SALISBURY, Md. – The 31st-ranked Salisbury University men's tennis team won its sixth straight match to open the season, taking down the Averett Cougars 5-2 on Sunday afternoon at the SU Outdoor Tennis Center.
MATCH NOTES
- The Sea Gulls swept the three doubles tilt for the match's first point. Asher Willenborg and Jhayden Pappas (6-2) made quick work of first doubles, while Gianluca Beaujon and Mitchell Desman (7-5) outlasted a tough matchup in second doubles, as did Aron Bursztyn and Gurv Suri [7-6 (7-2)] in third doubles.
- Willenborg and Suri kept things rolling in their singles matches. Willenborg took care of first singles (6-1, 6-1) over Satwik Kollepalli, while Suri kept Julius Bert at an arm's length in third singles (6-1, 6-3).
- Nicholas O'Dea (6-4, 6-1) and Maas Jacobs (4-6, 6-4, 10-7) secured the dub for SU from fifth and sixth singles, respectively.
The Sea Gulls will have a week off before heading to California for a pair of ranked neutral-site matchups, starting on Monday, Mar. 17, against 25th-ranked Babson. First serve from Claremont, Calif., is slated for 12 p.m. EDT/9 a.m. PDT.
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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