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Posted: Apr 25, 2026

Men's Tennis Falls in Season Finale at Rhode Island College, 6-1

Men's Tennis Falls in Season Finale at Rhode Island College, 6-1
Box Score
Team Stats
Doubles
  • Travis Chartier / Kyle Neuendorf def. Quentin Wilkins / Mark Wood 6-2
  • Ethan Clegg / James McShane def. Ian Ronan / Jesse Rubera 6-1
  • Sairaj Srinivasan / Kyle O'Connor def. Michael Muttiah / Michael Makiej 6-2
Singles
  • Quentin Wilkins def. Travis Chartier 6-4, 7-6 (11-9)
  • Ethan Clegg def. Mark Wood 6-3, 6-1
  • Sairaj Srinivasan def. Ian Ronan 6-2, 6-3
  • James McShane def. Michael Muttiah 6-0, 6-1
  • John Vaughan def. Jesse Rubera 6-4, 6-2
  • Kyle Neuendorf def. Michael Makiej 6-1, 6-0

THE BASICS 
Salem State University - 1
Rhode Island College (RIC) - 6

Records: 
Salem State Vikings (6-6, 3-3 LEC)
RIC Anchormen (10-3, 5-1 LEC)

Location: Providence, R.I. - RIC Tennis Center

Date: Saturday, April 25, 2026

THE LEAD – The Salem State men's tennis team capped off its regular season with a 6-1 loss at RIC on Saturday afternoon in Providence.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • RIC took the doubles point after earning wins in the first three spots. Later in singles, Quentin Wilkins (Hamilton, Mass.) earned an impressive 4-6, 7(11)-6(9) victory in No. 1 singles in a hard-fought match-up.
  • However, RIC ultimately secured the contest by winning the remaining singles matches on the day. Despite the Anchormen taking the match, Jesse Rubera (Haverhill, Mass.) gave a tough outing in the No. 5 singles, falling, 4-6, 2-6.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

  • Wilkins has now won his last three singles contests, which puts him at 10-2 overall on the year. 
  • Salem has now finished the regular season with at least five wins in six of the last seven seasons (minus COVID-shortened years).

UP NEXT

Salem kicks off Little East Conference postseason play as the No. 4 seed and will host No.5 seed WestConn on Tuesday, April 28, at a time to be determined.