hold our place in the Horizon League since we now have a target on our backs. The biggest thing is that somebody will have to beat us because we are not going to give it away,” Etzkin said.

To open the season, the trio of Goossens, Kuelker and Ali Shabib will play at the top of the lineup. Goossens is the most experienced of the group, returning for his senior season ranked fifth on CSU’s all-time ca-reer singles wins list with 67.

“On any given day, Yannick can be the best player in the league. I’m hoping that he can put everything together for his senior year and go out on top,” Etzkin said.

Kuelker, who was named the Co-Newcomer of the Year, returns for his sophomore season as one of CSU’s top singles players. Kuelker post-ed a 22-12 singles record last season and was one of two Vikings to go undefeated in league play.

“Matt is a self-described all-court serve and volley grinder. He can do almost anything on the court and he is good at exploiting his opponent’s weaknesses,” Etzkin said.

Ali Shabib, one of four newcomers on this season’s team, has already shown that he can be one of the top players in the league after leading the Vikings with a 6-6 record during a tough fall schedule.

“Ali has been a new weapon for us this season, and he has a great en-ergy on the court for us. Throughout the fall season the team was already rallying around his energy that he had on the court,” Etzkin said.

Jorg Van Der Vloet and Nolan Marks are two more newcomers for CSU this season, and can both play at a high level and will be com-peting for CSU in the middle of the lineup.

“Jorg improved so much throughout the fall season and he has a very high ceiling of where his game can go. He strikes one of the cleanest balls and he is very demanding of himself which will allow him to play towards the top of the lineup this spring.”

“Nolan has been focusing on developing his game so that he doesn’t have to depend so much on his serve and it showed through-out his play last fall. He will always have his live arm and because of that he is one of the hardest players on our team to break,” Etzkin said.

Following strong fall seasons, Matt Ford and Jay Jones will be competing for the No. 6 spot in the Viking lineup for the spring. Last year, Ford posted a 16-16 singles record including a 6-1 mark in league play, while Jones played in just 11 matches.

“Matt got better as the season went on last year, and I am looking for that same progress again this year. He has the experience of win-ning the clinching point in the Horizon League Championship, and because of that I believe in him and know that I can count on him to do the job.”

“I am really proud to see the progress that Jay has made over the past two seasons, he has worked a lot on his own and it has paid off. This year he has a chance to earn a spot in the starting lineup for the first time and I am very excited to see that,” Etzkin said.

Ben Shklyar rounds out CSU’s roster for the spring season, joining the Vikings as a talented freshman who has the ability to earn a spot in the lineup throughout the year.

“Ben definitely has the ability to move up the lineup this season, he is a big guy who has some weapons on the court. I expect to see him in the starting lineup at some point this season,” Etzkin said.

Entering the spring season, CSU’s doubles lineup is still undecided, as Etzkin will have multiple options to work with. One of the top options for the Vikings will be Goossens and Shabib, after their 8-5 fall season.

“Yannick and Ali have proven that they can win against top teams after their record that they posted during the fall. Both of them are also capable of playing with other teammates to make the doubles lineup that much stronger,” Etzkin said.

Another doubles option this season will be Kuelker and Van Der Vlo-et, who posted a 4-2 record during the fall.

“Matt and Jorg will definitely see some doubles action this spring. They had some good runs during the fall and they proved that they can play together at a high level,” Etzkin said.

The trio of Shklyar, Ford and Jones will also be in the running for a spot in the doubles lineup, as all three have shown that they can be suc-cessful in the doubles rotation.

“Matt, Ben and Jay are all definitely options for us in the doubles line-up this spring. All three of them have shown that they can step into the rotation and play quality matches for us,” Etzkin said.

2011-12 S ChEDuLEseptemBer16 at Louisville Invite Louisville, Ky.17 at Louisville Invite Louisville, Ky.18 at Louisville Invite Louisville, Ky.23 at Notre Dame Invite South Bend, Ind.24 at Notre Dame Invite South Bend, Ind.25 at Notre Dame Invite South Bend, Ind.30 at Stan Drobac Invite East Lansing, Mich.

oCtoBer1 at Stan Drobac Invite East Lansing, Mich.2 at Stan Drobac Invite East Lansing, Mich.13 at ITA Midwest Regional Columbus, Ohio14 at ITA Midwest Regional Columbus, Ohio15 at ITA Midwest Regional Columbus, Ohio

January20 DUQUESNE Cleveland, Ohio

FeBruary3 at Columbia New York, N.Y.4 at Princeton Princeton, N.J.10 XAVIER Cleveland, Ohio18 at St. Bonaventure St. Bonaventure, N.Y.

Home Matches In BOLD CAPS | * Denotes Horizon League Match

19 at Buffalo Buffalo, N.Y.25 at Illinois State Normal, Ill.26 at Northern Illinois DeKalb, Ill.

marCH3 at Michigan State East Lansing, Mich.11 at Embry Riddle Daytona Beach, Fla.13 at Stetson Deland, Fla.14 at Florida Atlantic Boca Raton, Fla.23 at Detroit Detroit, Mich.30 WESTERN MICHIGAN Cleveland, Ohio31 YOUNGSTOWN STATE * Cleveland, Ohio

apriL7 GREEN BAY * Cleveland, Ohio14 at UIC * Chicago, Ill.15 at Valparaiso * Valparaiso, Ind.21 BUTLER * Cleveland, Ohio22 WRIGHT STATE * Cleveland, Ohio27 HL Championship Indianapolis, Ind.28 HL Championship Indianapolis, Ind.29 HL Championship Indianapolis, Ind.

2010-11 // JUNIOR SEASONNamed to the All-Horizon League first team for the second straight year after going 20-13 at No. 1 singles…posted a 4-3 singles record during league action…finished his junior season ranked fifth on the all-time career wins list at CSU with 67 singles wins…went 17-18 during doubles play, in-cluding a 5-2 mark in league action.

2009-10 // SOPHOMORE SEASONEarned first team All-Horizon League honors after going 25-12 in singles play…went 17-6 at No. 2

singles and won his lone match playing at the No. 1 position…recorded a 6-1 record in league matches…won his singles flight at the Stan Drobec Invitational (10/9-11)…was one of three players from CSU to compete at the All-American Classic (10/3)…named Horizon League Player of the Week on Feb. 9…went 20-13 in doubles play, including a perfect 6-0 mark at the No. 2 position with Chris Klepatz.

2008-09 // FRESHMAN SEASONRecorded a 22-9 singles record and 22-8 doubles mark…was a perfect 7-0 in Horizon League doubles and 6-1 in singles play, ap-pearing mostly at No. 3 and No. 4…his 22 wins were tied for second most on the team in both singles and doubles…won the first set in the NCAA tournament match at Kentucky before match was called…won the deciding point in regular season win against UIC…finished first in the Brown (A) Flight at the Western Michigan Invitational.

PERSONALBorn March 27, 1990 in The Hague, Holland…son of Jan and Frida Goossens…has one brother Laurens and one sister Merel…international business major.

vi k i n g B i o S //

ya n n i C k Goossens

senior // tHe Hague, HoLLanD

Goossens’ Singles RecordYear Overall 1 2 3 4 5 6 HL Fall2008-09 22-9 --- --- 8-3 9-3 --- --- 6-1 5-32009-10 25-12 1-0 17-6 --- --- --- --- 6-1 7-62010-11 20-13 10-9 --- --- --- --- --- 4-3 10-4Total 67-43 11-9 17-6 8-3 9-3 --- --- 16-5 22-13

Goossens’ Doubles RecordYear Overall 1 2 3 HL Fall2008-09 22-8 --- 12-3 3-4 6-1 7-12009-10 20-13 --- 6-0 9-7 7-0 5-62010-11 17-18 0-1 9-9 1-1 5-2 7-7Total 59-39 0-1 27-12 13-12 18-3 19-14

2010-11 // SOPHOMORE SEASONWent 4-7 in limited singles action on the season, playing the majority of his matches during the fall…also posted a 3-7 doubles record on the year.

