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Salve Regina University clinched its first-ever automatic bid to the NCAA men’s tennis tournament by defeating Colby-Sawyer College 7-2 in The Commonwealth Coast Conference championship match Saturday. It was the sixth straight league title for the Seahawks.

Salve Regina (13-7) won five singles matches in straight sets to secure the victory. Junior Robbie Norton [Exeter, N.H.] won at No. 1 singles 6-0, 6-2, while classmate and team captain Jason Lago [Seabrook, N.H.] won at No. 2, 6-2, 6-1. The duo also won at No. 1 doubles, 8-0.

“I could not be more proud of this team,” said Salve Regina head coach Brian Shanley, who was named CCC Coach of the Year for the seventh time in his career. “Colby-Sawyer is a class program that we have the utmost respect for. They gave us a battle today, and both teams displayed a high level of tennis.”

Salve Regina will find out its seeding in the NCAA tournament on Monday, April 30.

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