Men's Tennis Continues Fall Play, Hosting Quinnipiac Invitational This Weekend
9/20/2018 11:22:00 AM | Men's Tennis
2018 Quinnipiac Invitational
Sept. 21-23, 2018 | Hamden, CT
Day 1 (Sept. 21): 10 AM
Day 2 (Sept. 22): 9 AM
Day 3 (Sept. 23): 9 AM
Opponents: Connecticut, Fairfield, Fordham, Marist, Wesleyan
HAMDEN, Conn. - Quinnipiac men's tennis returns to action this weekend for its second event of the fall, hosting the 2018 Quinnipiac Invitational from Friday, Sept. 21 – Sunday, Sept. 23.
LAST TIME OUT
Sept. 21-23, 2018 | Hamden, CT
Day 1 (Sept. 21): 10 AM
Day 2 (Sept. 22): 9 AM
Day 3 (Sept. 23): 9 AM
Opponents: Connecticut, Fairfield, Fordham, Marist, Wesleyan
HAMDEN, Conn. - Quinnipiac men's tennis returns to action this weekend for its second event of the fall, hosting the 2018 Quinnipiac Invitational from Friday, Sept. 21 – Sunday, Sept. 23.
LAST TIME OUT
- The Bobcats participated in the 2018 UConn Invite this past weekend. Sophomore Hielke Moore (Fredericton, New Brunswick) earned titles in both singles and doubles action, winning six total contests to highlight Quinnipiac performers in the Bobcats' first action of the fall.
- Moore won three contests in the C Singles flight, then three more contests in B Doubles action with teammate Austin Yannone (Severna Park, MD) en route to a championship in both categories. Aleksa Martinovic (Novi Sad, Serbia) and Bryan Schick (Short Hills, NJ) also won five contests for the Bobcats.
- Schick, Alester Magalit (Hong Kong) and Aleksa Martinovic (Novi Sad, Serbia) all earned their first career win for the Bobcats last weekend.
- Patrick Cachapero (Loma Linda, CA) returns for his junior season with the Bobcats after earning All-MAAC Second Team honors in No. 1 doubles in 2017-18. Cachapero, also a MAAC All-Academic Team selection, went 5-2 in singles and 4-1 in doubles during MAAC play last year.
- Hielke Moore (Fredericton, New Brunswick) was an All-MAAC Second Team selection for No. 6 singles as a freshman in 2017-18. He went 5-2 in singles, and 4-1 in doubles during MAAC action.
- Axel Stern (Tustin, CA) earned All-MAAC Second Team status as a sophomore in 2017-18. Stern, also an All-Academic honoree, went 6-1 in both singles and doubles during MAAC action. His 17 overall singles wins were the second-most on the team.
- Austin Yannone (Severna Park, MD) went 2-2 in singles and 4-2 in doubles during conference play last year. He was also named to the MAAC All-Academic Team.
- Freddie Zaretsky (Fair Lawn, NJ) went 5-8 in singles and 9-7 in doubles last year as a junior. He went 2-0 during doubles action in MAAC play.
- Quinnipiac has added four newcomers to its 2018-19 roster. Jack Alexander, Alester Magalit, Aleksa Martinovic and Bryan Schick will all join the Bobcats as freshman this season.
- Chris Pappas enters his fifth season as the head coach of the Quinnipiac men's tennis team in 2018-19, after three impressive seasons at the helm of the program. Pappas is a two-time MAAC Coach of the Year selection, and has helped guide the Bobcats to a 17-4 record in league play during his first three seasons.
- In 2016-17, Pappas and the Bobcats won a program-record 16 contests. During that season, the Bobcats also claimed a share of their first MAAC Regular Season Championship in program history, and first overall regular season championship since the 2005-06 season when the Bobcats were in the NEC.
- The Bobcats went 9-10 during the 2017-18 season, going 6-1 in MAAC play.
- Quinnipiac advanced to the semifinal round of the MAAC Tournament, falling vs. No. 3 Marist, 5-1, on April 28, 2018.
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