2009-10 // FRESHMAN SEASONWent 10-8 in singles and 3-11 in doubles competition during his first season…was 5-3 at No. 6 sin-gles and won his only match at the No. 5 position…won both of his matches that went three sets…went 1-1 at No. 3 doubles, including a win over Niagara.

HIGH SCHOOLFinished fourth in singles at the state tournament in 2008…led his team to a state title and three second place finishes in his career, playing for head coach Ron Mercer…captured the state doubles tournament in 2007…was ranked as high as 56th in the nation by the USTA.

PERSONALBorn June 25, 1990…son of Jim and Nancy Jones…has one sister, Jessica…won the Dan’s Breakfast Award and a Rotary Club engi-neering award…was involved in the Latin Club in high school…liberal arts and social sciences major.

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Jay Jones

Junior // pittsBurgH, pa. // upper st. CLaire

Jones’ Singles RecordYear Overall 1 2 3 4 5 6 HL Fall2009-10 10-8 --- --- --- --- 1-0 5-3 2-1 4-52010-11 4-7 --- --- --- --- --- 2-1 --- 2-6Total 14-15 --- --- --- --- 1-0 7-4 2-1 6-11

Jones’ Doubles RecordYear Overall 1 2 3 HL Fall2009-10 3-11 --- --- 1-1 --- 2-102010-11 3-7 --- --- --- --- 3-7Total 26-18 --- --- 1-1 --- 5-17

2010-11 // FRESHMAN SEASONPosted a 16-16 singles record on the season, including a 6-1 mark in league play…went 3-2 at No. 5 singles and 8-8 at No. 6 singles…ended the season on a four-match win streak, while winning seven of his final eight matches…went 16-17 in doubles play, while posting a 5-2 league mark.

HIGH SCHOOLWas a highly-accomplished junior player and did not play high school tennis until his senior year…helped lead team to fifth place finish in the state as a senior, while also placing second as an indi-

vidual…led team to 12-1 overall record…advanced to the third round of Kalamazoo Tournament, as well as the third round of Winter Nationals in 2008.

PERSONALBorn Feb. 7, 1992…son of Tom and Pam Ford…has two brothers, Chris and Ryan…pre-education major.

vi k i n g B i o S //

mat t Ford

sopHomore // aLLen, texas // LoveJoy

Ford’s Singles RecordYear Overall 1 2 3 4 5 6 HL Fall2010-11 16-16 --- --- --- --- 3-2 8-8 6-1 5-6Total 16-16 --- --- --- --- 3-2 8-8 6-1 5-6

Ford’s Doubles RecordYear Overall 1 2 3 HL Fall2010-11 16-17 --- 3-1 5-10 5-2 8-6Total 16-17 --- 3-1 5-10 5-2 8-6

2010-11 // FRESHMAN SEASONTabbed the Horizon League Co-Newcomer of the Year, while also being named to the All-League second team…tied for second on the team with a 22-12 singles record, including a 13-4 mark at the No. 3 slot…was one of just three league players to post a perfect 7-0 record in league play on the year…his 22 wins on the season is tied for fifth on the all-time single season wins list at CSU…went 17-17 in doubles action throughout the season, including a 5-2 league record.

HIGH SCHOOLPlayed at the No. 1 position all four years, posting a 55-7 overall record…had four top-four finishes at the state tournament, including a state title as a junior, playing for coach John Tiernan…helped lead team to district title in 2010 and a state title as a junior…won the 2009 Missouri Valley Indoor December Futures…also reached the finals of the two other tournaments, including the St. Louis Clays.

PERSONALBorn Dec. 11, 1991…son of Robert and Vicki Kuelker…business administration major.

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mat t KuelKer

sopHomore // st. Louis, mo. // CHristian BrotHers aCaDemy

Kuelker’s Singles RecordYear Overall 1 2 3 4 5 6 HL Fall2010-11 22-12 --- 2-3 13-4 --- --- --- 7-0 7-5Total 22-12 --- 2-3 13-4 --- --- --- 7-0 7-5

Kuelker’s Doubles RecordYear Overall 1 2 3 HL Fall2010-11 17-17 --- 5-7 5-3 5-2 7-7Total 17-17 --- 5-7 5-3 5-2 7-7

HIGH SCHOOLPosted 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 Cha-grin 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.

PERSONALBorn November 22, 1992…son of Mitch and Deb Marks…has a younger sister, Shea, and an older brother, Sean…enjoys playing basketball and golf and spending time with family…sport management major.

vi k i n g B i o S //

no l a n MarKs

FresHman // CHagrin FaLLs, oHio // kenston

al i shab ib

FresHman // CopenHagen, Denmark

HIGH SCHOOLWas 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.

PERSONALBorn June 27, 1991…son of Moneer and Ileana Shabib…has three brothers, Siragi, Mohamed and Abas…international business major.

HIGH SCHOOLCompiled an impressive 84-21 record in singles and doubles action throughout his high school ca-reer…won two singles and one doubles conference title during his time at Deerfield High School…qualified for the Illinois state tournament as a freshman, sophomore, junior and senior advancing to the Top-12 as a sophomore…rated a four-star recruit by Tennisrecruiting.net following his high school campaign.

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Be n shKlyar

FresHman // riverwooDs, iLL. // DeerFieLD

Jo r g Van der Vloet

FresHman // waaLre, tHe netHerLanDs

HIGH SCHOOLWon 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.

PERSONALBorn 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.

vi k i n g B i o S //

Br i a n etzK in

HeaD CoaCH // 10tH season

Success is becoming commonplace for Cleveland State tennis coach Brian Etzkin. As he enters his 10th season with the men’s tennis program, Etzkin is ready to lead the Vikings to their fifth straight Horizon League Championship and fifth straight trip to the NCAA Tournament.

Last year, Etzkin led the Vikings to their fourth consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament, after guiding the team to its fourth straight Horizon League Championship (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011). Under Etzkin, CSU has posted 15 or more wins for the past five seasons, including back-to-back 20-win campaigns during 2009 and 2010.

Etzkin became the head coach at CSU in 2002-03, 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. The team has finished third or better in six straight years and the four conference championships mark the first in program history.

The winningest coach in school history, Etzkin reached an impressive milestone dur-ing the 2008-09 season, recording his 100th career victory with the men’s program. Entering the 2011-12 season, Etzkin has an overall record of 137-90 at the helm of the Vikings.

Thanks to his accolades, Etzkin is a three-time Horizon League Coach of the Year, earning the honor following the 2010, 2009 and 2007 seasons. In addition, he was named the 2009 ITA Midwest Regional Men’s Coach of the Year.

Etzkin has mentored six 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 sopho-more. Two Vikings have earned Newcomer of the Year honors under Etzkin; Matt Kuelker last season and current assistant coach Jay Tee who won the award during 2003.

The Vikings are just as impressive off the court also, as Rob Fox, Jay Jones and Aris Spirtos were all named ITA Scholar-Athletes last year and the men’s team has re-ceived ITA All-Academic honors twice, during 2009 and 2007.

Three Vikings have also been awarded the Horizon League Herb Foster Sportsman-ship Award, including Fox who earned the honor last season. Steven Wipprecht (2009) and Brad Groleski (2006) also earned the accolade during their time at CSU.

