Quinnipiac University
Bryant
QU Men's Tennis Travels To Bryant for Non-Conference Match
4/8/2018 7:34:00 AM | Men's Tennis
QUINNIPIAC BOBCATS (5-7) at
BRYANT BULLDOGS (9-15)
Date: Sunday, April 8
Time: 11:45 a.m.
Location: Fore Court - Cumberland, R.I.
HAMDEN, Conn. - The Quinnipiac men's tennis team steps out of conference to take on Bryant in an 11:45 a.m. match on Sunday, which will be held indoors at the Fore Court in Cumberland, Rhode Island.
LAST MATCH (QUINNIPIAC 5, FORDHAM 2)
The Quinnipiac men's tennis team swept doubles and used its depth in singles to take a 5-2 win over a Fordham team which came in with an 11-4 record on March 25 at the North Haven Racquet and Fitness Center. Quinnipiac controlled doubles, clinching the doubles point with a 6-2 win at No. 2 (Hielke Moore/Freddie Zaretsky) and a 6-4 win at No. 1 (Julian Rozenstein/Patrick Cachapero). In singles, senior Kyle Alper took a 6-2, 6-4 win at No. 4 to give the Bobcats a 3-1 advantage, and after Fordham got back within a point, Moore got the clincher at No. 6 with a 6-3, 7-5 win.
BOBCATS MOVE TO 2-0 IN MAAC
The Quinnipiac men's tennis team fought off a tough battle from Niagara early in singles to come away with a 6-1 win over the Purple Eagles on March 24 at the North Haven Health and Racquet Club, improving to 2-0 in the MAAC. Senior Julian Rozenstein and sophomore Patrick Cachapero were able to take three-set wins at No. 1 and No. 3, respectively to give the Bobcats a 3-1 lead. Sophomore Axel Stern earned the clincher at No. 4 with a 6-2, 6-2 win.
ROZENSTEIN NAMED MAAC PLAYER OF WEEK...
Senior Julian Rozenstein had a 4-0 weekend to help the Bobcats pick up a pair of home wins, knocking off Niagara on Saturday to improve to 2-0 in the MAAC, and then defeating a Fordham team on Sunday that came win with an 11-4 record, which earned him the MAAC Player of the Week honor. Rozenstein played at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles in both matches, and picked up two doubles wins with two different partners (junior Freddie Zaretsky on Saturday and sophomore Patrick Cachaperoon Sunday).
...ONE WEEK AFTER MOORE NAMED MAAC PLAYER OF WEEK
Freshman Hielke Moore was named the MAAC Men's Tennis Player of the Week on March 21, following his performance at the IMG Academy. Moore was 4-2 on the week over three matches, including a singles-doubles sweep against Butler to provide Quinnipiac with its lone point. Moore also had a three-set win in singles against Colgate to tie the match 3-3, and picked up a doubles win against Connecticut.
ROZENSTEIN STARTS STRONG
Julian Rozenstein started his senior campaign in September with a win the Flight "A" singles bracket at the UConn Invitational. Rozenstein, who went over 100 career victories as a junior last season, has been playing at No. 1 singles and doubles all season, and currently leads the Bobcats in singles wins (12), doubles wins (11) and total wins (23).
NO ADJUSTMENT NEEDED
Freshman Hielke Moore started his collegiate career with a four-win weekend at the UConn Invitational as he captured the Flight "C" Singles championship 6-0, 6-4. He now has 10 singles wins on the year (10-7) and ranks first on the Bobcats in overall winning percentage at 18-11 (10-7 singles, 8-4 doubles).
EARLY BATTLE FOR FIRST
It's very early in the season, but Quinnipiac's home match with Niagara will give one of the team's a leg up in the conference standings as both teams come into the weekend 1-0 in the MAAC. It's crowded at the top, though, as Fairfield and Marist are also 1-0 in the MAAC so far, while defending champion Monmouth has yet to play its first conference match.
LAST YEAR vs. BRYANT
The Bulldogs visited Hamden a year ago and came away with a 7-0 win. Patrick Cachapero and Julian Rozenstein won the No. 1 doubles match, but Bryant was able to take the wins at No. 2 and No. 3 to earn the doubles point, and then sweep singles.
QUINNIPIAC PICKED THIRD IN PRESEASON
Quinnipiac was ranked third in the MAAC Preseason Coaches' Poll as announced by the league office, following a season n which it reached the MAAC semifinals.
NEXT UP
Quinnipiac has a pair of MAAC matches this week, taking on Marist on Tuesday at the North Haven Racquet and Fitness Club, and then traveling to Siena on Friday.
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