Saturday, October 5
Hamden, Conn.
10:00 AM
Quinnipiac University
vs
St. Francis
Women's Tennis Hosts Home Doubleheader on Saturday, Travels to Rider on Sunday
10/4/2019 5:44:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Quinnipiac vs. St. Francis Brooklyn
Saturday, Oct. 5 | 10:00 AM
QU Tennis Courts | Hamden, Conn.
Quinnipiac vs. Sacred Heart
Saturday, Oct. 5 | 1:00 PM
QU Tennis Courts | Hamden, Conn.
Quinnipiac at Rider
Sunday, Oct. 6 | 1:00 PM
Lawrenceville, N.J.
HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac women's tennis returns to action this weekend, hosting two matches in Hamden on Saturday before traveling to Rider on Sunday for the 2019-20 MAAC opener.
BIG WEEKEND FOR RODRIGUEZ
Saturday, Oct. 5 | 10:00 AM
QU Tennis Courts | Hamden, Conn.
Quinnipiac vs. Sacred Heart
Saturday, Oct. 5 | 1:00 PM
QU Tennis Courts | Hamden, Conn.
Quinnipiac at Rider
Sunday, Oct. 6 | 1:00 PM
Lawrenceville, N.J.
HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac women's tennis returns to action this weekend, hosting two matches in Hamden on Saturday before traveling to Rider on Sunday for the 2019-20 MAAC opener.
BIG WEEKEND FOR RODRIGUEZ
- Layla Rodriguez won two more singles matches on Sunday, Sept. 29, winning the main draw D Singles title during Day 3 of the 2019 West Point Invite.
- Rodriguez earned her 100th career victory during a semifinal win to begin the day, then defeated Lehigh's Zong in the championship contest of D Singles.
- Quinnipiac women's tennis kicked off the 2019-20 season this weekend at the QU Tennis Courts, as the Bobcats completed the 2019 Quinnipiac Invitational in Hamden.
Andie Williams (A Singles), Layla Rodriguez (B Singles Consolation) and Amy Zammarieh (D Singles Consolation) all earned Day 2 wins to advance to their respective semifinal rounds for the Bobcats. - Kamilla Nella earned both a singles and doubles victory during Day 1, and the Bobcats won six matches during the first day of the tournament in total. Andie Williams, Jordan Bradley and Emmie Lindholm all won their first career match at Quinnipiac on Friday, as well.
- For full results from the entire tournament, CLICK HERE.
- Quinnipiac's 2019-20 roster is compiled of three freshman (Jordan Bradley, Emmie Lindholm, Andie Williams), one sophomore (Kamilla Nella), three juniors (Payton Bradley, Dominique Vasile, Stephanie Yanosov) and two seniors (Layla Rodriguez, Amy Zammarieh). The
- The Bobcats went 11-14 overall in 2018-19, posting a perfect 6-0 record in MAAC play and advancing to the conference championship match.
- Head Coach Paula Miller and the Bobcats finished the 2018-19 season with an 11-14 overall record. Quinnipiac went a perfect 6-0 in regular season MAAC play, extending the program's regular season conference winning streak to 43 games – the longest active streak in NCAA Division I tennis.
- The Bobcats topped Siena in the semifinal round of the 2019 MAAC Tournament, advancing to the conference's title game for the sixth straight season since joining the MAAC in 2013-14.
- Quinnipiac women's tennis earned eight All-MAAC honors this past season, and the program placed a league-high eight student-athletes on the MAAC All-Academic list.
- Quinnipiac Director of Tennis/Women's Tennis Head Coach Paula Miller unveiled the program's schedule for the upcoming season on Monday, July 22.
- The Bobcats' schedule will begin with two tournaments – the Quinnipiac Invitational in Hamden (Sept. 13-15) and the Army Invitational in West Point (Sept. 27-29). The program will also play at home vs. Sacred Heart (Oct. 5) and at Rider (Oct. 6) in the fall season.
- The Bobcats will play just one MAAC match in the fall season on Oct. 6 vs. Rider, then will play Niagara, Monmouth, Siena, Fairfield and Marist in the spring.
- Paula Miller has named senior Layla Rodriguez and junior Payton Bradley as the program's captains ahead of the 2019-20 season, as announced on Tuesday, Sept. 3.
- "We're excited to announce Layla Rodriguez and Payton Bradley as captains for the 2019-20 season," Miller said. "Both Layla and Payton have the ability to lead our program on and off the court through hard work and dedication, and they have both been instrumental in continuing to build our program."
- Rodriguez enters her senior season with 94 career wins, needing just six more to reach 100. She was named MAAC Rookie of Year during her first season with the Bobcats in 2016-17, tallying 43 total wins (17 singles wins, 26 doubles wins). She then recorded 30 more wins as a sophomore in 2017-18 (15 singles wins, 15 doubles wins), followed by a 21-win season last year in 2017-18 (10 singles wins, 11 doubles wins). Rodriguez earned First Team All-MAAC honors in singles (No. 5) and doubles (No. 3) as a freshman, was named First Team All-MAAC in No. 4 singles as a sophomore, then earned Second Team All-MAAC status in No. 3 doubles as a junior.
- Bradley – a rising junior – will enter her third season with the Bobcats with 49 total wins. She won 25 matches as a freshman in 2017-18 (11 singles wins, 14 doubles wins), then tallied 24 more wins last season in 2018-19 (14 singles wins, 10 doubles wins). She earned First Team All-MAAC honors in No. 3 singles as a freshman, then was named to the All-MAAC First Team in No. 3 doubles as a sophomore.
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