FLUSHING, N.Y. – The Franklin Pierce University tennis teams put together several deep tournament runs at the 2026 ITA Division II East Regional Championships, hosted by Queens College.
Women's Tennis
Sara Gonzalez and Gabriela Yamate led the Ravens with a runner-up finish in doubles. The pair won four matches, highlighted by an 8–6 victory over Wilmington's fourth-seeded team in the quarterfinals and a 6–3, 6–2 semifinal win over Saint Thomas Aquinas. Their run ended against Chestnut Hill in the championship match, 6–1, 7–5.
Ainhoa Ordonez and Ines Gabarro reached the doubles quarterfinals, defeating Assumption's 15th-seeded pair, 8–5, before upsetting the top-seeded team from Queens, 8–6. They were eliminated by eventual champion Chestnut Hill, 8–5.
Gonzalez also advanced to the round of 16 in singles. She defeated Southern New Hampshire's Megan Leck before rallying past Wilmington's seventh-seeded Siana Macdonald, 2–6, 7–6 (7–1), 10–7. Her run ended against Adelphi's Erle Blaker-Rønningen, 6–4, 6–2.
Men's Tennis
Ruben Minguez Merchan highlighted the men's tournament with a semifinal appearance in singles. He opened with a comeback victory over Assumption's Luigi Bassani before upsetting Queens' fifth-seeded Diego Calvo, 6–2, 2–6, 10–3.
Minguez Merchan then defeated Southern New Hampshire's Noah Cadhilac in straight sets and advanced through the quarterfinals following an injury retirement. His run ended at the hands of top-seeded Theo Renoux of Saint Thomas Aquinas, 6–1, 6–0.
Sebastian Garcia and Sam Borrego reached the doubles quarterfinals. The duo upset Assumption's seventh-seeded team, 8–7 (7–4), and defeated Saint Michael's, 8–3, before losing to the top-seeded Saint Thomas Aquinas pair, 8–3.
Daniel Garcia and Sebastian Garcia also earned opening-round singles victories, joining Borrego in the round of 32.
