NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Salisbury University men's tennis team competed in nearly every fixture but left with little to show for it in a 6-1 defeat at the 27th-ranked Christopher Newport Captains on Saturday afternoon at Eyre Courts.
MATCH NOTES
- The Captains secured all three doubles tilts despite stiff challenges from the Sea Gulls in the top two lines. In first doubles, Gurv Suri and Aron Bursztyn fell just short, 7-6 (7-3). In second doubles, Nicholas O'Dea and Bobby Stabile came even closer, dropping a 7-6 (7-5) decision.
- Stabile earned SU's only point on the afternoon in fourth singles, sweeping CNU's Ivan Ceric 7-5, 6-2.
- Suri took first singles to three sets, ultimately bowing 2-6, 6-0, 6-3.
- Bursztyn endured a razor-thin defeat in fifth singles, falling 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 (8-6).
The Sea Gulls will complete their Virginia weekend on Sunday morning at Virginia Wesleyan, with first serve from Virginia Beach pegged for 11 a.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), 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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