Viking SportS WeeklyVolume 2 • Number 30April 1, 2013

SparroW & Women’S golf return to action thiS Weekend

Softball Travels to Green Bay for Three Game Series ... page 2

Men’s Tennis on Three Match Win Streak... page 2

Women’s Tennis Heads to Wiscon-sin for Two League Matches... page 2

Shabib Named Viking of the Week... page 3

What to Watch forTHIS WEEK IN VIKING ATHLETICS | APRIL 1, 2013

MEN’S GOLF The Vikings are out of ac-tion until April 12-13 when CSU competes in the Detroit Titan Invitational. CSU was last in action on Monday and Tuesday (March 25-26), finishing 13th of 16 teams at the prestigious Mem-phis Intercollegiate. The event featured four teams ranked in the top-50 in the nation and several others in the top-100. The Vikings carded rounds of 313-319-311 (943) as the first day of the event was played in adverse weather con-ditions, including wet, windy, rainy and snowy weather. Andrew Bailey was CSU’s top finisher, tying for 29th place with rounds of 77-80-74 (231). Jon Riemer and Brendan Bryne tied for 54th place at 237.

WOMEN’S GOLF Cleveland State returns to action on Friday and Saturday (April 5-6) when the Vikings compete in the Colonel Clas-sic. The event will be played at the par-72, 5,809-yard Arling-ton Golf Club and is hosted by Eastern Kentucky. CSU was scheduled to play in the Butler Spring Invita-tional on March 25-26, but the tournament was canceled due to poor weather. The Vikings have not played since opening the spring season with a runner-up finish at the Benbow Invitational in Jack-sonville, Fla., on March 11-12. CSU shot 327-318 at the event, finishing nine shots be-hind team champion IUPUI. All five of CSU’s scorers finished in the top-20, led by Ariel Sparrow and Madeline Kaminski who tied for 15th place with 36 hole totals of 161.

MEN’S TENNIS The Vikings will continue their four-match roadswing this weekend, traveling to Wiscon-sin for a contests at Marquette and Green Bay. CSU will open the week-end with a non-league match at Marquette on Saturday (April 6) and will then face Green Bay on Sunday (April 7). Cleveland State enters the weekend on a three-match win streak, standing at 6-9 overall and 2-0 in Horizon League play. Last weekend the Vikings earned a pair of 4-3 victories – defeating Duquesne and Youngstown State. Matt Kuelker and Ali Shabib each went 2-0 in sin-gles play over the weekend, Kuelker improving his overall record to 14-11 this year and Shabib improving to 11-13. Shabib also teamed with Niklas Jonsson to go 2-0 in doubles action, as they now stand at 19-5 overall and 8-3 during the spring season.

WOMEN’S TENNIS Cleveland State will con-tinue Horizon League play this weekend, traveling to Wiscon-sin for two matches. First up will be a 5:00 p.m. EST contest at Milwaukee on Saturday (April 6) and then a 1:00 p.m. EST match at Green Bay on Sunday (April 7). Entering the weekend the Vikings stand at 7-9 overall and 1-1 in league play, falling to Youngstown State (5-2) last time out. Maria Lazaris and Nicole Janek picked up CSU’s two points against the Penguins, playing at the No. 5 and No. 6 singles spots, respectively. Kara Sherwood has a team-best 13-11 singles record this year, while Ellen Folkers, La-zaris and Janek all have nine wins. During the spring season, Sherwood, Janek and Lazaris all have a team-high eight sin-gles wins.

SOFTBALL CSU (10-13, 1-2) will be back on the road Saturday and Sunday for its second weekend of Horizon League play when the squad heads to Green Bay to take on the Phoenix. The two teams will play a three game series, beginning with a 1:00 p.m. CST double-header on Saturday, followed by an 11:00 a.m. CST game on Sunday morning. CSU went 1-2 at Wright State over the weekend, win-ning the opener, 2-1, on Friday before falling 6-3 and 6-5 in a doubleheader on Saturday. Freshman Susan Knight pitched a complete game to earn the win in the opener, giv-ing up just four hits and an un-earned run, while striking out three. Erica McNew led the way at the plate with three hits, while Caila Ferro and Janessa Rivera-Keahi both hit their first home runs of the season.

Viking of the Week

ali Shabib // Men’s TennisClass: Sophomore

Position: #3 Singles // #1 Doubles Hometown: Copenhagen, Denmark

laSt WeekShabib helped CSU to a pair of wins last week, winning both of his matches at No. 3 singles and No. 1 doubles. In a 4-3 win at Duquesne, Shabib earned a key win at No. 1 doubles that helped the Vikings win the doubles points. He also won 6-2, 7-6 (4) in singles. In Saturday’s 4-3 win at Youngstown State, he once again helped CSU win the doubles point with an 8-6 win at the No. 1 position, while also earning a straight set victory at No. 3 singles.

thiS Week’S Schedule women’s GolfFri. Apr. 5 at Colonel Classic All DaySat. Apr. 6 at Colonel Classic All Day

softballSat. Apr. 6 at Green Bay 1:00 p.m. at Green Bay 3:00 p.m.Sun. Apr. 7 at Green Bay 11:00 a.m.

men’s tennisSat. Apr. 6 at Marquette 1:00 p.m.Sun. Apr. 7 at Green Bay 11:00 a.m.

women’s tennisSat. Apr. 6 at Milwaukee 5:00 p.m.Sun. Apr. 7 at Green Bay 1:00 p.m.

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

laSt Week’S reSultSMar. 25-26 Men’s Golf at Memphis Intercollegiate 13th of 16Mar. 29 Softball at Wright State W, 2-1 Men’s Tennis at Duquesne W, 4-3Mar. 30 Men’s Tennis at Youngstown State W, 4-3 Women’s Tennis at Youngstown State L, 5-2 Softball at Wright State L, 6-3 Softball at Wright State L, 6-5

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