SALISBURY, Md. - Salisbury defeated Washington
(Md.) College in men's tennis for the first time in eight years on
Wednesday afternoon as the Sea Gulls capped their season with a 6-3
win over the Shoremen. SU did not to take the two-time NCAA
champions lightly even though Salisbury (17-7) came into the match
ranked No. 9 in the Atlantic South region, six spots ahead of
Washington (8-10).
Salisbury got off to a fast start by sweeping doubles
competition. Brendan Kincaid and Scott
Burtzlaff won 8-4 in No. 1 doubles. Freshman standout
Evan Thomas teamed with Sasha
Felikson to best WC in No. 2 doubles. Shane
Berry and senior Sean Larson were paired
at No. 3 doubles where they defeated Timothy Parks and Derek Wise
8-5.
Larson, the team's lone senior, finished his career with the
Gulls on a high note as he also notched a point at No. 5 singles in
an intense back-and-forth final set. Thomas also recorded a singles
victory which improved his mark to 21-2 in singles competition this
season. The other singles point came from fellow freshman
Jason Williams, who beat Wise in straight sets at
No. 6 singles.
Kincaid fell to Arturo Solis 6-3, 6-4 at No. 1 singles as
Kincaid gave a strong effort throughout the match. Solis placed
fourth in the nation at the 2006 NCAA Division III Tennis
Championships.