Saturday, March 27
Hamden, Conn.
2:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
vs
Rider
Quinnipiac Hosts Rider Saturday in MAAC Play
3/26/2021 1:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Bobcats, Broncs Battle From Hamden at 2:00 PM
Quinnipiac (1-3, 1-0 MAAC) vs. Rider (0-0, 0-0 MAAC)
Outdoor Tennis Courts | Hamden, Conn.
Saturday, March 27, 2021 | 2:00 PM
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HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac women's tennis returns home to host Rider in a MAAC match on Saturday afternoon.
The Bobcats are coming off two non-conferences matches last week against UConn and Rhode Island.
WEEKLY AWARDS
Season Opener: vs. Stony Brook
Outdoor Tennis Courts | Hamden, Conn.
Saturday, March 27, 2021 | 2:00 PM
Follow The Action: Live Statistics
HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac women's tennis returns home to host Rider in a MAAC match on Saturday afternoon.
The Bobcats are coming off two non-conferences matches last week against UConn and Rhode Island.
WEEKLY AWARDS
- The Bobcats have picked up each of the last two MAAC Player of the Week awards. Dominique Vasile won the award on March 17, then Claire Koscielski picked up the honor on March 24.
- READ: Koscielski Captures MAAC Player of the Week Honors (3/24/21)
- READ: Vasile Earns MAAC Player of the Week Award (3/17/21)
- Quinnipiac Director of Tennis Operations/Women's Tennis Head Coach Paula Miller has been featured in a Q&A on USTA.com.
- Miller – who has guided the Bobcats to five NCAA Tournament appearances since taking over as head coach of the women's program in 2013-14 – answered questions for the website's "College Knowledge" section. Miller discussed recruiting, offered advice for young tennis players, talked about playing in the MAAC and much more.
- QU started the week out on Wednesday, March 17, falling 5-2 at UConn. Claire Koscielski and Madison Williams both earned singles wins to pick up a point for the Bobcats
- The Bobcats then lost a tight match, 4-3, on Saturday, March 20 at Rhode Island. Claire Koscielski, Dominique Vasile and Stephanie Yanosov all won their respective singles match for Quinnipiac, while Koscielski and Kamilla Nella teamed up to earn a victory in No. 1 doubles.
- The Bobcats started out MAAC play with a victory on Friday, March 12 at Niagara.
- With the win, Quinnipiac women's tennis extends its MAAC regular season winning streak to 44 games. Quinnipiac has never lost a MAAC regular season games (43-0) since joining the league in 2013-14.
- Kamilla Nella picked up her first singles win of the spring season, topping Donchu in three sets 7-5, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (2)
- Claire Koscielski and Dominique Vasile both won their second singles matchup so far this year. Koscielski picked up the point for the Bobcats at the No. 2 spot, while Vasile earned the win at No. 3 singles.
- Madison Williams picked up a 7-5. 6-4 victory at No. 4 singles
- Payton Bradley won in straight sets at No. 5 – her first singles victory of 2021
- Stephanie Yanosov also picked up a two-set win, taking the point at No. 6 singles
- The duo of Dominique Vasile and Stephanie Yanosov won at No. 3 doubles (6-1), their second doubles win of the 2021 campaign.
- Madison Williams and Payton Bradley also earned a doubles win (6-2), to help Quinnipiac clinch the doubles point.
Season Opener: vs. Stony Brook
- Quinnipiac women's tennis kicked off the 2021 spring season on March 6, falling vs. Stony Brook in a non-conference match.
- The Bobcats earned four total wins in the match, picking up the lone doubles points and winning at No. 2 and No. 3 singles.
- Claire Koscielski picked up a point in No. 2 singles, earning a 6-3, 6-2 win. The win is her first with the Quinnipiac program.
- Dominique Vasile also won in straight sets at No. 3 singles: 6-1, 6-3
- The Bobcats picked up the doubles point. Kamilla Nella and Claire Koscielski won 6-2 in No. 1 doubles, and Dominique Vasile and Stephanie Yanosov earned a 6-3 victory in No. 3 doubles.
- The Bobcats return seniors Dominique Vasile, Payton Bradley and Stephanie Yanosov to the 2020-21 roster. Bradley won seven singles matches and five doubles matches last year.
- Junior Kamilla Nella (eight singles wins, five doubles wins in '19-20) also returns, as do sophomores Andie Williams and Jordan Bradley. Williams won nine singles matches during her first-year season, and Jordan Bradley won seven.
- Quinnipiac has five newcomers for the spring of 2021. Claire Koscielski is back for her sophomore season after transferring to Quinnipiac last year from the University of Cincinatti, while Alexandra Luehrman, Julia Vulpio, Valentina Vulpio, and Madison Williams will all play as first-year student-athletes this year.
- Quinnipiac women's tennis has been selected as the 2021 MAAC preseason favorite, as announced by the league office on Wednesday, February 24, 2021.
- The Bobcats earned 46 total points in the Women's Tennis Preseason Coaches' Poll, receiving four first-place votes. Fairfield finished No. 2 in the poll, earning three first-place votes and finishing just two points behind the Bobcats.
- Miller enters her eighth season as Director of Tennis and Women's Tennis Head Coach in 2020-21. The four-time MAAC Coach of the Year has led Quinnipiac women's tennis to five MAAC Tournament titles and five NCAA Tournament appearances (2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18).
- Miller has helped lead the Bobcats' women's program to 87 wins since 2013-14, as the program tallied 10+ wins each season from 2013-2019. Quinnipiac went 43-0 in regular season MAAC matches during that span.
- The view complete statistics from last year (2019-20), CLICK HERE.
- To view the Bobcats' complete 2021 spring schedule, CLICK HERE.
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