BEVERLY, Mass. — Despite an early clinch for Salem State, the Vermont State University Castleton men’s tennis team battled back by scoring the final three points in a 5-4 loss Saturday. The Vikings (3-5, 1-2 LEC) earned their first tally in No. 1 doubles action, but VTSU Castleton (4-3, 0-3 LEC) retaliated with an 8-0 third tandem win from Stanley Andersen/Christian Giannone. Khiem Nguyen and Jason Lipscomb clawed to a 7-7 set at the second flight but dropped the tiebreaker, 7-1, to SSU’s Quentin Wilkins and Kevin Merino-Rivas. Viking victories at the top three spots clinched the match for the…