NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The 29th-ranked and third-seeded Salisbury University men's tennis team stood tall against the 26th-ranked and top-seeded Christopher Newport Captains but ultimately fell short, dropping a 4-2 decision in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) Tournament semifinals on Saturday afternoon at the Eyre Tennis Center.
MATCH NOTES
- The Sea Gulls slugged their way to the doubles point, as Gianluca Beaujon and Mitchell Desman in second doubles and Aron Bursztyn and Gurv Suri in third each won by 7-5 margins.
- Asher Willenborg gave SU a point out of first singles, sweeping Vincent Truong 6-2, 6-4.
- The Captains swept fourth-through-sixth singles, and in second singles Jhayden Pappas endured a 6-1, 7-6 (7-5) heartbreaker at the hands of Nesh Kumaresan that provided the CNU clincher.
- Suri took the first set from Ryan Monroe in third singles; their match was in the third set (4-6, 6-1, 2-1) before the clincher that rendered it unfinished.
The Sea Gulls will play one more fixture at the C2C Tournament, taking on fourth-seeded UC Santa Cruz in the third-place match on Sunday at 2 p.m.
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 203 conference championships, and have produced 51 Academic All-Americans.
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