Saturday, April 29
Mercer County Park, West Windsor, New Jersey
10 AM
Quinnipiac University
vs
Fairfield University
QU Women's Tennis Aims to Win Fourth Straight MAAC Tournament
4/28/2017 7:30:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Quinnipiac University Bobcats (12-8, 7-0 MAAC) vs.
Fairfield University (9-11, 5-2 MAAC)
Date: Apr. 29, 2016
Time: 10 AM
Location: Mercer County Park Tennis Center - West Windsor, N.J.
All-Time Series vs. Fairfield: 10-0
Last Meeting: W, 7-0 (Apr. 18, 2017 - Hamden, Connecticut)
Follow the Bobcats:
Twitter - @QU_WTEN
2017 MAAC Tennis Postseason Guide
Defending the Crown
The Quinnipiac women's tennis team looks to defend their back-to-back-to-back MAAC Tournament championships this weekend at the 2017 MAAC Tournament down in West Windsor, New Jersey. The Bobcats will face the No. 4 seed Fairfield, with the winner facing the winner of No. 2 seed Siena and No. 3 seed Marist.
HISTORY VS FAIRFIELD
The Bobcats are 10-0 all-time against Fairfield and defeated them in sweeping fashion, 7-0 earlier this season. Quinnipiac was dominant on the court against Fairfield, sweeping the Stags while not dropping a single set in the duel. Sitilia Rencheli (Sarasota, Florida), Jennifer Lu (Cypress, California), Sydney Young (Austin, Texas) and Layla Rodriguez (Rancho Santa Margarita, California) all won multiple matches on the day.
SCOUTING THE STAGS
Fairfield finished the regular season with a 5-16 record, while going 4-3 in MAAC play which secured the Stags the No. 4 seed. Fairfield struggled down the stretch, going 3-7 in its last 10 duels.
HISTORY VS SIENA
Quinnipiac is a perfect 7-0 against the Siena Saints dating back to the 2005-06 season, with the Bobcats taking this season's meeting against the Saints, 6-1 on Senior Day at the QU Outdoor Tennis Courts. All Quinnipiac players who played in the contest won at least one match with Jennifer Lu (Cypress, California) and Sitilia Rencheli (Sarasota, Florida) both winning two.
SCOUTING THE SAINTS
Siena went an impressive 17-1 this season and 6-1 in MAAC play, with their only loss coming against Quinnipiac. Siena has three players that have at least 30 wins on the season.
HISTORY VS MARIST
Quinnipiac is 11-0 all-time against the Red Foxes. The last time Quinnipiac took on Marist in the MAAC Tournament, the Bobcats defeated the Red Foxes 4-3 in the MAAC Finals last season to win their third straight MAAC championship. Sydney Young (Austin, Texas) won the 100th match of her career, including the game-tying match in singles play to set up the victory for the Bobcats. Proyfon Lohaphaisan (Santa Clarita, California) joined Young as the only two Bobcats to win two individual matches on the day.
SCOUTING THE RED FOXES
Marist owns an 8-7 record and has suffered just two losses in MAAC play. However, the Red Foxes are 5-5 in their last 10 duels.
LAST TIME OUT
The last time the Quinnipiac women's tennis team took the court, it clinched its fourth straight MAAC regular-season championship after it defeated Marist on the road, 6-1 on Monday, April 24. Sitilia Rencheli (Sarasota, Florida), Jennifer Lu (Cypress, California), Rachel Horton (Stamford, Connecticut), Sydney Young (Austin, Texas) and Layla Rodriguez (Rancho Santa Margarita, California) all won two matches on the day.
KEEP THE STREAK ALIVE
After defeating Marist on Monday, April. 24, including MAAC Tournament matches, the Bobcats are now 36-0 in matches against MAAC opponents since joining the new league coming from the Northeast Conference in the 2013-14 season.
DOMINATION
Quinnipiac maintained dominance in the conference this season, losing only three points total out of 49 match points in MAAC competition this year.
