Posted: Aug 13, 2017

Top Five Flashback: Men's Tennis #1

NEWPORT, R.I. - Salve Regina University athletics resumes its summer series with a daily flashback to the top five moments of 2016-17 for each of its 19 varsity sports. Beginning with Memorial Day (Monday, May 29, 2017) and finishing with the final day of August, 95 moments (19 x 5) will be shared to relive the most exciting happenings of the most recent Seahawk season.

Salve Regina University freshman Aaron White (Falmouth, Mass.) rallied for a three-set victory at fourth singles to lift his team to a 5-4 victory over visiting Rhode Island College at the Seahawks' tennis court on Leroy Avenue on Thursday.

The Anchormen (0-4) had taken a 2-1 lead after doubles before taking two singles matches. The Seahawks had tied the team score at 4-4 with wins at the top three singles positions. White's triumph at fourth singles was the deciding point.

Salve Regina University
Salve Regina athletics sponsors 20 NCAA Division III varsity sports for men and women. The Seahawks compete in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC - baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, field hockey, football, men's ice hockey, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's soccer, softball, men's and women's tennis, women's track and field, women's volleyball), New England Hockey Conference (NEHC - women's ice hockey), New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association (NEISA - sailing). Beginning in 2017-18, Salve Regina will also sponsor equestrian as a varsity sport, and adds junior varsity programs for baseball and men's lacrosse.