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Men's and women's tennis closes out spring break California trip; SU women capture an 8-1 victory

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -  The Salisbury University tennis program wrapped up its annual spring break trip to California with matches against California Lutheran University. The women's team racked up an 8-1 victory, while the men fell 9-0.

On the women's side, the Sea Gulls (6-0) won five of six singles matches in a contest that featured two teams ranked No. 8 in each of their own regional rankings. Senior Jackie Burr (Dover, Del.) led the way at No. 1 singles for the Sea Gulls; she won the first set 6-3 and dropped the second set 3-6 before claiming the third set 6-0. The maroon and gold claimed all three doubles points, with junior Angela Tenaglia (Clarksville, Md.) and freshman Elaina Iosue (Damascus, Md.) claiming an easy 8-2 victory at No. 3 doubles.

The No. 30-ranked Sea Gull men (4-4) dropped a decision to the No. 10-ranked Kingsmen of Cal Lutheran. SU senior Scott Burtzlaff (Clarksville, Md.) squared off with the nation's No. 8 singles player in Andrew Giuffrida at No. 1 singles and gave the match of the day. Giuffrida captured the first set 6-2 before he won the second set in a tiebreaker 7-5.

The men's and women's teams will hit the road on March 23 for a pair of contests against Virginia Wesleyan College. The two teams are schedule to play at 3 p.m.

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