MAAC MONSTERS
In the Bobcats' seven MAAC dual matches, they have gone 59-4 in competition. The team has posted a 39-3 (.929) record in singles play against MAAC opponents and a 20-1 (.952) record in doubles competition.
DOMINANT DUOS
The Bobcats own a 80-28 (.741) record in doubles play this season. The duo of Horton and Young leads the team in wins with 24. However, the team of Rodriguez and Rencheli sit in second with 12 wins.
WINNING IS FUN
The Bobcats have five players that are currently undefeated in MAAC play. Nicole Katzarkov (Coral Gables, Florida) and Alexandra Mircea (Glen Rock, New Jersey) are undefeated in limited play, Kelsi Oliphant (Calgary, Alberta) is 5-0 in MAAC matches and Lu is 12-0 as well.
CHEMISTRY IS EVERYTHING
Of the 17 different doubles combinations that head coach Paula Miller has used this season, 14 of those duos have winning records.
MAAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Quinnipiac women's tennis senior Sitilia Rencheli (Sarasota, Florida) was named the MAAC Women's Tennis Player of the Week, as announced by the league on Wednesday, April 26.
This is the third time this season that Rencheli has received the award and fourth time of her career. Rencheli is the third Quinnipiac women's tennis player to be honored with a weekly award this season, as Rachel Horton (Stamford, Connecticut) and Sydney Young (Austin, Texas) won the award earlier this season as well.
Sitilia Rencheli went an impressive 6-0 over the past week, all against MAAC competition. Rencheli won all of her singles matches in sweeping fashion this week, starting with defeating Sarah Stuhlmann of Fairfield in straight sets, 6-3 and 6-2. She followed with a sweep over Monmouth's Adriana Armendariz, 6-1 and 6-1 in straight sets. Rencheli closed the week with a convincing sweep of Marist's Ariel Shulman, 6-1 and 6-0.
Rencheli went a perfect 2-0 with doubles partner Kelsi Oliphant (Calgary, Alberta) and 1-0 with Proyfon Lohaphaisan (Santa Clarita, California) as well. The Bobcats duo defeated Emily Lombardi and Karen McKeough of Fairfield, 6-4. Rencheli and Lohaphaisan then defeated Chioma Gabriel and Alexandra Graff of Monmouth, 6-0. Rencheli and Oliphant closed the week with a convincing 6-4 win over Callie Morlock Kauffman and Claire Schmitz.
Rencheli currently has 32 wins this season, with 22 of them coming from doubles competition, both of which are career-highs. When Rencheli has teamed with freshman Layla Rodriguez (Rancho Santa Margarita, California) the duo has combined to win 12 games on the season, which is second on the team. Rencheli is also 9-0 when she has partnered with fellow senior Oliphant.
NEW PARTNERS, SAME RESULTS
Kelsi Oliphant (Calgary, Alberta) and Rencheli have been dominant as a duo since the late season pairing, winning their first nine matches together, holding an impressive 9-0 record. All nine of the duo's wins have been in the No. 2 doubles spot.
Lu and Rodriguez remain unbeaten as a duo as well, as the two own a 9-0 record together this season, with eight wins coming from the No. 3 doubles spot.
40 WINS CLUB
As the team heads into the MAAC Tournament, Young leads the team in overall wins with 42, while Rodriguez sits in second with 41 wins and Horton is in third with 40 wins.
Young has posted 40 wins in a single season twice in her career before this season, with her previous career-high being 41 in her freshman year.
Rodriguez is the first freshman since Lohaphaisan to win at least 40 matches during their freshman campaign. Lohaphaisan finished with 44 wins after the 2015-16 season.
Horton's 40 wins this season, marks the second time in her career that she has achieved the feat, as she did so last season, winning a career-high 47 matches.
