LONGMEADOW, Mass.  – The Western New England College men's tennis team upset defending Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) champion Emerson 6-3 Tuesday evening (April 17) in an indoor match at the Grande Meadows Club.

Sophomore Alex Boutin (Bristol, CT) won both his No. 3 singles and No. 2 doubles matches while junior Peter Houser (Longmeadow, MA) took both his No. 4 singles and No. 3 doubles matches for the Golden Bears.

Western New England College is now 6-1 overall and 3-0 in the conference. Emerson falls to 3-2 and 2-2 in the GNAC.

Western New England College 6, Emerson 3 

Singles
Aman Kapur (E) def. Mike Willhoft, 6-1, 4-6, 6-0
Jason Lee (W) def. Varun Kapur, 6-2, 6-1
Alex Boutin (W) def. David Fein, 6-2, 6-2
Peter Houser (W) def. Matt McKinney, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
Ben Thompson (E) def. Connor Fallon, 5-7, 7-5, 6-0
Jonathan Riter (W) def. Jeremy Glenn, 6-3, 6-4

Doubles
Aman Kapur/Matt McKinney (E) def. Mike Willhoft/Jason Lee, 8-2
Alex Boutin/Andrew D'Addio (W) def. Varun Kapur/David Fein, 9-8 (7-5)
Peter Houser/Connor Fallon (W) def. Ben Thompson/Jeremy Glenn, 8-6