Providence, R.I.—Freshman
John Vaughan (East Providence, R.I.) clinched a 4-0 win as No. 2-seeded Rhode Island College defeated No. 3-seeded UMass Boston in the semifinals of the 2026 Little East Men's Tennis Championship at the RIC Tennis Center on Thursday afternoon.
THE BASICS
No. 2 Rhode Island College 4, No. 3 UMass Boston 0
Rhode Island College (11-3)
UMass Boston (10-4)
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The hosts grinded out a pair of 7-5 win at No. 2 and 3 doubles to take the pairs point heading into singles action. Vaughan and senior
Sairaj Srinivasan (Cedar Grove, N.J.) won at No. 3 doubles.
• Sophomore No. 1 singles
Travis Chartier (Rehoboth, Mass.) won in straight sets (6-1, 6-0) and classmate
James McShane (Riverside, R.I.) followed with a straight set (6-1, 6-1) win at fourth singles.
• Vaughan clinched the win with a straight set (6-4, 6-2) victory at fifth singles.
• RIC advances to play in the Little East Championship final for the fourth consecutive season.
WHAT'S NEXT
In upcoming action, second-seeded Rhode Island College will travel to No. 1-seeded Bridgewater State for the 2026 Little East Men's Tennis Championship final on Saturday, May 2 (1 p.m.).