JOIN THE 10 CLUB
Quinnipiac has five players that have reached at least 10 singles wins on the season already. Young and Rodriguez lead the team with 17 singles wins, while Horton narrowly trail with 16 wins. Lu is right behind with 15 wins and Lohaphaisan completes the group with 12 wins.
Fairfield University (9-11, 5-2 MAAC)
Date: Apr. 29, 2016
Time: 10 AM
Location: Mercer County Park Tennis Center - West Windsor, N.J.
All-Time Series vs. Fairfield: 10-0
Last Meeting: W, 7-0 (Apr. 18, 2017 - Hamden, Connecticut)
Follow the Bobcats:
Twitter - @QU_WTEN
2017 MAAC Tennis Postseason Guide
Defending the Crown
The Quinnipiac women's tennis team looks to defend their back-to-back-to-back MAAC Tournament championships this weekend at the 2017 MAAC Tournament down in West Windsor, New Jersey. The Bobcats will face the No. 4 seed Fairfield, with the winner facing the winner of No. 2 seed Siena and No. 3 seed Marist.
HISTORY VS FAIRFIELD
The Bobcats are 10-0 all-time against Fairfield and defeated them in sweeping fashion, 7-0 earlier this season. Quinnipiac was dominant on the court against Fairfield, sweeping the Stags while not dropping a single set in the duel. Sitilia Rencheli (Sarasota, Florida), Jennifer Lu (Cypress, California), Sydney Young (Austin, Texas) and Layla Rodriguez (Rancho Santa Margarita, California) all won multiple matches on the day.
SCOUTING THE STAGS
Fairfield finished the regular season with a 5-16 record, while going 4-3 in MAAC play which secured the Stags the No. 4 seed. Fairfield struggled down the stretch, going 3-7 in its last 10 duels.
HISTORY VS SIENA
Quinnipiac is a perfect 7-0 against the Siena Saints dating back to the 2005-06 season, with the Bobcats taking this season's meeting against the Saints, 6-1 on Senior Day at the QU Outdoor Tennis Courts. All Quinnipiac players who played in the contest won at least one match with Jennifer Lu (Cypress, California) and Sitilia Rencheli (Sarasota, Florida) both winning two.
SCOUTING THE SAINTS
Siena went an impressive 17-1 this season and 6-1 in MAAC play, with their only loss coming against Quinnipiac. Siena has three players that have at least 30 wins on the season.
HISTORY VS MARIST
Quinnipiac is 11-0 all-time against the Red Foxes. The last time Quinnipiac took on Marist in the MAAC Tournament, the Bobcats defeated the Red Foxes 4-3 in the MAAC Finals last season to win their third straight MAAC championship. Sydney Young (Austin, Texas) won the 100th match of her career, including the game-tying match in singles play to set up the victory for the Bobcats. Proyfon Lohaphaisan (Santa Clarita, California) joined Young as the only two Bobcats to win two individual matches on the day.
SCOUTING THE RED FOXES
Marist owns an 8-7 record and has suffered just two losses in MAAC play. However, the Red Foxes are 5-5 in their last 10 duels.
LAST TIME OUT
The last time the Quinnipiac women's tennis team took the court, it clinched its fourth straight MAAC regular-season championship after it defeated Marist on the road, 6-1 on Monday, April 24. Sitilia Rencheli (Sarasota, Florida), Jennifer Lu (Cypress, California), Rachel Horton (Stamford, Connecticut), Sydney Young (Austin, Texas) and Layla Rodriguez (Rancho Santa Margarita, California) all won two matches on the day.
KEEP THE STREAK ALIVE
After defeating Marist on Monday, April. 24, including MAAC Tournament matches, the Bobcats are now 36-0 in matches against MAAC opponents since joining the new league coming from the Northeast Conference in the 2013-14 season.
DOMINATION
Quinnipiac maintained dominance in the conference this season, losing only three points total out of 49 match points in MAAC competition this year.
MAAC MONSTERS
In the Bobcats' seven MAAC dual matches, they have gone 59-4 in competition. The team has posted a 39-3 (.929) record in singles play against MAAC opponents and a 20-1 (.952) record in doubles competition.
