Toledo Sweeps Holy Cross in Non-Conference Finale

Thursday, March 3

Cleveland, Ohio / MMTP

10:00 a.m.

University of Toledo

Cleveland State

Sophomore Pawit Sornlaksup went a combined 4-0 on the No. 1 singles and doubles courts vs. Cleveland State and Holy Cross on Thursday.

Photo by: Madison Cozzens

3/3/2022 6:05:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score 1 Box Score 2 Toledo 3, Cleveland State 4 Toledo 7, HCC 0

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Toledo men's tennis team closed out its non-conference schedule by splitting a pair of matches in Cleveland on Thursday afternoon. The Rockets opened the day with a 4-3 defeat to Cleveland State before rebounding with a 7-0 sweep over Holy Cross.

In the morning match, Cleveland State took an early lead by earning the doubles point. Marko Galic and Pawit Sornlaksup defended the No. 1 court for the Rockets, but the Vikings had two 6-4 victories on the No. 2 and No. 3 courts. In singles actions, Galic and Luka Jankovic won their respective courts in two sets, and Sornlaksup tied the match 3-3 with a two-set win on the No. 1 court. The deciding match point was a three-set win for Mikael Erler over Adam Kovac on the No. 2 court, snapping the Rockets' five match win streak.

In the afternoon, Toledo blanked Holy Cross College 7-0. The Rockets won the top three courts in three-set tiebreaks, and swept the bottom three courts in two sets each.

"It was not an easy day," head coach Al Wermer said. "We were a little bit disappointed versus Cleveland State. They finished that match far better than we did. Holy Cross then gave us a nice challenge and forced us into some three-setters, which make us tougher."

Sornlaksup went 2-0 in singles competition to increase his winning streak to 10 matches on the no. 1 court. Sornlaksup and Galic went 2-0 on the No.1 doubles court and are on a four-match win streak.

The Rockets will open Mid-American Conference play with two road matches, beginning with a match vs. Northern Illinois on Friday, March 11 in Des Plaines, Ill.

Cleveland State 4, Toledo 3
Doubles
1. Marko Galic/ Pawit Sornlaksup (TOL) def. Kade Mindry/ Clark Bilinovich (CLV) 6-2
2. JuandeDios Abboud/ Hugo Chatras (CLV) def. Luka Jankovic/ Adam Kovac (TOL) 6-4
3. Maxime Mareschal-Hay/ Mikael Erler (CLV) def. Vlad Meluta/ Krzysztof Wetoszka (TOL) 6-4

Singles
1. Pawit Sornlaksup (TOL) def. Maxime Mareschal-Hay (CLV) 7-5, 7-5
2. Mikael Erler (CLV) def. Adam Kovac (TOL) 5-7, 6-3, 6-0
3. Kade Mindry (CLV) def. Krzysztof Wetoszka (TOL) 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
4. Luka Jankovic (TOL) def. Clark Bilinovich (CLV) 7-6(4), 6-2
5. Marko Galic (TOL) def. JuandeDios Abboud (CLV) 7-5, 6-4
6. Hugo Chatras (CLV) def. Luis Kleinschnitz (TOL) 5-7, 6-4, 6-2

Toledo 7, Holy Cross 0
Doubles
1. Marko Galic/ Pawit Sornlaksup (TOL) def. Perry Gregg/ Karel Blom (HCC) 6-2
2. Adam Kovac/ Luka Jankovic (TOL) def. Ciaran McCarthy/ Laurenz Flender (HCC) 6-1
3. Vlad Meduta / Krzysztof Wetoszka (TOL) def. Dominic Gibson/ Will Paige (HCC) 6-3

Singles
1. Pawit Sornlaksup (TOL) def. Perry Gregg (HCC) 6-2, 2-6, 7-5
2. Adam Kovac (TOL) def. Isaac Chan (HCC) 6-1, 2-6, 6-1
3. Krzysztof Wetoszka (TOL) def. Karel Blom (HCC) 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
4. Luka Jankovic (TOL) def. Will Paige (HCC) 6-1, 6-2
5. Marko Galic (TOL) def. Laurenz Flender (HCC) 6-0, 6-1
6. Luis Kleinschnitz (TOL) def. Justin Friesen (HCC) 6-2, 6-2