SALEM, Ore. – The Salisbury University men's tennis team made it two wins over their first two days in the Pacific Northwest, running down the Willamette Bearcats, 6-1, on Tuesday afternoon at the WU Tennis Courts.
MATCH NOTES
- The Sea Gulls started off on the right foot with dubs in all three doubles matches. Nicholas O'Dea and Bobby Stabile (6-2) made quick work of second doubles, while Gurv Suri and Aron Bursztyn in first and Maas Jacobs and Chase Catullo in third posted identical 7-5 scores.
- Suri kept the buzzsaw rolling in first singles, carving his way to a 6-1, 6-0 victory.
- Stabile (6-1, 6-3), Bursztyn (6-1, 6-2), and Luke Gibbs (6-2, 6-0) each secured straight-sets margins in fourth, fifth, and sixth singles.
- Jacobs passed a stiff test in third singles, outlasting his Bearcat foe 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (10-8).
The Sea Gulls will play their final spring break match on Friday at Pacific University. First serve from Forest Grove, Ore., is set for 1 p.m. EDT (10 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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