ORLANDO, Fla. – The Salisbury University men's tennis team stumbled 5-4 to the Luther Norse in the opening match of its spring break trip to the USTA National Tennis Center in Orlando.
BOX SCORE
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Mitchell Desman and Gavin Reagle collected an 8-2 win in No. 3 doubles over Joaquim Fernandes and Francisco Navarrete.
- Gianluca Beaujon cruised to a 6-2, 6-4 sweep over Fernandes in No. 3 singles.
- Luke McMullen and Christopher Catan each battled back from dropping the second set in fourth and fifth singles to pick up the win in the third-set tiebreaker. McMullen earned a 6-3, 5-7, 15-13 win over Luke Westholder in fourth singles. Catan notched a 6-1, 5-7, 10-7 victory over Eli Young in fifth singles.
UP NEXT
- Salisbury will be back in action tomorrow against the Hobart Statesmen.
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with the New Jersey Athletic Conference for football and the Metropolitan Swimming and Diving Conference for men's and women's swimming. With over 500 student-athletes in 21 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, and dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on-and-off the field. The Sea Gulls have celebrated 22 team national championships, 24 individual national champions, 186 conference championships and 41 Academic All-Americans.
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