Athletics
NCAA Tournament First Round
Salve Regina 5, Baruch 0
BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Salve Regina men's tennis team cruised to a 5-0 victory over Baruch in the opening round of the Division III Men's Tennis Tournament on Friday at Bowdoin College. Salve (19-3) advances to the second-round of the Tournament for the second-straight season. Baruch finishes their season with a record of 15-3.
After sweeping the doubles matches, the Seahawks needed just two singles matches to clinch the win. Trey Van Buskirk swept Baruch's Timmy Leon 6-1, 6-0 at #4 singles before Salve's Andrew Martin clinched the victory with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Dumitru Pito at #5.
The Seahawks advance to face third-ranked Emory College at 2:00 p.m. in Brunswick on Saturday.
Salve Regina 5, Baruch 0
SINGLES:
1) Robert Norton (SR) vs. Jed Wilder (B) 6-4, 1-0 DNF
2) Jason Lago (SR) vs. Tadas Valiukenas (B) 6-1, 2-1 DNF
3) Mike Collins (SR) vs. Emanual Imperial (B) 6- 4 DNF
4) Trey Van Buskirk (SR) def. Timmy Leon (B) 6-0 6-1
5) Andrew Martin (SR) def. Dumitru Pitu (B) 6-0, 6-2
6) Chris Tolo (SR) Vs. Jonathon Choi (B) 2-6, 1-3 DNF
DOUBLES:
1) Robert Norton / Trey Van Buskirk (SR) def. Jed Wilder / Tadas Valiukenas (B), 8-2
2) Jason Lago / Andrew Martin (SR) def. Emanual Imperial / Andrew Smith (B), 8-4
3. Steve Masso / Chris Tolo (SR) def. Jonathon Choi / Timmy Leon (B), 8-2