SALISBURY, Md. – The 32nd-ranked Salisbury University men's tennis team broke out the brooms for the first time this season with a 7-0 sweep of the Goucher Gophers on Saturday afternoon at the SU Indoor Tennis Center.
 
MATCH NOTES

• The Sea Gulls made quick work of doubles play, winning all three matches to secure the point. Gurv Suri and Aron Bursztyn wrapped things up first from third doubles (6-2), followed by Asher Willenborg and Jhayden Pappas from first doubles (6-2) and Gianluca Beaujon and Mitchell Desman (6-3) from second doubles.
• Nicholas O'Dea picked up a win in his collegiate debut, taking straight sets from Tadeo Asprella (6-4, 6-4) in second singles.
• Pappas outlasted Gabe Naftoly in a three-set first singles tilt, walking away with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 victory.
• Maas Jacobs clinched the early dub for SU on third singles, fighting of two match points to pull out a three-set win over Benedikt Rummel (3-6, 6-3, 7-6).
• Christopher Catan (6-3, 6-1), Desman (6-3, 6-1), and Russell Willenborg (7-5, 6-1) assured the Sea Gull sweep by winning fourth, fifth, and sixth singles, respectively.

 
The Sea Gulls will play their second match in as many days with a Sunday tilt against Methodist. First serve from the SU Indoor Tennis Center is 10 a.m.
 

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Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with affiliate membership in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (football, men's & women's swimming) and the Coastal Lacrosse Conference (men's lacrosse). With over 500 student-athletes in 23 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the nation's 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 won a combined 23 team national championships, 24 individual national championships, and 202 conference championships, and have produced 50 Academic All-Americans.

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