Springfield, Mass. — October 15, 2026 — The Springfield College men's tennis team blanked Curry College in a Thursday afternoon matchup on the Appleton Tennis Courts, 7-0.
The Pride improve to 2-0 on the season while the Colonels drop to 0-3.
Springfield swept the doubles matches as each pair defeated their opponents from Curry by a score of 6-0. Emiliano Montenegro Galarza (Huixquilucan, Mexico) and Ricardo Rodriguez Battaglia (Leon, Mexico) teamed up to get the win at No. 1 doubles as Raiden Etscheit (Honolulu, Hawaii) and Akito Shimamura (Hirino, Japan) won at No. 2 and Chris Drake (Cornwall, N.Y.) and Angelo Guzman (Port Jefferson Station, N.Y.) won at No. 3.
In singles play, Rodrigues Battaglia at No. 4, Montenegro-Galarza at No. 3 and Shimamura at No. 1 all defeated the Colonels by scores of 6-0, 6-0. Etscheit defeated Maitreya Abend by scores of 6-0, 6-1 at No. 6 singles while Lucas Lopes Teixeira (Limeira, Brazil) and Drake each defeated the duos from Curry by scores of 6-1, 6-1 at No. 2 and No. 5 singles, respectively.
The Pride will close out the fall season with a home match against Western New England on Thursday at 3:30 pm.
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