Recap
The Nichols College men's tennis team opened up their California trip with a 7-2 loss against Salisbury Sunday afternoon in Northridge, California.
 
Nichols (3-4) picked up their two wins at the No. 2 singles and No. 4 singles. Junior Brandon Howard went to a third set against Ian siew, winning 7-5, 4-6, 10-3.  Senior Sebastian Penaloza collected the Bison's second win of the match with a score of 6-4, 6-1 against Stefan Hein.
 
Salisbury (6-3) opened up the scoring by sweeping Nichols in doubles play before defeating the Bison in four of the six singles matches to collect their sixth win of the season.
 
Three things you need to know…
-Nichols went to third set once in the match.
-The No. 1 doubles for Salisbury is ranked 14/4 in the country.
-This was the first ever meeting between the two programs.
 
Quote
"Salisbury was a very tough team, overall I think we played fairly well, but we missed some key opportunities in a few spots. Hopefully we can raise our level tomorrow against a strong Babson team." -Nichols head coach Paul Brower
 
Next Match
Monday, March 19 vs Babson, TBA