DOMINANT DUOS
The Bobcats own a 80-28 (.741) record in doubles play this season. The duo of Horton and Young leads the team in wins with 24. However, the team of Rodriguez and Rencheli sit in second with 12 wins.
WINNING IS FUN
The Bobcats have five players that are currently undefeated in MAAC play. Nicole Katzarkov (Coral Gables, Florida) and Alexandra Mircea (Glen Rock, New Jersey) are undefeated in limited play, Kelsi Oliphant (Calgary, Alberta) is 5-0 in MAAC matches and Lu is 12-0 as well.
CHEMISTRY IS EVERYTHING
Of the 17 different doubles combinations that head coach Paula Miller has used this season, 14 of those duos have winning records.
MAAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Quinnipiac women's tennis senior Sitilia Rencheli (Sarasota, Florida) was named the MAAC Women's Tennis Player of the Week, as announced by the league on Wednesday, April 26.
This is the third time this season that Rencheli has received the award and fourth time of her career. Rencheli is the third Quinnipiac women's tennis player to be honored with a weekly award this season, as Rachel Horton (Stamford, Connecticut) and Sydney Young (Austin, Texas) won the award earlier this season as well.
Sitilia Rencheli went an impressive 6-0 over the past week, all against MAAC competition. Rencheli won all of her singles matches in sweeping fashion this week, starting with defeating Sarah Stuhlmann of Fairfield in straight sets, 6-3 and 6-2. She followed with a sweep over Monmouth's Adriana Armendariz, 6-1 and 6-1 in straight sets. Rencheli closed the week with a convincing sweep of Marist's Ariel Shulman, 6-1 and 6-0.
Rencheli went a perfect 2-0 with doubles partner Kelsi Oliphant (Calgary, Alberta) and 1-0 with Proyfon Lohaphaisan (Santa Clarita, California) as well. The Bobcats duo defeated Emily Lombardi and Karen McKeough of Fairfield, 6-4. Rencheli and Lohaphaisan then defeated Chioma Gabriel and Alexandra Graff of Monmouth, 6-0. Rencheli and Oliphant closed the week with a convincing 6-4 win over Callie Morlock Kauffman and Claire Schmitz.
Rencheli currently has 32 wins this season, with 22 of them coming from doubles competition, both of which are career-highs. When Rencheli has teamed with freshman Layla Rodriguez (Rancho Santa Margarita, California) the duo has combined to win 12 games on the season, which is second on the team. Rencheli is also 9-0 when she has partnered with fellow senior Oliphant.
NEW PARTNERS, SAME RESULTS
Kelsi Oliphant (Calgary, Alberta) and Rencheli have been dominant as a duo since the late season pairing, winning their first nine matches together, holding an impressive 9-0 record. All nine of the duo's wins have been in the No. 2 doubles spot.
Lu and Rodriguez remain unbeaten as a duo as well, as the two own a 9-0 record together this season, with eight wins coming from the No. 3 doubles spot.
40 WINS CLUB
As the team heads into the MAAC Tournament, Young leads the team in overall wins with 42, while Rodriguez sits in second with 41 wins and Horton is in third with 40 wins.
Young has posted 40 wins in a single season twice in her career before this season, with her previous career-high being 41 in her freshman year.
Rodriguez is the first freshman since Lohaphaisan to win at least 40 matches during their freshman campaign. Lohaphaisan finished with 44 wins after the 2015-16 season.
Horton's 40 wins this season, marks the second time in her career that she has achieved the feat, as she did so last season, winning a career-high 47 matches.
JOIN THE 10 CLUB
Quinnipiac has five players that have reached at least 10 singles wins on the season already. Young and Rodriguez lead the team with 17 singles wins, while Horton narrowly trail with 16 wins. Lu is right behind with 15 wins and Lohaphaisan completes the group with 12 wins.
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