Etzkin has also encouraged his players to become community leaders. Over the past 10 years three members of the men’s tennis team have been involved with the Cleveland State Student-Athlete Advisory Council, including Wipprecht and Tee who each served as the council president. Wipprecht served in the role during the 2008-09 season, while Tee served as president during 2005-06. Groleski also served as the vice president during the 2006-07 season.

In addition, the Vikings have gotten involved in many community service projects over the years, including working at the Cleveland Food Bank and adopting a sec-ond grade class at Marion-Sterling Elementary school in downtown Cleveland. At the food bank, the student-athletes do anything from sort and package food to put together boxes that will be sent out to those in need. When the Vikings visit the elementary school, they assist students with their reading, comprehension and vo-cabulary skills.

tHe etzkin CoaCHing FiLe

Year W L Pct.2002-03 9 19 .3462003-04 13 11 .5422004-05 10 12 .4782005-06 13 13 .5002006-07 18 8 .6922007-08 18 6 .7502008-09 20 6 .7692009-10 20 7 .7412010-11 16 8 .667Career 137 90 .604

Horizon League awarDs

unDer etzkin

pLayer oF tHe year

Phil Orno (2008)

newComer oF tHe year

Jay Tee (2003)Matt Kuelker (2011)

First team aLL-League

Olivier Dhaine (2006), Rob Fox (2011), Yannick Goossens (2010,

‘11), Ryan Hamning (2008, ‘09), Phil Orno (2007, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10), Eric Winn

(2004)

seConD team aLL-League

Rob Fox (2008), Brad Groleski (2007), Ryan Hamning (2007, ‘10), Matt Kuelker (2011), Jay Tee (2003, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06), Eric Winn (2003, ‘05)

HerB Foster sportsmansHip awarD

Rob Fox (2011), Brad Groleski (2006), Steven Wipprecht (2009)

Br i a n etzK in

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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 Spar-tans, he assisted in every aspect of the program, including serving as recruiting coordi-nator.

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 champi-onship in Columbia, S.C. He is an active United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) Certified Teaching Pro.

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 Aca-demic All-American honors and was a two-time Missouri Valley Conference All-Aca-demic selection.

He later returned to school, earning a master’s degree in sport management from West-ern Illinois in 2000.

Jay tee

assistant CoaCH // tHirD season

Jay Tee, a former standout in the men’s tennis pro-gram at Cleveland State, is returning for his third season as an assistant coach with the Vikings.

Last season Tee helped guide CSU to its fourth-straight Horizon League Championship, and its fourth-straight appearance in the NCAA Tourna-ment.

Tee was a member of the men’s team from 2002-06 and compiled more than 40 wins in singles, playing mostly at the No. 2 position. He is ranked 10th on the all-time singles wins list at CSU and recorded a 58-46 doubles mark, playing mostly at the No. 1 position.

The 2002-03 Horizon League Newcomer of the Year, Tee was selected to the All-Horizon League second team four times throughout his tenure at Cleveland State. He also served as president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee as a se-nior.

Tee graduated from CSU in 2006 with a degree in history and served as an As-sistant Tennis Professional at Lake Toxaway Country Club in North Carolina in 2007. He then held the position of Director of Junior Development at the Asheville Racquet and Fitbess Club from 2007-09.

2010-11 Se a S o n re v i e w //

For the fourth straight season the Cleveland State men’s tennis team earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament after claiming the Horizon League Championship for the fourth time in program history. On the season, four players recorded at least 20 singles wins, just the second time in school history the feat has been accomplished.

The Vikings, who tallied a 16-8 overall record last year, recorded their fifth straight winning season and their sixth under head coach Brian Etzkin. CSU was a perfect 7-0 during league play for the third straight season, including 7-0 sweeps over Youngstown State and Valparaiso.

CSU’s success started during the fall, as the Vikings combined for a 47-44 singles record during fall tournaments and a 31-28 doubles record. The tandem of Rob Fox and John Haley were the only Vikings to capture a title during the fall season, as they won the Doubles Flight A at the Ball State Invitational.

The trio of Yannick Goossens, Matt Kuelker and Fox represented Cleveland State at the exclusive All-American Classic in early October, with Goossens picking up the lone singles win for the Vikings.

The Vikings had a successful outing at the ITA Midwest Regional Cham-pionship, as four players advanced to the Round of 16 in singles and doubles action combined. On the singles side, Fox and Kuelker both won two matches to advance to the

Round of 16, while the doubles teams of Goossens and Kuelker and Fox and Haley did the same.

CSU had a rough start to begin the spring season, as the Vikings fell at Western Michigan and Michigan State. Etzkin’s squad rebounded with four straight wins over the next two weeks, including victories over St. Bonaventure and Xavier.

Over the next seven matches CSU managed just two victories, defeating Duquesne and Youngstown State. Two of Cleveland State’s losses during that span came to top-15 opponents though, as CSU fell at No. 3 Ohio State and at No. 12 Kentucky.

Cleveland State ended the regular season on a eight-match win streak which in-cluded six league victories. During that span the Vikings were led by Haley who notched eight singles victories, while the trio of Matt Ford, Fox and Kuelker each won six.

After a perfect 7-0 Horizon League season, the Vikings earned the No. 1 seed in the tournament and received a bye into the semifinals. CSU cruised to a 4-0 victory over No. 4 seed UIC in the semifinals, advancing to the Championship match for the fourth straight year where they met No. 2 seed Green Bay.

The Vikings got out to a 1-0 lead in the championship match after earning the dou-bles point with victories at the No. 1 and No. 2 positions. Kuelker put CSU up 2-1 after earning a 6-3, 6-3 win at No. 3 singles and was followed by a 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 win from Haley at No. 5 to give the Vikings a 3-1 lead. Ford then clinched the title for CSU with a 6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 6 singles, sending the Vikings to their fourth straight NCAA Tournament.

For the third straight season, Cleveland State traveled to 10th-ranked Kentucky for their first round match of the NCAA Tournament. CSU struggled against the Wild-cats, as they suffered a 4-0 setback to conclude the 2010-11 season.

Kuelker and Goossens were each honored for their work throughout the season, Kuelker earning Co-Newcomer of the Year honors along with a second team all-league nod and Goossens earning first team all-league honors. Fox was also hon-ored by the league, as he was named the Herb Foster Sportsmanship Award recipi-ent.

2010-11 team resuLts

Date opponent sCore

Sept. 17-19 Indiana Invitational NTSSept. 24-26 Ball State Invitaitonal NTSOct. 2 All-American Invitational NTSOct. 21-24 ITA Regional NTSOct. 29-31 Western Michigan Invite NTSJan. 21 at Western Michigan L, 0-7Jan. 22 at Michigan State L, 1-6Jan. 29 IPFW W, 7-0Feb. 5 NIAGARA W, 6-1Feb. 6 ST. BONAVENTURE W, 4-3Feb. 11 at Xavier W, 5-2Feb. 13 at Kentucky L, 1-6Feb. 24 at Ohio State L, 0-7Feb. 25 at Duquesne W, 4-3Feb. 27 ILLINOIS STATE L, 2-5March 5 at Youngstown State * W, 7-0March 15 at Louisiana-Lafayette L, 2-5March 16 at Nicholls State L, 3-4March 18 at Lamar W, 4-3March 26 at Green Bay * W, 4-3April 2 VALPARAISO * W, 7-0April 3 UIC * W, 6-1April 9 at Wright State * W, 5-2April 10 at Butler * W, 4-3April 16 DETROIT * W, 6-1April 17 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W, 4-3April 22 vs. UIC ! W, 4-0April 23 vs. Green Bay # W, 4-1May 13 at Kentucky & L, 0-4

