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Emerson College

Connor Leung serves
Caiden Riebold, '29
4
Winner Gordon GC (1-1, 0-0 CNE)
3
Emerson College EC (2-2, 0-0 NEWMAC)
Winner
Gordon GC
(1-1, 0-0 CNE)
4
Final
3
Emerson College EC
(2-2, 0-0 NEWMAC)

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

Gordon Edges Men's Tennis

Fighting Scots rally with four singles wins

WEYMOUTH, Mass. (February 21, 2026) – Gordon College won four of six singles matches to claim a 4-3 decision over Emerson College in a non-conference men's tennis match at The Weymouth Club on Saturday night.

Highlights

  • Seniors Jeffrey Bodner, Gabriel Guzman, James Wellborn and freshman Jack Makiej all posted singles wins to lead Gordon to the comeback win.
  • Sophomore Connor Leung and first year Caiden Riebold were both double winners to lead Emerson.
  • Senior Noah Mesaros and first year Santiano Yunes clinched an Emerson sweep of the three doubles matches with their 7-6 (7-3) win at No. 3.

How It Happened

  • Emerson swept the three doubles matches to earn the first point of the match. Leung and junior Filippo Nocchi cruised to a 6-2 win at No. 1 doubles, before Riebold and fellow first year Adam Alireza clinched the point with their 6-4 win at No. 2.
  • Bodner rallied from a set down against Nocchi for a 5-7, 6-4, 10-8 decision at No. 1 singles for Gordon, while Guzman won by retirement at No. 3.
  • Wellborn battled past Mesaros 7-6 (7-4), 7-5 at No. 5 singles, while Makiej posted a 6-2, 6-1 victory at No. 6 against Yunes.
  • Leung followed up his doubles win for Emerson with a 4-6, 6-2, 10-8 comeback win at No. 2 singles over Gordon freshman Santiago Diaz.
  • Reibold added a 6-7 (3-7), 7-5, 10-7 triumph at No. 4 singles for the Lions over sophomore Percy Martinez.

Coach's Corner
"Tough loss today against a resilient and disciplined Gordon team," said Emerson head coach Burke Paxton. "It has been a next man up mentality all week, with over half the team getting the flu within the past ten days. I thought we started great in doubles, winning all three matches. We battled hard but did not execute our game plans well at all in singles, and it cost us. Credit to Gordon, they did, and that is how they came back and won this match. We hope to learn from it and bounce back tomorrow at Endicott."

Up Next

Emerson (2-2, 0-0 NEWMAC) is right back in action on Sunday when it visits Endicott College for a non-conference match at Bass River Tennis Club at 2 p.m. Gordon (0-2, 0-0 CNE) returns to action during its Spring Break trip to Hilton Head on March 5 against Lynchburg College at 5:30 p.m.

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