The Cleveland State University men’s tennis team closed out the Horizon League Individual Championship with Lincoln Battle and Carl Gedlitschka finishing as the doubles runner-up, losing 8-6 to Belmont University's Sabi Roi and Stefan Vedovelli 8-6 in the final on Sunday in Nashville, Tennessee.

The win meant the Viking pair closed out the weekend with a 2-1 record after the team's 8-6 win over Tennessee State in the semifinals earlier Sunday, and an 8-7(2) victory over Southern Indiana in the quarterfinals on Friday.

In singles, Gedlitschka and CSU's Nico Jamison each earned a consolation win on Saturday, while Battle dropped a three-set match to Belmont's Austin Yack.

Saturday’s records:

Main Draw Singles – Quarterfinals

Austin Yack (BEL) def. Lincoln Battle (CSU), 6-7(6), 7-6(2), 7-6(2)

Doubles Main Draw – Quarterfinals

Battle/Gedlitschka (CSU) def. J.Hibbert/Sabourin (USI), 8-7 (2)

Mauleout/Le Fur (YSU) def. Chappell/Jamison (CSU), 8-4

Consolation Singles

Carl Gedlitschka (CSU) def. Morgan Woodson (BEL), 4-6, 6-1, 1-0(7)

Nico Jamison (CSU) def. Alexis Mauleout (YSU), 1-6, 6-3, 1-0(9)

Eli Mizerski (BEL) def. Cole Chappell (CSU), 7-5, 7-5

Friday’s records:

Singles Round of 32

Nico Jamison (CSU) def. Brandon Pham (IUI), 6-3, 6-0

Morgan Woodson (BEL) def. Cole Chappell (CSU), 6-4, 6-3

Carl Gedlitschka (CSU) def. Chris Bogelin (TSU), 6-1, 1-6, 7-5

Lincoln Battle (CSU) def. Will Ecklund (BEL), 6-4, 5-7, 6-2

Singles Round of 16

Bautista Burrels Rojo (BEL) def. Nico Jamison (CSU), 6-3, 6-3

Matteo Ceradelli def. Carl Gedlitschka (CSU), 6-3, 6-4

Lincoln Battle (CSU) def. Konner Gunwall (IUI), 6-3, 6-4

Doubles Round of 16

Chappell/Jamison (CSU) def. Ademac/Mutetwa (TSU), 8-3

The Vikings’ next outing is the ITA Midwest Regional, October 16-20, hosted by DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois.