Men's Tennis Ready for Pair of Weekend Matches

Quinnipiac vs. Bryant
Saturday, April 13 | 2:00 PM
Outdoor Tennis Facility | Hamden, CT

Quinnipiac at Monmouth
Sunday, April 14 | 2:00 PM
Outdoor Tennis Complex | West Long Branch, NJ

Hamden, Conn – Quinnipiac men's tennis returns to action this weekend, hosting Bryant on Saturday before traveling to Monmouth on Sunday in MAAC action.

LAST TIME OUT: at MARIST

Hielke Moore won a three-set match in No. 2 singles play, as Quinnipiac men's tennis fell at Marist by the final score of 6-1 on Wednesday in MAAC action.
With the victory, Hielke Moore now moves to 14-10 in singles action so far this season. He won his contest over Marist's Gladden (1-6, 6-3, 6-4).

SEASON LEADERS

Alester Magalit leads the Bobcats with 16 singles victories this season. He owns a 16-12 overall singles record in 2018-19.
Hielke Moore has 14 singles wins, which ranks second on the team.
Patrich Cachapero and Hielke Moore are an impressive 9-2 as a duo in doubles play, the most wins for any Quinnipiac pair so far this year.

HEAD COACH CHRIS PAPPAS

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 helped guide the Bobcats to a 18-4 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.

PRESEASON POLL

The Bobcats were tabbed second in the 2019 MAAC Preseason Coaches' Poll, as announced by the conference office on Thursday, Jan. 17.
The Bobcats, who received one first place vote in the poll, earned 42 total points. Quinnipiac finished just behind Monmouth, who earned 48 total points in the poll. Marist finished third, Fairfield fourth and Siena fifth in the preseason vote.

STORYLINES

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.

NEXT TIME OUT

The Bobcats play their final match of the season on Tuesday, April 16, hosting conference-foe Fairfield in Hamden at 3:00 p.m.

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Jack Alexander

Patrick Cachapero

Alester Magalit

Aleksa Martinovic

Hielke Moore

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Bryan Schick

Axel Stern

Austin Yannone

Freddie Zaretsky

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Men's Tennis Ready for Pair of Weekend Matches

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