Newport, RI – March 30, 2025 – The Springfield College men's tennis team opened New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) play with a 7-0 victory at Salve Regina University on Sunday afternoon.

Springfield improved to 8-1 overall and to 1-0 in NEWMAC play, while Salve Regina fell to 0-7, 0-2.

Springfield won all three doubles matchups to take a 1-0 lead into singles play. Angelo Guzman (Port Jefferson Station, N.Y.) and Liam Huppke (Markham, Canada) picked up a dominant 6-1 win at No. 3, while Micah Matsudaira (Cornwall Bridge, Conn.) and Marc Villanueva Abad (Barcelona, Mexico) won 6-2 at No. 2 and Tatsuya Kimoto (Yamaguchi, Japan) and Waseem Sablon (Stoughton, Mass.) won 6-4 at No. 1.

Springfield won all six singles matches in straight sets. Kimoto defeated Samuel Middleton, 6-3, 6-2 at No. 1, Guzman bested Jacob Faulise, 6-2, 6-1 at No. 2 and Villanueva Abad won 6-0, 6-3 at No. 3. At the bottom of the ladder, Huppke bested Alan Guevara, 6-1, 6-1 at No. 4, Ethan Gomulka (San Bernardino, Calif.) topped Nicholas Christina, 6-0, 6-2 at No. 5 and Zach Taub (New Windsor, N.Y.) blanked Mike Keating, 6-0, 6-0 at No. 6.

Springfield will travel to Western Connecticut State University for a non-conference match on Tuesday at 3:30 pm.

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