SALISBURY, Md. - The Salisbury University men's
and women's tennis team braved the cool temperatures Wednesday and
defeated Capital Athletic Conference foe York (Pa.) College on the
outdoor courts.
The men's team (14-5, 6-1 CAC), ranked No. 8 in the Atlantic
South region, defeated the Spartans (8-6, 4-2 CAC) 9-0. The Sea
Gulls shut out its sixth conference opponent this season. SU swept
the doubles matches against the Spartans and won every singles
matches. Junior Brendan Kincaid won the No. 1
singles match in three sets, 6-1, 3-6, 10-7. Freshman Scott
Burtzlaff, the reigning CAC Player of the Week, won the
No. 2 singles match in straight sets and teamed with Kincaid to win
No. 1 doubles 8-0. Fellow freshman Evan Thomas won
No. 3 singles 6-4, 6-1.
On the women's side, Salisbury (10-7, 6-1 CAC) posted its sixth
9-0 shutout of the season, fourth in conference play. Seniors
Erika Mitry and Jenny Rosler won
the No. 1 and No. 2 singles matches in straight sets, respectively.
The two also won No. 1 doubles 8-0. The Gulls swept all three
doubles points by a combined score of 24-2 against the Spartans
(5-4, 1-4 CAC). SU, ranked No. 14 in the region, won all of the
singles matches in straight sets.
The SU women's team turns around and faces Chowan tomorrow
(Thursday, April 12) in a non-conference home match. The SU men's
team will travel to Swarthmore on Sunday, April 15. The CAC tennis
tournaments begin next week.