FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – The 30th-ranked and fourth-seeded Salisbury University men's tennis team saw its run through the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) Tournament halted in the semifinals, 5-0, at the hands of the 21st-ranked and top-seeded Mary Washington Eagles on Saturday morning at the UMW Indoor Tennis Center.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Sea Gulls challenged in all three doubles matches, with Caleb Brightman and Gurv Suri taking the Eagles' Trevor Rein and Evan Fisher the distance in a second-doubles tiebreak before ultimately falling 8-7 (7-5).
• Aron Bursztyn and Mitchell Desman also put up a strong fight in an 8-6 defeat in third doubles.
• Russell Willenborg had forced a tiebreaker in sixth singles and was even 6-6 when the contest ended via UMW's clinching of the overall match.

UP NEXT

• The Sea Gulls, 14-5 and ranked seventh in the latest regional rankings, will wait and see if they have earned an at-large bid into the 2024 NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Tournament.
• The NCAA Tournament selection show will streamed on NCAA.com on Monday at 12:30 p.m.

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 men's and women's swimming, and the Coastal Lacrosse Conference for men's lacrosse. With over 500 student-athletes in 21 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, featuring dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on and off the field. The Sea Gulls have celebrated 23 team national championships, 24 individual national champions, 198 conference championships, and 45 Academic All-Americans.

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