SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (October 22, 2026) – The Western New England men's tennis team dropped its final match of the fall season on Thursday afternoon at Springfield College, dropping the match by a final score of 7-0.
Records:
- Western New England: 1-3
- Springfield College: 3-0
How it Happened:
The Golden Bears picked up one point in each of the doubles matches, but the high-powered Pride took down the Golden Bears.
Colby Esposito and
Kyle Poccia fell in the top doubles spot for Western New England, 6-1.
Eston Fowler and
Quinn Northrop fell by the same score in the second position, while
Connor Lord and
Michel Abizaid Nunez came up short in the third position, also falling 6-1. Springfield College took the opening 1-0 lead in the match.
The Pride continued to drop the Golden Bears in singles action;
Colby Esposito fell in the top position to Deagan Tomkins by a score of 6-2, 6-1.
Eston Fowler battled in the second singles position, dropping a 6-1, 6-0 match.
Quinn Northrop played a tough second set of his third-position singles match, but fell by a final score of 6-1, 6-4.
Michel Abizaid Nunez was taken down by Akito Shimamura in the fourth spot, 6-2, 6-0.
Kyle Poccia's undefeated fall season was thwarted by Lucas Lopez Teixeira, who defeated Poccia by a final score of 6-0, 6-2.
Henry Runyan earned three points in the opening set, but fell 6-3, 6-0, as the Pride swept the Golden Bears in singles play and took the match by a final score of 7-0.
Up Next on the Schedule:
- Western New England will be back on the courts in mid-March, heading to Hilton Head, South Carolina, for the Spring Tennis Fest, with an anticipated full schedule to come in February 2027.
