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Tsubasa Okada of RPI Men’s Tennis in action versus Saint Lawrence on Saturday March 14 2026 in Latham New York.
Maggie Kelley

Men's Tennis Adrian Donnelly - Assistant Athletic Director for Communications

Men's Tennis Opens at Union Garnet Charger Invitational

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – Tsubasa Okada captured the A Singles championship to highlight a strong two-day showing for the RPI men's tennis team at the Garnet Charger Invitational, hosted by Union College, while Okada and Gustave Viennet also advanced to the championship match of the A Doubles flight.

Okada put together an unbeaten run through the A Singles bracket, beginning with an 8-3 victory in the quarterfinals before advancing through a tightly contested semifinal, 8-7 (7-3). He completed the weekend by defeating Luca Garbiti of Trinity College, 8-7 (7-3), in the championship match to claim the top singles flight.

Debarshi Sen joined Okada in advancing beyond the opening round of singles competition. After earning an 8-7 (7-5) quarterfinal victory in the D flight, Sen reached the semifinals before narrowly falling by an 8-6 score. Cade Collingwood also competed in the D bracket, while Isaac Husni and Roy Ravindran represented RPI in the C flight and Felix Puyplat took part in the B draw.

Okada and Viennet continued their successful weekend together in A Doubles. The RPI pairing earned a 6-2 victory in its opening match before advancing to the final with a 6-3 semifinal win. Their run concluded in the championship match, where Luca Garbiti and Maxim Golubenko of Trinity College earned a 6-1 victory.

Puyplat and Husni also competed in the A Doubles flight for the Engineers, while Sen and Collingwood teamed together in B Doubles. Nikhil Deshpande and Ravindran represented RPI in the C Doubles draw.

Okada finished the tournament with four victories across singles and doubles competition, including the A Singles championship, while he and Viennet combined for two doubles wins on their way to the A Doubles final.
 
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Players Mentioned

Cade Collingwood

Cade Collingwood

6' 4"
Sophomore
Tsubasa Okada

Tsubasa Okada

6' 0"
Senior
Felix Puyplat

Felix Puyplat

6' 0"
Sophomore
Debarshi Sen

Debarshi Sen

Junior
Gustave Viennet

Gustave Viennet

6' 0"
Sophomore
Nikhil Deshpande

Nikhil Deshpande

5' 11"
Freshman
Isaac Husni

Isaac Husni

5' 9"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Cade Collingwood

Cade Collingwood

6' 4"
Sophomore
Tsubasa Okada

Tsubasa Okada

6' 0"
Senior
Felix Puyplat

Felix Puyplat

6' 0"
Sophomore
Debarshi Sen

Debarshi Sen

Junior
Gustave Viennet

Gustave Viennet

6' 0"
Sophomore
Nikhil Deshpande

Nikhil Deshpande

5' 11"
Freshman
Isaac Husni

Isaac Husni

5' 9"
Freshman