Swarthmore Falls to Salisbury 6-3
SALISBURY, Md. - The Swarthmore men's tennis team (1-3) split with No. 30 Salisbury (2-1) during singles action but were unable pull out a doubles victory and fell short with a 6-3 loss.
Youngblood got the Garnet started with his 7-6, 6-3 win.
Garnet sophomore Stephen Youngblood picked up a hard-fought 7-6, 6-3 victory over David Lupinetti for Swarthmore's first win of the match.
Youngblood's win sparked some momentum for the Garnet as sophomores Maxwell Bressman and Malikm Mubeen captured back-to-back victories. Bressman defeated Andrew Nottage in straights sets 6-4, 6-4 while Mubeen took down Marcus Robinson 6-4, 7-6 (7-4).
Swarthmore will return to the court on Saturday March 20 when TCNJ visits the Mullan Center. Action is slated to begin at 1 PM.
RESULTS
| Singles competition |
| 1. Scott Burtzlaff (SAL) def. Zak Kelm (SWATMTN) 6-2, 6-0 |
| 2. Stephen Youngblood (SWATMTN) def. David Lupinetti (SAL) 7-6, 6-3 |
| 3. Evan Thomas (SAL) def. Mark Wee (SWATMTN) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 |
| 4. Maxwell Bressman (SWATMTN) def. Andrew Nottage (SAL) 6-4, 6-4 |
| 5. Malikm Mubeen (SWATMTN) def. Marcus Robinson (SAL) 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) |
| 6. Giorgio Athans (SAL) def. Seth Udelson (SWATMTN) 6-2, 6-3 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. #11 Scott Burtzlaff/Evan Thomas (SAL) def. Zak Kelm/Stephen Youngblood (SWATMTN) 8-1 |
| 2. David Lupinetti/Marcus Robinson (SAL) def. Maxwell Bressman/Mark Wee (SWATMTN) 8-5 |
| 3. Andrew Nottage/Henry Stuhler (SAL) def. Malikm Mubeen/Seth Udelson (SWATMTN) 8-4 |