DANBURY, Conn. - The Hartford men's tennis team ended the 2026 season on Monday defeating West Conn by a 5-2 final. 

Rapid Recap:

• The Hawks would take the doubles competition winning #1 and #2 doubles to take the first point. In number #1 doubles freshman Max Poss (South Orange, N.J.) and sophomore Jake Short (Poughquag, N.Y.) would start it off with a 6-3 win. Sophomore Anthony Pomares (Norwich, N.Y.) and freshman Yande Simunyola (Dawsonville, Ga.) would roll in #2 doubles winning 6-1 to clinch the point. 
• Hartford would win #2 singles - #5 singles to pick up four additional points en route to the 5-2 win. Simunyola started it off in #2 singles winning 6-1, 6-0. Short followed with a dominant 6-0, 6-0 victory. Pomares would pick up a comeback victory in #4 singles winning 1-6, 6-3, 6-4. Freshman Jared DeGruttola (Auburn, Mass.) closed out the scorers for Hartford winning #5 singles by a 6-1, 6-2 margin. 

Post Match Press:
"I'm proud of the way the men battled and showed up on match day", said head coach Jeff Splinter. "This first season we improved every day and every match we started to find our playing style and gained valuable experience that will suit us next year. We will be a tough team in the CNE with a lot of 4-3 matches and close results amongst every team in the conference. Sky is the limit. Go Hawks!" 

Up Next:
This concludes the Hawks men's tennis season with an overall record of 4-14 and a 2-9 Conference of New England (CNE) record. 

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