All Home Matches in BOLD* Horizon League Match

! Horizon League Semifinal# Horizon League Championship

& NCAA Tournament

2010-11 season reV iew

Csu CaptureD its FourtH straigHt Horizon League CHampionsHip During 2010-11

2010-11 oVerall stat ist ics

Four vikings notCHeD at Least 20 wins During 2010-11

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2010-11 men’s statistiCs & resuLts

16-8 overaLL

Combined Individual Singles Records Overall 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Tour.FORD, Matt 16-16 --- --- --- --- 3-2 8-8 5-6FOX, Rob 22-13 1-2 13-3 1-1 --- --- --- 7-7GOOSSENS, Yannick 20-13 10-9 --- --- --- --- --- 10-4HALEY, John 23-9 --- --- --- 4-2 11-4 --- 8-3JONES, Jay 4-7 --- --- --- --- --- 2-1 2-6KLEPATZ, Chris 13-18 --- --- 4-1 5-11 0-1 --- 4-5KUELKER, Matt 22-12 --- 2-3 13-4 --- --- --- 7-5PERKINS, Adam 2-4 --- --- --- --- --- --- 2-4SPIRTOS, Aris 2-5 --- --- --- --- --- 0-1 2-4TEAM TOTAL 125-97 11-11 15-6 18-6 9-13 14-7 11-10 47-44

Combined Doubles Records Overall 1st 2nd 3rd Tour.Goossens/Klepatz 8-7 0-1 5-4 --- 3-2Ford/Kuelker 8-6 --- 1-1 4-3 3-2Jones/Spirtos 3-4 --- --- --- 3-4Fox/Haley 28-10 16-5 --- --- 12-5Goossens/Kuelker 8-10 --- 4-5 --- 4-5Ford/Klepatz 8-10 --- 2-0 1-6 5-4Jones/Perkins 0-3 --- --- --- 0-3Goossens/Spirtos 1-1 --- --- 1-1 0-0Kuelker/Spirtos 1-0 --- --- 1-0 0-0Klepatz/Kuelker 0-1 --- 0-1 --- 0-0Ford/Spirtos 0-1 --- --- 0-1 0-0Haley/Spirtos 1-0 --- --- 1-0 0-0TEAM TOTAL 68-56 16-6 12-11 9-11 31-28

2010-11 horizon leaGue statistics

matt kueLker & JoHn HaLey were a perFeCt 7-0 in League pLay Last season

2010-11 men’s statistiCs & resuLts

7-0 Horizon League

Combined Individual Singles Records Overall 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6thFORD, Matt 6-1 --- --- --- --- --- 6-1FOX, Rob 6-1 --- 6-1 --- --- --- ---GOOSSENS, Yannick 4-3 4-3 --- --- --- --- ---HALEY, John 7-0 --- --- --- --- 7-0 ---KLEPATZ, Chris 4-3 --- --- --- 4-3 --- ---KUELKER, Matt 7-0 --- --- 7-0 --- --- ---TEAM TOTAL 34-8 4-3 6-1 7-0 4-3 7-0 6-1

Combined Doubles Records Overall 1st 2nd 3rdFox/Haley 6-1 6-1 --- ---Goossens/Kuelker 1-0 --- 1-0 ---Ford/Klepatz 1-0 --- --- 1-0Goossens/Klepatz 3-2 --- 3-2 ---Ford/Kuelker 4-2 --- 1-0 3-2Goossens/Spirtos 1-0 --- --- 1-0TEAM TOTAL 16-5 6-1 5-2 5-2

2011 ncaa tournaMent

Csu maDe its FourtH-straigHt nCaa tournament appearanCe During 2011

2011 nCaa to u r n a m e n t //

2011 NCAA TOURNAMENTMay 13, 2011 at Kentucky L, 4-0Singles: No. 1 Quigley (UK) d. Goossens (CSU), 6-2, 6-2; No. 2 Mu-sialek (UK) vs. Fox (CSU), 7-5, 1-0, UF; No. 3 Cox (UK) d. Kuelker (CSU), 6-3, 6-3; No. 4 Gonzalez (UK) d. Klepatz (CSU), 6-0, 6-1; No. 5 Rossi (UK) vs. Haley (CSU), 6-3, 5-3, UF; No. 6 Jomby (UK) vs. Ford (CSU), 6-4, 5-2, UF. Doubles: No. 1 Quigley/Cox (UK) vs. Fox/Ha-ley (CSU), 5-4, UF; No. 2 Musialek/Rossi (UK) d. Goossens/Klepatz (CSU), 8-4; No. 3 Jomby/Gonzalez (UK) d. Ford/Kuelker (CSU), 8-0.

First team aLL-Horizon League

Brandon Bayliss, ButlerJan Alafriz, Wright State

Yannick Goossens, Cleveland StateRob Fox, Cleveland State

Tariq Ismail, Youngstown StateAlex Raa, UIC

2011 horizon leaGue

Csu CaptureD its FourtH-straigHt Horizon League CHampionsHip in 2011

Horizon League CHampionsHip resuLts

First round

(3) Wright State 4, (6) Youngstown St. 3(4) UIC 4, (5) Butler 3

semiFinals

(2) Green Bay 4, (3) Wright State 0(1) Cleveland State 4, (4) UIC 0

Championship

(1) Cleveland State 4, (2) Green Bay 1

FinaL men’s stanDings

overall league

W L W LCleveland State 14 7 7 0Green Bay 15 7 6 1Wright State 15 10 5 2UIC 8 12 4 3Butler 7 15 3 4Youngstown State 6 14 2 5Detroit 6 14 1 6Valparaiso 9 13 0 7

seConD team aLL-Horizon League

Erik Finkenbrink, Green BayCraig Cox, Green Bay

Alex Latosinsky, DetroitMatt Kuelker, Cleveland State

Chris Herron, ButlerPaul Swanson, Green Bay

pLayer oF tHe year

Brandon Bayliss, ButlerCo-newComers oF tHe year

Matt Kuelker, Cleveland StateAlex Raa, UIC

HerB Foster sportsmansHip awarD

Rob Fox, Cleveland StateCoaCH oF tHe year

Mark Thomas, Green Bay

Ku e l K e r

Go o s s e n s

Fo x

// 2011 ho r i z o n le a g u e Ch a m p i o n S h i p

th e horizon leaGue

In its 33rd season of operation in the 2011-12 academic year, the Horizon League continues to aspire toward its goal of being one of the nation’s leading athletics conferences while being recognized as a leader in the development of student-athletes as leaders and role models. The Horizon League membership features ten public and pri-vate institutions that have impressive academic reputations and a storied tradition of broad-based athletic programs. Membership includes Butler University, Cleveland State University, the University of Detroit Mercy, the University of Illinois at Chicago, Loyola University Chicago, Valparaiso University, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wright State University and Youngstown State University. The Horizon League’s primary focus is on adding value to the educational experience through its four platforms: athletic perfor-mance (competition), academic achievement (learning), community outreach (service), and personal responsibility and accountability. It is the League’s belief that athletics is a powerful and visible resource tool that can be used to enhance student-athletes’ collegiate experi-ence. The Horizon League’s goals are to enhance the holistic univer-sity experience for the student-athlete, to create an affiliation of institutions with similar athletic goals, and to adhere to the princi-pals of integrity, diversity, excellence and growth. The Horizon League sponsors competition in 19 sports - nine for men (baseball, basket-ball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field and tennis) and ten for women (basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and div-ing, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, tennis and vol-leyball). The League receives automatic bids to NCAA championships in baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, women’s vol-leyball, and for the first time in League history, women’s golf. The Horizon League is headquartered in Indianapolis, the “Amateur Sports Capital of the World,” with offices in the Pan American Plaza (201 S. Capitol Avenue), located a block from Lucas Oil Stadium and just minutes from Conseco Fieldhouse, the State Capitol Building, Victory Field (home of the Indianapolis Indians) and the NCAA national office.

