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West Windsor, NJ -- History was made by a pair NEC tennis programs on Championship Saturday.

The Saint Francis women and Wagner men each won their first conference championships - knocking off the top seeds in the process - on a splending spring day at the Mercer County Tennis Center in West Windsor, NJ.

On the women’s side, second-seeded Saint Francis recorded a 4-0 victory over top-seeded FDU. The Red Flash exacted a measure of revenge after falling to FDU, 4-1, in the title match a season ago. Under head coach Eric Hovan, Saint Francis had advanced to at least the semifinals in each of the last two seasons, but failed to find that elulsive championship victory until Saturday. The Red Flash registered three consecutive shutouts on the road to championship glory, blanking No. 7 Chicago State and No. 6 Le Moyne previously. They denied FDU a record-tying eigth title, with the Knights having reached three consecutive finals.

Wagner, the two seed, also claimed its first-ever NEC Championship on the men's side with a 4-2 triumph over No. 1 Binghamton. The Seahawks raised the trophy in their first season with coach Shir Azran at the helm, following wins over No. 7 Stonehill and No. 6 Le Moyne along the way. Binghamton, the two-time reigning champions, suffered their first postseason defeat in its three years as a member of the NEC.

Saint Francis started the day with a pair of doubles wins to take an early lead. Gabriela Almanza and Reagen Mangan were the first to see victory, winning the third flight, 6-2. Kelly Dowuona and Emma Marais followed shortly thereafter with a 6-3 win in the No. 2 spot to clinch the point.

The Red Flash took a 1-0 lead and sizable momentum into singles action. Almanza came up big again and was the first Saint Francis singles win. The freshman won the No. 3 match 6-3, 6-0 to put her team up 2-0. 

The final two Red Flash triumphs came in quick succession, with Mangan and Helena Lynn proving to be the heroes that pushed Saint Francis over the hump.

Mangan inched her team one step closer to history, recording a 7-5, 6-4 win in the No. 5 slot that bumped the Red Flash lead to 3-0.

Mere minutes later, Lynn sealed the long-awaited title win from in the fourth flight, securing a 7-5, 6-4 victory for the fourth and final point.

The men's championship match was a battle that lived up to the hype in every way. Binghamton grabbed an early lead by clinching the doubles point. Their victories came in the top two flights, courtesy of Ronin Lotlikar and Harry Liao in the first (6-3) and Dylan Breen and Filipe Costa in the second (6-3). 

Wagner soared back into things after Eddie Schmidt defeated Ronin Lotlikar 6-3, 6-4 in the No. 1 singles match in a contest between two of the best players the NEC has to offer. Giannis Sakkas replied with a win from the No. 5 match for the Bearcats, coming from behind to win 2-6, 6-1, 6-3.

Joshua Zhao evened things again for the Green and White, managing a comeback win of his own in the sixth flight (4-6, 6-1, 6-4).

With the score tied at two, Lukas Escher came through for Wagner in a big way. The freshman earned a 6-4, 6-4 victory in the No. 2 spot, putting Wagner just one win away from history.

Tom Lamers, one of the veteran leaders on Wagner's squad, clinched conference glory for his team with a 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 triumph in the fourth singles contest. 

Both Saint Francis and Wagner will set their sights on their first-ever NCAA Tournaments, where they will represent the NEC on the national stage.

Men's All-Tournament Team
Eddie Schmidt, WAG (MVP)
Lukas Escher, WAG
Pablo Rodriguez Gonzalez, WAG
Filipe Costa, BING
Ronin Lotlikar, BING
Benjamin Wrann, FDU
Gabriel Segubiense, LEM

Women's All-Tournament Team
Kelly Dowuona, SFU (MVP)
Helena Lynn, SFU
Reagen Mangan, SFU
Sophia Fredericks-McKee, FDU
Anastasia Lim, FDU
Emma Sanchez Jimenez, LEM
Liepa Sataite, Wagner

2026 Northeast Conference Tennis Championships
at Mercer County Tennis Center
West Windsor, NJ

Thursday, April 16

Women’s First Round
#9 Binghamton def. #8 Mercyhurst, 4-0 (BOX)

Women’s Quarterfinals
#1 FDU def. #9 Binghamton, 4-0 (BOX)
#2 Saint Francis def. #7 Chicago State, 4-1 (BOX)
#6 Le Moyne def. #3 LIU, 4-3 (BOX)
#4 Wagner def. #5 Stonehill, 4-2 (BOX)

Men’s First Round 
#8 Saint Francis def #9 Chicago State, 4-1 (BOX)

Men’s Quarterfinals
#1 Binghamton def. #8 Saint Franci, 4-1 (BOX)
#2 Wagner def. #7 Stonehill, 4-2 (BOX)
#6 Le Moyne def. #3 Mercyhurst, 4-2 (BOX)
#5 FDU def. #4 LIU, 4-3 (BOX)

Friday, April 17

Women’s Semifinal Matches 
#1 FDU def. #4 Wagner, 4-1 (BOX)
#2 Saint Francis def. #6 Le Moyne, 4-0 (BOX)

Men’s Semifinal Matches 
#1 Binghamton def. #5 FDU, 4-2 (BOX)
#2 Wagner def. #6 Le Moyne, 4-1 (BOX)

Satuday, April 18

Women’s Championship Match
#2 Saint Francis def. #1 FDU, 4-0 (BOX)

Men’s Championship Match 
#2 Wagner def. #1 Binghamton, 4-2 (BOX)