TACOMA, Wash. – The Salisbury University men's tennis team axed the Puget Sound Loggers, 6-1, to start three-match Spring Break trek through the Pacific Northwest on Monday afternoon at the indoor Tennis Pavilion.
MATCH NOTES
- The Sea Gulls rolled through doubles play with wins in all three fixtures. Gurv Suri and Aron Bursztyn took care of first doubles 7-5, while Nicholas O'Dea and Bobby Stabile (6-3) in second and Maas Jacobs and Chase Catullo (6-1) in third doubles rolled with no trouble.
- Catullo wrapped up his singles tilt first, buzzsawing through sixth singles 6-1, 6-1.
- Suri (6-4, 6-1) and Bursztyn (6-1, 6-3) posted dominant dubs in first and fifth singles, respectively, while Stabile (7-5, 6-3) brushed off an early challenge to take fourth singles.
- O'Dea sweated it out to win second singles, locking in during the third set and taking a 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 decision.
The Sea Gulls will next pair up with Willamette bright and early on Tuesday morning in Salem, Ore. First serve is set for 10 a.m. EDT (7 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), Coastal Lacrosse Conference (men's lacrosse), State University of New York Athletic Conference (field hockey), and Colonial Women's Golf Conference (women's golf). 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 207 conference championships, and have produced 54 Academic All-Americans.
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