HILTON HEAD, NC - Mother Nature put a damper on the fourth-day of competition for the Salem International University men's tennis team as the Tigers dropped a 6-0 decision to the Catawba College Indians on Monday afternoon (March 6).

The Tigers would drop all three-doubles matches against the Indians with freshman Nicolas Martinez and sophomore Antonio Shaw taking a pair of games in their number three match.

Sophomore Landon Schultz-Zwahr and Christian Manalang battled the Indians' top duo of Michael Patch and Luca Picci. Patch and Picci would take the match by a final score of 8-1.

The two teams would finish three singles matches as the Indians were victorious in all-three. Manalang fell 6-1, 6-1 to Picci in the number two position, while freshman Kevin Musasia dropped a 6-0, 6-1 decision to Lucas Miller at the number three position.

SIU sophomore Nicholas Milush would drop the final singles matchup against Catawba's Adam Rocko 6-1, 6-0.

The Tigers will make their way back home on Wednesday, but make a pair of stops in Virginia against Virginia State (March 8) and Virginia Union (March 9).

Catawba 6, Salem International 0
Mar 06, 2017 at Hilton Head Island,SC

Singles competition

1. Michael Patch (CATM) vs. Landon Schultz-Zwahr (SIU) unfinished

2. Luca Picci (CATM) def. Christian Manalang (SIU) 6-1, 6-1

3. Lucas Miller (CATM) def. Kevin Musasia (SIU) 6-0, 6-1

4. Ryen Reid (CATM) vs. Eugene Bour (SIU) unfinished

5. Cason Hiers (CATM) vs. Nicolas Martinez (SIU) unfinished

6. Adam Rocko (CATM) def. Nicholas Milush (SIU) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles competition

1. Michael Patch/Luca Picci (CATM) def. Landon Schultz-Zwahr/Christian Manalang (SIU) 8-1

2. Lucas Miller/Adam Rocko (CATM) def. Kevin Musasia/Eugene Bour (SIU) 8-0

3. Iago Nunez/Brad Smethurst (CATM) def. Nicolas Martinez/Antonio Shaw (SIU) 8-2

Notes

Catawba 8-7

Salem International 2-5