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Filippo Nocchi returns in a fall match
Caiden Riebold, '29
3
Roger Williams University RWUMT (2-2, 0-0 CNA)
4
Winner Emerson College EC (2-1, 0-0 NEWMAC)
Roger Williams University RWUMT
(2-2, 0-0 CNA)
3
Final
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Emerson College EC
(2-1, 0-0 NEWMAC)
Winner

Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Emerson Athletic Communications

Men's Tennis Tops Roger Williams in Spring Opener, 4-3

Nocchi leads three double winners as Lions earn first win over Hawks in six years

WEYMOUTH, Mass. (February 14, 2026) – Emerson College earned its first dual match win over Roger Williams University in six years with a 4-3 triumph in a non-conference men's tennis match at The Weymouth Club tonight.

Highlights

  • Junior Filippo Nocchi led Emerson's trio of double-winners by earning points at No. 1 singles and doubles.
  • Sophomore Connor Leung and first year Adam Alireza were also double winners for the Lions.
  • Junior Camden Poitras was a double winner to lead Roger Williams.

How It Happened

  • Emerson picked up the first point of the match by taking two of the three doubles matches. Nocchi and Leung teamed up for a 6-4 win at No. 1 doubles, while Alireza and first year Caiden Riebold added a 6-3 decision at No. 3.
  • Nocchi followed up the singles victory with a 6-3, 7-5 win at No. 1 singles against Roger Williams sophomore Bronson DeSisto.
  • Leung notched a 6-3, 6-2 win for the Lions at No. 2 singles against RWU senior Ryan Carroll.
  • Alireza earned a 6-2, 6-2 decision at No. 3 singles over sophomore Tucker Taylor to round out the Lions singles victories.
  • Poitras teamed up with junior Will Hurlbut for a 6-4 decision at No. 2 doubles for the Hawks before rounding out his two wins in the match by rallying from a set down for a 2-6, 6-2, 8-1 win at No. 4 singles.

Coach's Corner
"This was our first win over Roger Williams in six years," said Emerson head coach Burke Paxton. "It is a huge win for our program versus a very talented Roger Williams squad and a great way to start off the spring. I'm really proud of the team and how we stuck to our identity tonight. We attacked and got to the net early and often in doubles and singles and played disciplined high percentage tennis." 

Up Next

Emerson (2-1, 0-0 NEWMAC) is back in action next Saturday, when it hosts Gordon College at The Weymouth Club at 4 p.m. Roger Williams (2-2, 0-0 CNE) visits University of New England for its Conference of New England opener at 1 p.m.

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