A ProuD hISTorYFounded on June 16, 1979, as the Midwestern City Conference

with six charter members, the League changed its name to the Midwestern Collegiate Conference in 1985 and added women’s

sports for the 1986-87 academic year. Charter members of the con-ference included current members Butler and Loyola as well as the University of Evansville, Oklahoma City University, Oral Roberts University and Xavier University.

Among other current members, Detroit joined in 1980, and Cleveland State, UIC, Green Bay, Milwaukee and Wright State came aboard in 1994 (along with Northern Illinois University) in the largest non-merger conference expansion in history. Youngstown State joined in 2001 and Valparaiso in 2007.

On June 4, 2001, the Horizon League unveiled its current name and ushered in a new dynamic direction that has brought the League closer to its stated goal of being one of the nation’s top ten collegiate athletic conferences with a focus on enhancing the student-athletes’ experience by upgrading the League’s market and competitive posi-tions.

AThLETIC SuCCESSIn the past few years, the Horizon League has enjoyed unprec-

edented success on the national stage, highlighted by Butler’s sec-ond consecutive appearance in the NCAA men’s basketball champi-onship game appearance where the Bulldogs fell to Connecticut, 53-41. The Horizon League has compiled a 19-11 record in the past nine years in the NCAA tournament, ranking seventh among all col-legiate conferences for winning percentage.

Green Bay’s women’s basketball team became the league’s first team to reach the Sweet 16 in 2011, knocking off Michigan State in the second round before going toe-to-toe with No. 1 seed Baylor in the regional semifinals. The Phoenix earned a No. 5 seed in the tourna-ment, going 34-2 on the year and holding a perfect 16-0 mark in Horizon League play.

Men’s soccer has tasted victory in seven out of the last nine years (Milwaukee 2002-05, UIC 2006-08), with UIC just one win away from the College Cup in 2007. In 2011, Butler was consistently ranked in the top 10 of the nation, earning the No. 13 national seed after becoming the last unbeaten team in the country. In softball, League teams won a game in the national tournament four straight years earlier in the decade (UIC 2002, 2004; Wright State 2003; Green Bay 2005) while advancing into the second round in women’s soccer three of the last six seasons (Detroit 2004, Milwaukee 2005-06). Butler’s Victoria Mitchell became the League’s first NCAA individual champion when she won the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

ACADEMIC SuCCESSHorizon League student-athletes also excel in the classroom as

more than 500 have been named to the Academic Honor Roll each of the past nine semesters for carrying a grade-point average of 3.2 or better, including more than 700 for the last four semesters. 24 stu-dent-athletes were named to ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District teams in 2010-11, while six earned Academic All-America honors.

CoMMuNITY SErVICEIn addition to its athletics success, the Horizon League has

secured a well-earned reputation for its community service initia-tives. Each January, member institutions partner with local elemen-tary schools for an art, music and essay contest highlighting the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with winners recognized at League games on the weekend of MLK Day.

The Horizon League Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) also has continued a tradition of working with youth in Indianapolis

during its annual summer meeting. In addition, SAAC is partnering with Special Olympics, putting on events for olympians in each community. Several League men’s basketball coaches coached barefoot to support Samaritan’s Feet and Coaches vs. Cancer initiatives, and the League’s schools and fans donate to Komen for the Cure for breast cancer aware-ness during its annual women’s basketball championship.

On campus, student-athletes have raised money and awareness for such causes as breast cancer, diabetes and hurricane relief, while hosting blood drives, neighborhood clean-ups, Big Brother/Big Sister programs and more.

SPorTSMANShIPOne of the Horizon League’s points of emphasis is fostering colle-

gial environments for competition among student-athletes, coaches, administrators and fans in a pro-active approach. Among the vehicles is the Ethical Conduct Pledge, which is signed each season by student-athletes, coaches, officials, and campus and League administrators. Its purpose is to make all the involved groups aware of the Horizon League expectations of behavior during conference events.

DEMogrAPhICSHorizon League institutions boast a combined enrollment of more

than 130,000 plus nearly a quarter-million living alumni centered in the League’s Midwest footprint. League media markets include five of the nation’s top 35 in Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Indianapolis and Milwaukee, covering more than ten million television households and encompassing more than nine percent of the nation’s television audi-ence.

goVErNANCEThe Horizon League is governed by a Board of Directors comprised

of the ten member institutions’ chief executive officers. Dr. Ronald Berkman, President of Cleveland State, serves as Board Chair through June 30, 2012. John Parry, Director of Athletics at Cleveland State, serves as chair of the Executive Council, and Beth Goetz, Associate Athletic Director/Senior Woman Administrator at Butler, is the Vice Chair and Shelia Patterson of Cleveland State serves as chair of the Faculty Athletics Representatives.

LEADErShIPJonathan B. (Jon) LeCrone is in his 20th year as Commissioner of

the Horizon League, having been named to the position on May 11, 1992, and is the fifth-longest tenured commissioner among the 31 Division I conferences. He is the fifth commissioner in League history, succeeding Daniel B. “Tucker” DiEdwardo (1989-92), James W. Shaffer (1984-89), Cecil N. Coleman (1980-84) and James J. McCafferty (1979-80).

LeCrone is in the final year of a four-year term on the NCAA Division I Leadership Council after completing a five-year term on the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee.

VISIBILITYThe Horizon League has enhanced its media visibility with a num-

ber of initiatives. The League is in a three-year agreement with ESPN that includes selected regular-season men’s basketball action (ESPN2) and the men’s championship game (ESPN) and features increased exposures each year on ESPNU plus inclusion in the annual O’Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters, one of college basketball’s premier in-season events.

horizon League StaffCommissioner ................................... Jonathan B. LeCroneSenior Executive Associate ............................ Cindy FrenchSr. Associate Commissioner/Chief of Staff ............ Alfreeda GoffSr. Associate Commissioner/External Affairs ........Bill BennerAssoc. Comm./Compliance & Legal Affairs ........ Stephanie JarvisAsst. Comm./Championships & Sport Admin. ........Wayne BurrowDirector of Finance .............................................Beth OpellDirector of Communications .............................. Bill PotterAssistant Director of Communications: ..... Criag HammelAsst. Dir. of Championships/Compliance .......Christine HalsteadOffice Operations Assistant ........................... Jessica BeckCoordinator of Basketball Officials............ Patty Broderick

Csu Has Been Competiting in tHe Horizon League sinCe 1993

th e ho r i z o n le a g u e //

al l-t i m e letterwinners

Four Letterwinners return For tHe 2011-12 season

-A-Emil Abramovic ................................ 42Chris Albrecht ................................... 03Bill Andrews ..................................... 67Ginty Anginas ................................... 70Kevin Armbrecht .............................. 68Brett Aronson .............................. 04, 05Mike Ayala ...................... 81, 82, 83, 84

-B-Mitch Bakos ........................... 90, 91, 92Bob Banville ...................................... 70Andy Barath ................................ 72, 73Wes Bates ........................................... 82Joe Baumeister ................ 80, 81, 82, 83Edgar Beck............................. 51, 52, 54Robert Beckman ......................... 78, 79Tom Bemer ............................ 76, 77, 78H. Benditz .......................................... 33John Bondea ................................ 85, 86Ted Borkowski ............................ 87, 88Jason Brenner .................................... 90Mark Brennis ................... 76, 77, 78, 79Mark Brzezniak ................................ 85Darryl Bunch ..................................... 90Brian Burke ........................... 77, 78, 79Eric Buttolph ..................................... 01

