Box Score SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (September 12, 2026) – The Western New England men's tennis team opened its 2026 fall schedule on Saturday afternoon, falling to the Seahawks of Salve Regina University by a final score of 6-1.
Kyle Poccia had WNE's lone victory in singles play.
Records:
- Western New England: 0-1
- Salve Regina University: 1-0
How it Happened:
Salve Regina won the opening match of doubles play after
Colby Esposito and
Kyle Poccia were bested by Salve's Jude Neven and Max Varian, 6
-3. WNE took the third doubles pairing, as
Nolan Jermain and
Michel Abizaid Nunez defeated Ryan Gordon and Colin Fleet by a score of 6-3, leaving the doubles point down to the second doubles position, where Salve Regina's Kole Pinto and Luca Testa took down
Quinn Northrop and
Eston Fowler, giving the Seahawks a 1-0 lead in the match.
In singles play,
Connor Lord,
Nolan Jermain, and
Eston Fowler were all bested in straight sets, as Salve Regina clinched the win in the match overall rather quickly. The Golden Bears saw a victory come in the fifth singles position when
Kyle Poccia defeated Colin Fleet on a 6-3, 7-6 (3) score to put the Golden Bears on the scoreboard. WNE couldn't find a win in either of the top singles positions, seeing
Colby Esposito and
Quinn Northrop both fall, as the Golden Bears were defeated by a final score of 6-1 on the afternoon.
Up Next on the Schedule:
- The Golden Bears travel to Wheaton College next Sunday, September 20, for non-conference action.
