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Men’s Tennis Tops UNE, 4-3

In a back-and-forth battle, Abhi Patel’s single victory secured a 4-3 Conference of New England (CNE) victory for Suffolk men’s tennis over the University of New England Thursday afternoon at the Blue Cyclone Complex.   

Men’s Tennis Tops UNE, 4-3
April 9, 2026
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BIDDEFORD, Maine – In a back-and-forth battle, Abhi Patel's single victory secured a 4-3 Conference of New England (CNE) victory for Suffolk men's tennis over the University of New England Thursday afternoon at the Blue Cyclone Complex.   

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 4 | University of New England 3
RECORDS: Suffolk (2-6, 2-6 CNE) | University of New England (3-5, 2-4 CNE)  

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The Nor'Easters' second tandem picked up the first decision of the day, but the Rams top and third teams came out victorious to send Suffolk into singles play with the 1-0 lead. 
  • Jason Yany defeated Tyler Mason, 6-0, 6-1, in the fifth singles position to pad the Rams' advantage to a pair. 
  • UNE leveled the playing field behind courts six and three, in that order, before Gabriel Soave sent Suffolk back in front when he bested Logan Flor, 6-4, 6-4, at No. 3. 
  • Christian Gardner suffered his first singles setback of the season by the Nor'Easters ace Drake Turcotte, 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 6-2. That loss tied the match at 3-all.
  • The outcome would come down to the second spot where Patel competed against Liam Miller. Patel took the first set, 7-5, fell in the second, 6-4, and locked up the game and match with a 6-3 third-set victory.

RESULTS 
DOUBLES
1 – Christian Gardner/Abhi Patel (Suffolk) defeated Liam Miller/Franco Leehive (UNE), 6-2
2 – Drake Turcotte/Tyler Mason (UNE) defeated Anders Ovren/Nicolas Calderon (Suffolk), 6-1
3 – Jason Yany/Gabriel Soave (Suffolk) defeated Logan Flor/Andrew Young (UNE), 6-2 

SINGLES
1 – Drake Turcotte (UNE) defeated Christian Gardner (Suffolk), 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 6-2
2 – Abhi Patel (Suffolk) defeated Liam Miller (UNE), 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
3 – Franco Leehive (UNE) defeated Ishmam Amin (Suffolk), 6-0, 6-2
4 – Gabriel Soave (Suffolk) defeated Logan Flor (UNE), 6-4, 6-4
5 – Jason Yany (Suffolk) defeated Tyler Mason (UNE), 6-0, 6-1
6 – Finnegan Whelden (UNE) defeated Franco Amadio (Suffolk), 6-4, 6-1

ORDER OF FINISH: Doubles (2, 1, 3) | Singles (5, 6, 3, 4, 1, 2) 

NOTEWORTHY

  • Suffolk and UNE met for the first time. 
  • Yany has won back-to-back single matches. 
  • Yany notched the first golden set of his collegiate career.

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk is set to compete at Curry Saturday, April 11 at 1:00 p.m.