Quinnipiac Travels to Queens Wednesday to Face St. John's

Quinnipiac (1-0, 0-0 MAAC) vs. St. John's (3-0, 0-0 Big East)
USTA National Tennis Center | Queens, N.Y.
Wednesday, March 10, 2021 | 12:00 PM

QUEENS, N.Y. – Quinnipiac men's tennis returns to play on Wednesday, traveling to the USTA National Tennis Center in Queens, N.Y. to take on St. John's in a non-conference match.

The Bobcats are coming off a big 4-3 win over Colgate on Sunday, March 7 to begin the spring season.

W in Season Opener

The Bobcats earned a 4-3 win in North Haven last Sunday to begin the year.
The Bobcats picked up four points in singles play to earn the win. Alester Magalit clinched the victory with a three-set win at No. 2 singles.
2018-19 MAAC Rookie of the Year Alester Magalit won 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 in No. 2 singles, earning his 30^th career singles win.
Ayato Arakaki earned a decisive 6-2, 6-0 win in No. 3 singles, his first win as a Quinnipiac student-athlete.
Patrick Cachapero won in three sets, taking the No. 4 singles point. The graduate student had six singles wins in 2019-20.
Austin Yannone won in straight sets at No. 6 singles. He had six singles wins last year.
Aleksa Martinovic and Austin Yannone earned a win at No. 2 doubles, their second win as a duo in as many years.

Meet the 2021 Bobcats

Quinnipiac enters the spring 2021 season guided by its two returning graduate students (Patrick Cachapero, Austin Yannone) and one senior (Hielke Moore).
Junior Alester Magalit won a team-high 11 singles matches last season. He earned three MAAC Player of the Week honors last year.
Junior Aleksa Martinovic also returns for the Bobcats in 2021. He had six singles wins and seven doubles wins last year – and spent his offseason in Serbia readying for the season.
Junior Bryan Schick (eight doubles wins in '20-21) and Clark Davis (two doubles wins in '20-21) also return for the Bobcats.
The Bobcats have four newcomers: Ayato Arakaki (Saitama, Japan), Kemal Karagozoglu (Port St. Lucie, Fla.), Shaurya Sood (Amritsar, India) and graduate student Beekman Schaeffer (Homestead, Fla.).

Preseason Poll

Quinnipiac men's tennis has been selected No. 2 in the 2021 MAAC Men's Tennis Preseason Coaches' Poll, as announced by the league office on Wednesday, February 24, 2021.
The Bobcats earned 38 total points in the poll – finishing just behind Monmouth for the top spot. Quinnipiac earned one first-place vote, while Monmouth garnered the other six selections for the top spot.

HEAD COACH CHRIS PAPPAS

Men's Tennis Head Coach Chris Pappas helped lead the Bobcats to the 2019 MAAC Tournament championship match two years ago. Quinnipiac went 4-2 in MAAC play that season, then earned a 4-1 win over Marist in the MAAC Semifinals.
Last year (2019-20), Quinnipiac defeated Holy Cross on Oct. 5. The remainder of the 2020-21 season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Bobcats have earned 56 total wins in six seasons under Pappas. The two-time MAAC Coach of the Year selection has led the program to a 26-8 MAAC record (2014-15 – current).

STATS/LAST YEAR

The view complete statistics from last year (2019-20), CLICK HERE.

SCHEDULE

To view the Bobcats' complete 2021 spring schedule, CLICK HERE.

For more information/updates on the Quinnipiac men's tennis program, follow the Bobcats on Twitter/Instagram @QU_MTEN or visit www.gobobcats.com

Schedule

Quinnipiac Travels to Queens Wednesday to Face St. John's

Players Mentioned

Ayato Arakaki

Patrick Cachapero

Clark Davis

Kemal Karagozoglu

Alester Magalit

Aleksa Martinovic

Hielke Moore

Beekman Schaeffer

Bryan Schick

Shaurya Sood

Austin Yannone

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Quinnipiac Travels to Queens Wednesday to Face St. John's

Players Mentioned

Ayato Arakaki

Patrick Cachapero

Clark Davis

Kemal Karagozoglu

Alester Magalit

Aleksa Martinovic

Hielke Moore

Beekman Schaeffer

Bryan Schick

Shaurya Sood

Austin Yannone

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