FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – The third-seeded Salisbury University men's tennis team bowed out of the 2026 Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) Tournament, hosted by the University of Mary Washington, via a 4-0 defeat at the hands of the 25th-ranked and second-seeded Christopher Newport Captains on Friday morning at the Battleground Athletic Complex.
MATCH NOTES
- The Captains seized the doubles point despite a winning effort from the Sea Gulls in second doubles. Nicholas O'Dea and Bobby Stabile tag-teamed for a 6-3 triumph.
- CNU clinched and advanced via straight-sets wins in second, fourth, and sixth singles.
- Gurv Suri won the first set of first singles 6-4 and was leading 2-1 before the CNU clinch rendered the match unfinished.
The Sea Gulls will lace them up for the final time in 2026 on Saturday in the C2C Tournament Third-Place Match, weather pending, against fourth-seeded UC Santa Cruz, who lost 4-0 to top-seeded UMW on Friday. First serve from Fredericksburg is slated for 10 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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