-C-James Carpenter ................... 64, 65, 66H. Carrig ............................................ 34Don Cairns ........................................ 70Joe Calabrese ................... 71, 72, 73, 74Ray Champa ...................................... 55Tony Chapello ....................... 84, 85, 86Larry Craney ..................................... 58Tim Cochrane .................................... 87Matt Cochrane ............................ 87, 88Burt Collins ....................................... 65William Connors .............................. 40Ken Cooper ....................................... 74Tom Cotharin .................................... 73Glenn Coyne ..................................... 83Brian Cudney .................................... 78Jeff Cygan .......................................... 83

-D-Art Dahlberg ..................................... 54Howard David .................................. 66Dan Debelak .......................... 74, 75, 76Gordon DeMars .......................... 60, 61Larry Dezman ................................... 71Vic Dimond ..................... 72, 73, 74, 75Leonard Divoky .................... 59, 63, 64Fred Durr ..................................... 79, 80Mike Durr .......................................... 05James Dyche ...................................... 66

-E-George Ewoshinka ........................... 52John Ewoshinka .......................... 53, 54

-f-Donald Fairhead ............. 62, 63, 64, 65Mike Farhart...................................... 80Tim Ferko .......................................... 03Blaise Ferrato .............................. 50, 51Robert Fiegelist ................................. 47Mike Fisher ........................................ 91Matt Ford .......................................... 11Rob Fox ............................ 08, 09, 10, 11Mickey Fuju ...................................... 69

-g-Robert Gaillard ........................... 40, 41Franco Gallo ................................ 01, 02Stewart Getz ...................................... 41Jeff Goldstein .................................... 87Yannick Goossens ............... 09, 10, 11

Tony Gretzmier ................................. 55Brad Groleski ........................ 05, 06, 07Jeff Guzi ............................................. 85

-h-Ralph Haak ....................................... 60Rich Habke .................................. 65, 66Charles Habjan ................................. 70John Haley ................................... 10, 11Paul Haley ....................... 02, 03, 04, 05Ryan Hamning ................ 07, 08, 09, 10Desmond Harry .................... 40, 41, 42Greg Haynes ..................................... 01Gilbert Headley .......................... 40, 41Maynard Hendrickson .............. 63, 64Bill Hennessy .............................. 82, 83John Herlein ...................................... 62John Hirsch.................................. 69, 70Rich Hoffman ........................ 66, 67, 68Dave Holt .......................................... 76Tim Holz ............................................ 86George Hrabec .................................. 61Roy Hunt ........................................... 59Bohdan Huryn ...................... 58, 59, 60

-I-Jake Ivkovic ....................................... 66

-J-Jay Jones ...................................... 10, 11

-k-Lawrence Kalal ................................. 69George Kap ................................. 57, 60Harvey Kaplan ............... 58, 59, 60, 61George Kappos ........................... 51, 52Ray Kasl ........................... 55, 56, 57, 58Ali Kazemaini ............................. 82, 83Scott Keener .......................... 87, 88, 89Ken Kensick ................................ 90, 91John Kerzman ................. 57, 58, 60, 61Jerry Kiesner ............................... 77, 80Rick Klein ........................ 68, 69, 70, 71Chris Klepatz ........................ 09, 10, 11Ed Kolberg................................... 52, 54Mark Konwiczka .............................. 67James Koorey .............................. 01, 02Andrew Koustis................................ 92Pete Kovacsy ............................... 72, 73Tim Krenn .......................................... 89Janis Krumins ....................... 55, 56, 59Matt Kuelker .................................... 11

-L-Cuong La ........................................... 01Stanley Laht ...................................... 47Jason Lape ......................................... 06Patrick Leitner ............................ 01, 02C. Leopold ................................... 32, 33George Lewis .................................... 71Alex Livingstone .................. 04, 05, 06

-M-Tim Machan ...................................... 67Ed Mahoney ...................................... 68John Major ......................................... 71Ojar Mantenieks ............................... 59Robert Marshall .............. 50, 51, 52, 53Tom Martineau ................................. 86Mike Massuci ........................ 76, 78, 79Alex Mazur............................ 47, 48, 49John McDonnell .............. 85, 86, 87, 88N. McNelly ........................................ 34Adam Mercurio .................... 01, 02, 03Art Merritt ......................................... 57John Miklus ..................... 51, 52, 53, 56Tom Minello ...................................... 71Jeff Moenich ...................................... 80Tim Muccino ............................... 88, 89Mike Murdoch ................ 78, 79, 80, 81

-N-James Nagy ........................... 69, 70, 73Kevin Naugle .................. 89, 90, 91, 92Frank Nawalanic ............ 63, 64, 65, 66Eugene Nebesh ................................. 56Ivan Nemet ........................................ 72Doug Neu ........................ 69, 70, 71, 72Dick Newmaker ......................... 57, 59Sean Nielson-Mayer ......................... 85Kenneth Nitz ..................................... 59Peter Nitz ............................... 61, 62, 63

-o-Arman Ochoa .................................... 87Phil Orno ......................... 07, 08, 09, 10John Ostroske .............................. 01, 02William Overby ................................ 42

-P-Mike Pachan ...................................... 76Joseph Paryzek ........................... 52, 53Dennis Patrick ................................... 62Willard Peden ....................... 90, 91, 92Mark Perillo ...................................... 81Adam Perkins ....................... 09, 10, 11Gerald Pokrant ................................. 49Andy Polander ................................. 84Joe Polander ...................................... 84George Popoff ................................... 88Kyril Popoff ................................. 74, 75Jack Prince ......................................... 84Gordan Pylypiak .............................. 68

-r-David Rainey .................................... 65Dennis Raney .................................... 80Gary Rauscher .................................. 79David Reinke .................................... 74Don Reinke ............................ 67, 68, 69Jordan Reynolds ............. 02, 03, 04, 05Brian Rhodes ..................................... 78Tom Riccardi ............................... 91, 92Boris Rikowsky ................................. 62Jeff Ringer .......................................... 92Don Robertson .................................. 82Robert Rooke......................... 47, 48, 49Jeff Rosen ........................................... 89William Rowe ............................. 40, 42Lynn Rudolph ................................... 81John Russell ................................. 48, 49Bryan Rubenstein ............................. 75

-S-Jamie Sandercock ............................. 77George Schoenberg ........ 61, 62, 63, 64William Scott ..................................... 81Dave Scotton ......................... 80, 81, 82John Sebring ...................................... 67Matt Selekman .................................. 77Robert Seidel ................... 59, 60, 61, 62Herb Sent ............................... 73, 74, 75Steve Sent .................................... 74, 75Bert Shafer ......................................... 42Hari Sharma .......................... 90, 91, 92Kyle Shore ......................................... 92Alan Siebert ........................... 50, 51, 52Dave Simmons ............................ 67, 68Bob Simpson ..................................... 50V. Sims .................................... 32, 33, 34Dan Singer ....................... 04, 05, 06, 07Milan Skripek........................ 53, 54, 56Al Smith ....................................... 57, 58K. Smith ............................................. 32A. Snyder ........................................... 32Dezso Somogyi ........................... 56, 57Aris Spirtos ............................ 09, 10, 11R. Staten ................................. 32, 33, 34Albert Stockhaus .............................. 40Eric Strode ............................. 54, 55, 56Dan Strung ........................................ 40

Ryan Hamning was a four-time let-terwinner for the Vikings, playing at Cleveland State from 2007 through 2010.

