TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo men's tennis team has another three-match weekend on the horizon beginning with a home match vs. Cleveland State on Friday, Feb. 9 at Shadow Valley Tennis Club. The Rockets will then head to Chicago State on Saturday afternoon and stop at Notre Dame on Sunday evening on the way back home.

"We're excited for a big weekend with three different challenges in three different environments," head coach Al Wermer said. "We want to use these opportunities to get better."

Last Time on the Court
Toledo (4-4) dropped a close 4-3 decision in its home opener with 2023 GLIAC Champion Wayne State last Friday. The Rockets trailed 3-1 in the match, but junior Hanamichi Carvajal and freshman Cole Cozens each won their third-set tiebreakers to even the match.

Senior Pawit Sornlaksup won his match from the top court for his third straight since his historic winning streak was snapped. He is 5-1 in dual competition this year with all of his wins being decided in two sets.

Rockets in the Rankings

• The ITA released its updated team, singles, and doubles team rankings on Wednesday and senior Pawit Sornlaksup is the No. 91 singles player on the top 125 list.
• Sornlaksup continues to move up in the program rankings. He currently sits at No. 4 with 66 career singles wins from the No. 1 court..
• Sornlaksup also ranks No. 10 in the program with 109 combined victories from the top court and trails No. 9 Travis Curran (2004-07), who compiled 111 singles and doubles wins.

About Cleveland State
Cleveland State has won its last four matches, most recently defeating Dayton and Xavier last weekend. Freshman Lincoln Battle and sophomore Carl Gedlitschka each notched two more victories from their respective courts to remain a perfect 6-0 in dual competition this spring.

Toledo is 6-3 all-time against Cleveland State and lost 4-3 in Cleveland last year.

About Chicago State
Chicago State has lost all four of its matches this year. Junior Pedro Alvarez leads the Cougars with a 3-1 record from the top court and with partner junior Max Sandoval registered the only doubles court win vs. UIC last weekend.  

Toledo is an undefeated 8-0 against Chicago State since the 2007-08 season.

About Notre Dame
Notre Dame moved to 3-2 last weekend after losing to No.11 Kentucky (Jan. 26) and Nebraska (Jan. 27) at the Men's ITA Kickoff Weekend. Sebastian Dominko is ranked No. 70 heading into this weekend's competition. He is 3-0 from the top court this spring, and 4-1 as the No. 1 doubles team with Jean-Marc Malkowski.

Sunday's match is the first between UT and Notre Dame since Mar. 24, 2019, when the Rockets lost 7-0 on the road.

Toledo vs. Cleveland State
Maumee, Ohio | Shadow Valley Tennis Club
Friday, Feb. 9 | 2:00 p.m.
Live Stats
Friday's match features Domino's Pizza and 2023 Mid-American Conference Champion Toledo t-shirts for fans.

Toledo vs. Chicago State
Homewood, Ill. | H-F Racquet & Fitness Club
Saturday, Feb. 9 | 3:00 p.m. (EST)

Toledo vs. Notre Dame
South Bend, Ind. | ECK Tennis Pavillion
Sunday, Feb. 11 |5:00 p.m.
Live Stats and Video

What's Next
Toledo will close out its non-conference schedule in Fort Myers Fla. on Thursday, Feb. 29 at Florida Gulf Coast.

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