By Joel Fuzo / The Jambar
The Youngstown State University men’s tennis team participated in the Viking Invitational, hosted by Cleveland State University on Oct. 25-26.
Freshman Matteo Ceradelli finished in the quarterfinals after winning three matches in singles play.
In his first match, Ceredelli won against Case Western Reserve University freshman Konrad Kwiatkoski, with both sets finishing 6-1.
Ceredelli defeated Butler University sophomore Riccardo Baldi in his second match 6-2, 5-7 and 10-7.
Ceredelli’s final win of the tournament was by default against Bellmarine University junior Vineet Ramesh. In a three-set decision, Ceredelli fell to Cleveland State junior Cole Chappell. The final scores were 6-1, 5-7 and 11-9.
YSU senior Chester Wickwire won his first match against Case Western senior Ben Martin in three sets. The scores were 6-7, 6-0 and 11-9.
Wickwire lost his second match against Butler junior Aidan William, and the final scores were 3-6, 6-3 and 10-7.
Wickwire, in his final match, won against Duquesne University true freshman Arnau Anton Garcia, with scores of 4-6, 6-1 and 11-9.
In double’s play, the pair of Wickwire and Ceredelli finished with a record of 1-1, losing to Chappell and sophomore Maxime Aremon. The score was 7-5.
Against Case Western Reserve, sophomores George Kossedfi and Trey Lambright, defeated Wickwire and Ceredelli, 6-3.
With the conclusion of the final tournament for the fall semester, the Penguins will return to the courts at 2 p.m. Jan. 24, 2025 against Radford University inside the YSU Indoor Tennis Center.