// al l-t i m e le t t e r w i n n e r S

Steve Sundra ............................... 84, 85Chris Sutter ....................................... 89Richard Sutton .................................. 78Jeffery Sutyak .................................... 01Tom Szeltner ............................... 88, 89Sigfried Szoke ................................... 60

-T-John Tarapchak ................................. 47Jay Tee .............................. 03, 04, 05, 06Dave Tiber ............................. 49, 50, 51Michael Turk ..................................... 69Burt Tsuchiya .............................. 56, 57

-V-Paul Varzelle ..................................... 82Nate Veselenak ................................. 09Art Vidmar ........................................ 57Don Vilyus ......................................... 77

-w-Bill Wagner ........................................ 57Rob West .......................... 06, 07, 08, 09Shawn Whitehouse .................... 02, 03Chris Whitten .................................... 04Harold Williams ......................... 54, 55Steven Wipprecht ........... 06, 07, 08, 09Eric Winn ......................... 02, 03, 04, 05Cam Woliver ..................................... 89Ron Wood .............................. 84, 85, 86

-Y-Don Yontz ........................ 55, 56, 57, 58

-Z-Chester Zatwarsky ........................... 40

Bold indicates returning letterwinners

re C o r d S & history

tHirteen vikings Have earneD First or seConD team Honors year-By-year resuLts

Year W L T Coach1932 1 1 1 Homer E. Woodling1933 1 4 0 Homer E. Woodling1934 1 1 2 Homer E. Woodling1935-39 No Varsity Team1940 1 4 1 Dr. William Patterson1941 6 4 0 Dr. William Patterson1942 3 4 0 Dr. William Patterson1943-46 No Varsity Team1947 5 6 0 Homer E. Woodling1948 1 9 0 Foster Miller1949 3 9 0 Foster Miller1950 2 9 0 Foster Miller1951 9 2 0 Foster Miller1952 10 1 0 Foster Miller1953 8 5 0 Foster Miller1954 10 1 0 Foster Miller1955 3 9 0 Foster Miller1956 9 1 0 Dr. Richard Gulbenkian1957 2 8 0 Homer E. Woodling1958 1 9 0 Charles Simonian1959 2 8 0 Bill Gallagher1960 1 8 0 Homer E. Woodling1961 1 6 0 Homer E. Woodling1962 2 8 0 Homer E. Woodling1963 1 10 0 Homer E. Woodling1964 2 6 0 Homer E. Woodling1965 2 7 0 Homer E. Woodling1966 2 6 0 George Ficken1967 0 11 0 James Carpenter1968 1 10 0 William Clarke1969 7 6 0 William Clarke1970 5 9 0 William Clarke1971 5 6 0 William Clarke1972 7 5 0 William Clarke1973 3 7 0 Klass DeBoer1974 8 2 0 Klaas DeBoer1975 6 4 0 Klaas DeBoer1976 0 10 0 Klaas DeBoer1977 1 8 0 Klaas DeBoer1978 5 5 0 James Malone1979 5 4 0 James Malone1980 3 7 0 Steve Parker1981 4 11 0 John Luoma1982 13 7 0 John Luoma1983 2 7 0 John Luoma1984 4 4 0 Dick Kenney1985 8 4 0 Robert Malaga1986 3 16 0 Robert Malaga1987 2 9 0 Robert Malaga1988 9 14 0 Robert Malaga1989 18 10 0 Robert Malaga1990 0 16 0 John Bondea1991 0 10 0 John Bondea1992 1 12 0 John Bondea1993-99 No Varsity Team2000-01 1 16 0 Teresa Baker2001-02 2 17 0 Sandy Geringer2002-03 9 19 0 Brian Etzkin2003-04 13 11 0 Brian Etzkin2004-05 10 12 0 Brian Etzkin2005-06 13 13 0 Brian Etzkin2006-07 18 8 0 Brian Etzkin2007-08 18 6 0 Brian Etzkin2008-09 20 6 0 Brian Etzkin2009-10 20 7 0 Brian Etzkin2010-11 16 8 0 Brian EtzkinOverall 349 483 4 63 Years

pLayer oF tHe year

Phil Orno ........................................2008

newComer oF tHe year

Matt Kuelker ..................................2011Jay Tee .............................................2003

CoaCH oF tHe year

Brian Etzkin ................2007, 2009, 2010

First team

Olivier Dhaine ...............................2006Rob Fox ...........................................2011Yannick Goossens ................2010, 2011Ryan Hamning .....................2008, 2009Phil Orno ..........2007, 2008, 2009, 2010Eric Winn ........................................2004

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Horizon League

2010-11 .............................. 1st of 72009-10 .............................. 1st of 72008-09 .............................. 1st of 72007-08 .............................. 1st of 72006-07 ............................. 3rd of 62005-06 ............................. 3rd of 62004-05 ..............................6th of 62003-04 ............................. 3rd of 62002-03 ..............................4th of 62001-02 ..............................5th of 62000-01 ..............................5th of 5

miD-Continent ConFerenCe

1991-92 ..........................10th of 101999-91 ..............................9th of 9

assoCiation oF miD-Continent universities

1989-90 ..........................10th of 101988-89 ..............................5th of 81987-88 ..............................6th of 81986-87 ..............................7th of 7

men’s aLL-time tournament FinisHes

re C o r d S & hi S t o r y //

seConD team

Rob Fox ...........................................2008Brad Groleski .................................2007Ryan Hamning .....................2007, 2010Matt Kuelker ..................................2011Jay Tee ...............2003, 2004, 2005, 2006Rob West .........................................2009Eric Winn ..............................2003, 2005

HerB Foster sportmansHip awarD

Rob Fox ...........................................2011Brad Groleski .................................2006 Steven Wipprecht ..........................2009

aLL-League Honorees

team reCorDs

Most Wins......................................... 20 in 2008-09 & 2009-10

Best Winning Percentage..................................... .910 in 1952 & 1954 (10-1)

Most Conference Wins............................ 7 in 2008-09, 2009-10 & 2010-11

Highest Conference Regular Season Finish......................... 1st in 2008-09, 2009-10 & 2010-11

Highest Conference Tournament Finish......................... 1st in 2008-09, 2009-10 & 2010-11

re C o r d S & history

seven vikings Have won at Least 20 matCHes in a season tHrougHout tHeir Careers

most singLes wins - season

1. Phil Orno (2009-10) ....................................................29-122. Rob Fox (2009-10) ......................................................28-10 Ryan Hamning (2006-07) .......................................... 28-114. Phil Orno (2007-08) ......................................................25-9 Yannick Goossens (2009-10) ..................................... 25-116. Rob Fox (2007-08) ........................................................24-7 Rob West (2006-07) ......................................................24-9 Phil Orno (2008-09) ......................................................24-99. Ryan Hamning (2009-10) .......................................... 23-11 John Haley (2010-11) ...................................................23-911. Yannick Goossens (2008-09) .......................................22-9 Rob Fox (2010-11) .......................................................22-13 Matt Kuelker (2010-11) ..............................................22-12 Rob Fox (2008-09) ......................................................22-13

most singLes wins - Career

1. Phil Orno (2006-10) ....................................................99-462. Rob Fox (2007-11) .......................................................96-433. Ryan Hamning (2006-10) ..........................................87-454. Rob West (2005-09) ....................................................71-625. Yannick Goossens (2008-pr.) ....................................67-346. Dan Singer (2003-07) .................................................53-577. Steven Wipprecht (2005-09)......................................47-608. Brad Groleski (2004-08) .............................................46-499. Chris Klepatz (2007-11) .............................................42-3010. Jay Tee (2002-06) ........................................................41-63 John Haley (2009-11) .................................................41-26

most DouBLes wins - season

1. Rob Fox/John Haley (2010-11) ................................28-102. Ryan Hamning/Phil Orno (2006-07) ........................26-83. Ryan Hamning/Phil Orno (2009-10) ......................24-124. Ryan Hamning/Phil Orno (2008-09) ........................23-55. Rob Fox/John Haley (2009-10) ................................21-126. Ryan Hamning/Phil Orno (2007-08) ........................19-77. Rob Fox/Rob West (2007-08) ...................................17-108. Yannick Goossens/Rob West (2008-09) ....................16-3 Rob West/Steven Wipprecht (2006-07) ..................16-139. Yannick Goossens/Chris Klepatz (2009-10) ............15-8 Brad Groleski/Dan Singer (2006-07) ......................15-12

// re C o r d S & hi S t o r y

Best season winning perCentage - singLes

......................................................... .774 by Rob Fox (2007-08)

Best season winning perCentage - DouBLes

......................... .765 by Ryan Hamning/Phil Orno (2006-07)

Best Career winning perCentage - singLes

......................................................... .691 by Rob Fox (2007-11)

Best Career winning perCentage - DouBLes

......................... .742 by Ryan Hamning/Phil Orno (2006-10)

Fo x

1964.......Frank Nawalanic1965............. Don Fairhead1966...........Howard David1968.................Ron Reinke1969...................Doug Neu1970.................. John Hirsh1971...................Doug Neu1972................ Ivan Nemet

varsity “C” most outstanDing pLayer

1973................Vic Dimond1974................Vic Dimond1975................Vic Dimond1976................Vic Dimond1977.............. Dan Debelak1978...........Mike Murdoch1979...........Mike Murdoch1980...........Mike Murdoch

1981...........Mike Murdoch1982..............Dave Scotton1983............Ali Kazemaini1984.......... Andy Polander1985...............John Bondea1986...............John Bondea1987........ John McDonnell1988..............Tim Muccino

1989..............Tim Muccino1990...............Hari Sharma1991...............Hari Sharma1992...............Hari Sharma2000-01 ...Adam Mercurio2001-02 ............Paul Haley............................Eric Winn2002-03 ..............Eric Winn

2003-04 ..............Eric Winn2004-05 ..............Eric Winn2005-06 ...............Rob West2006-07 .... Ryan Hamning2007-08 ..............Phil Orno2008-09 ..............Phil Orno2009-10 ..............Phil Orno2010-11 .................Rob Fox

2011 Rob Fox ......................222011 Yannick Goossens ....202011 Matt Kuelker .............222011 John Haley.................232010 Rob Fox ......................282010 Yannick Goossens ....252010 Ryan Hamning .........232010 Phil Orno ...................29

20 - win CLuB // singLes

2009 Rob Fox ......................222009 Yannick Goossens ....222009 Phil Orno ...................242008 Rob Fox ......................242008 Phil Orno ...................252007 Ryan Hamning .........282007 Phil Orno ...................212007 Rob West ....................24

2011-12 donors

tHe vikings wouLD Like to tHank tHe FoLLowing Donors For tHeir support During 2011-12

Al AndrewsMark BardenSteve Barry

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Maja & Srdja BjelanBodywave Pilates

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Jan & Frida GoossensBrad Groleski

Paul HaleyRyan Hamning

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Bruce & Kathy HowellDavid & Meagan Howell

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Nikolas & Laura JanekTimothy & Melissa Jennings

Betty JonesJessica Jones

Jim & Nancy JonesRob JorgensenSanaa Julian

Demetra KalatzisMatt & Paulina Kaltenbach

Roy KaupeJudy Kaye

David & Rebecca KennedyBob & Mari Klepatz

Robert KuelkerSteve & Michelle Kuri

Jerry & Cece KyselaWinnie Lane

Angela LazarisLarry & Mary Linkul

Mr. & Mrs. LuckhauptBob Malaga

Mitch & Debra MarksFrank Marsillio

Jeff & Trishia MarvaldiKen & Eileen Matthews

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Adam & Kelly MercurioMike & Patty Miller

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Rick PetcherDavid & Donita Power

Kathy PowerKevin & Margaret Power

Javier & Nancy PozoBob & Carol Richardson

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Jean SchlittlerJoseph & Kelly Scott

Audrey ShadeJohn & Lee Ann Shade

Sharon’s HairDoris Sherwood

Earl & Nancy SherwoodTherese Smith

Solvay Advanced PolymersRob Spademan

Jack SpirtosNicholas Spirtos

Mark & Sara StehlikTyler & Maria Steinbach

Tracy SuvegesJay Tee

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Rob WeilLenny & Kathy Weiss

Rob WestCraig & Chris WillingLance & Barbara Winn

Keith & Alison WipprechtIrene Zawadiwsky

Sue Zeigler

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N C A A T O U R N A M E N T H I S T O R Y

2008 NCAA TOURNAMENTMay 10, 2008 at Ohio State L, 4-0Singles: No. 1 Koniecko (OSU) vs. Orno (CSU), 6-4, 2-1, UF; No. 2 Moneke (OSU) d. Hamning (CSU), 6-0, 6-1; No. 3 Kronauge (OSU) d. Groleski (CSU), 6-0, 6-1; No. 4 Allare (OSU) d. Klepatz (CSU), 6-0, 6-3; No. 5 Novak (OSU) vs. Fox (CSU), 6-0, 5-1, UF; No. 6 Eberly (OSU) vs. West (CSU), 6-1, 3-2, UF. Doubles: No. 1 Moneke/Koniecko (OSU) vs. Hamning/Orno (CSU), 6-4, UF; No. 2 Eberly/Kronauge (OSU) d. Fox/West (CSU), 8-5; No. 3 Allare/Uzawa (OSU) d. Groleski/Kle-patz (CSU), 8-4.

2010 NCAA TOURNAMENTMay 15, 2010 at Kentucky L, 4-0Singles: No. 1 Quigley (UK) d. Orno (CSU), 6-0, 6-3; No. 2 Musialek (UK) d. Goossens (CSU), 6-2, 6-2; No. 3 Cox (UK) vs. Hamning (CSU), 7-6 (2), 5-5, UF; No. 4 Rossi (UK) vs. Fox (CSU), 6-2, 5-4, UF; No. 5 Gonzalez (UK) d. Klepatz (CSU), 6-1, 6-2; No. 6 Lambropoulos (UK) vs. Haley (CSU), 3-6, 6-2, 1-0, UF. Doubles: No. 1 Quigley/Cox (UK) d. Hamning/Orno (CSU), 8-5; No. 2 Gonzalez/Lambropoulos (UK) d. Fox/Haley (CSU), 8-5; No. 3 Musialek/Rossi (UK) vs. Goossens/Klepatz (CSU), 7-2, UF.

2009 NCAA TOURNAMENTMay 8, 2009 at Kentucky L, 4-0Singles: No. 1 Agostinelli (UK) d. Orno (CSU), 6-2, 6-2; No. 2 Cox (UK) vs. Hamning (CSU), 7-6, UF; No. 3 Quigley (UK) d. West (CSU), 6-1, 6-2; No. 4 Musialek (UK) vs. Goossens (CSU), 4-6, UF; No. 5 Dyce (UK) d. Fox (CSU), 6-3, 6-3; No. 6 Gonzalez (UK) d. Wipprecht (CSU), 6-0, 6-3. Doubles: No. 1 Agostinelli/Cox (UK) d. Hamning/Orno (CSU), 8-3; No. 2 Dyce/Quigley (UK) vs. Goossens/West (CSU), 6-4, UF; No. 3 Gonzalez/Musialek (UK) d. Fox/Wipprecht (CSU), 8-2.

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