The Cleveland State men's tennis team made its fifth appearance in the NCAA Tournament Friday, falling to No. 5 Ohio State, 4-0 in the First Round.

A 3-0 lead wasn't quite enough Thursday afternoon as the fourth-seeded Cleveland State Vikings' Horizon League tournament run came to a heartbreaking finish, falling to the third-seeded Valparaiso Crusaders 4-3 in eight innings at Flames Field in Chicago.

Survive and advance, that's a phrase you often hear around tournament time in college sports, and that's exactly what the Cleveland State Vikings were able to do Friday morning vs. the Loyola Ramblers in the Horizon League tournament.

Despite a seventh inning home run by senior Horizon League `Player of the Year' Dara Toman, the Cleveland State Vikings were unable to complete a late comeback Wednesday afternoon, falling 4-3 in the opening game of the 2013 Horizon League tournament to Wright State Raiders in Chicago.

The Cleveland State softball team dropped its regular season finale at UIC on Sunday afternoon, falling 9-4.

Erica McNew and Cynthia Woodard each hit home runs Saturday, helping the Cleveland State Vikings (21-24, 10-8 HL) split a Horizon League softball doubleheader in Chicago at the UIC Flames. McNew and Woodard led the charge for CSU with their homers in a game one 7-4 win, but the Vikings were unable to keep that momentum going in game two, falling 7-0.

A walk-off double to right field by sophomore second baseman Cynthia Woodard was the difference Thursday night, as the Cleveland State Vikings took down the Robert Morris Colonials 4-3 in non-league action at Viking Field.

Despite two home runs from both Erica McNew and Dara Toman, the Cleveland State Vikings were only able to come away with one win Tuesday afternoon, splitting a mid-week doubleheader with the Kent State Golden Flash. The Vikings took game one of the day 6-3 before falling 5-4 in game two.

The Cleveland State women's tennis team advanced to the semifinals of the Horizon League Tournament Friday morning, earning a 4-0 victory over sixth-seeded Wright State.

With less than two weeks to go in the 2013 softball regular season, Cleveland State Vikings' senior Dara Toman is making sure she leaves a lasting impact. The senior broke two records Monday, the Horizon League career home run mark and Cleveland State career runs scored mark, in leading the Vikings to a doubleheader split vs. the Green Bay Phoenix in Horizon League play.