Regionally-ranked Salisbury Gets by St. Mary’s
St. Mary's City, Md. - The Salisbury University men's tennis team, ranked seventh in the Atlantic South region, posted a 6-3 victory over St. Mary's College of Maryland Monday afternoon in Capital Athletic Conference action.
Salisbury (11-6, 4-1 CAC) captured No. 1 and No. 2 doubles but the third doubles flight went to the freshman tandem of Thomas Hoesman (Ellicott City, Md./Howard) and Robbie Bourdon (Huntingtown, Md./Huntingtown) who posted an 8-3 win over sophomores Matt Copeland (Lexington Park, Md./Great Mills) and Michael Rubin (Reisterstown, Md./Franklin).
The Sea Gulls won the first four singles flights before senior Brett Hermans (Exeter, N.H./Exeter) posted a 4-6, 7-5, 10-3 triumph over Copeland at No. 5 singles. Junior Kenny Nugent (Pocomoke, Md./Pocomoke) won his eighth straight match as Nugent notched the Seahawks' (11-7, 1-3 CAC) third point with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Rubin at No. 6 singles.
St. Mary's returns to action tomorrow in Frederick, Maryland with a conference match against Hood College at 3:30.
Tennis Match Results
4/13/2009 at St. Mary's City, Md. (Somerset Tennis
Complex)
Salisbury 6, St. Mary's (Md.) 3
Singles competition
1. Andrew Nottage (SAL) def. Jeremy Butanis (SMC) 6-1,
6-1
2. Marcus Robinson (SAL) def. Andrew MacLaughlin (SMC) 6-1, 6-0
3. Giorgio Athans (SAL) def. Thomas Hoesman (SMC) 6-1, 6-3
4. Curtis Quandt (SAL) def. Sam Barton (SMC) 6-1, 6-1
5. Brett Hermans (SMC) def. Matt Copeland (SAL) 4-6, 7-5, 10-3
6. Kenny Nugent (SMC) def. Michael Rubin (SAL) 6-4, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Andrew Nottage/Giorgio Athans (SAL) def. Jeremy
Butanis/Andrew MacLaughlin (SMC) 8-1
2. Marcus Robinson/Curtis Quandt (SAL) def. Kenny Nugent/Sam Barton
(SMC) 8-3
3. Thomas Hoesman/Robbie Bourdon (SMC) def. Michael Rubin/Matt
Copeland (SAL) 8-3
Match Notes:
Salisbury 11-6, 4-1 CAC; Regional ranking #7
St. Mary's (Md.) 11-7, 1-3 CAC
Order of finish: Doubles (1, 3, 2); Singles (1, 2,
3, 4, 5, 6)
T-3:30 A-40
