CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Salisbury University
men's tennis team went 1-2 on its spring break trip to the state of
California. SU (6-2) dropped its first two matches of the week by
identical 6-3 margins to Pomona-Pitzer and the University of the
South. The losses snapped the Sea Gulls' five-game win streak. The
Sea Gulls rebounded with a 9-0 shutout of the University of La
Verne on March 21.
The Sea Gulls had a tough task going up against No. 22
Pomona-Pitzer but SU was able to snag three victories against the
Sagehens. Sophomore Matt Nicholson defeated
Pomona-Pitzer's No. 1 singles Jeff Jablonski in three sets, 5-7,
6-3, 6-2. Both student-athletes are ranked No. 14 in their
respective regions. Freshmen Scott Burtzlaff and
Evan Thomas came away with wins in the No. 3 and
No. 4 singles matches, respectively.
Salisbury No. 1 doubles team of Nicholson and junior
Brendan Kincaid defeated Charlie Boyd and David
Pointer from the University of the South, 8-4. The other two Sea
Gull points were delivered by Burtzlaff and Thomas in the in-region
loss. The University of the South is ranked No. 10 in the Atlantic
South region, two spots below Salisbury.
The Sea Gulls ended the trip on a high note with a 9-0 victory
against La Verne (1-10). All SU matches were won in straight sets.
Salisbury will next travel to Newport News, Va., for three
in-region matches this weekend (March 24-25).
