La Salle boys tennis lurking and the rest of RI should be worried

PROVIDENCE – The 2026 boys tennis season has been one of the most competitive in years and while East Greenwich is the clear-cut leader of the pack – that’ll happen when you go undefeated – the gap between the Avengers and the other top teams isn’t as wide as the records might indicate. But now the boogeymen are coming. The season couldn’t have started worse for La Salle, which was ravaged by inexperience and inconsistent play that was only made worse by a tough schedule.

But since starting the season 1-7, the Rams have gone 6-1 with Wednesday’s 4-3 win over Moses Brown being the latest win in a current three-match streak. “It feels awesome,” said Rooney Cao, who played with Preston Feden at No. 2 doubles and clinched the winning point Wednesday.

“We were down in the blues at first, we started to pick up, started to go back to basics and listen to what coach said and that’s what gotten us so far. “The energy from our team, that helped us tremendously. ” “We lost to them the first time and I feel the second half of the season has been really good,” said All-Stater Andrew Smith, La Salle’s No.

1 singles player. “It wasn’t looking too good at the beginning of the season, so I’m really proud of us for pulling through. “Our record is looking a lot better now, so I’m proud of the resilience we’ve shown.