Bobcats Down Fairfield to Win 6th MAAC Title

Sunday, April 24

Mercer County Park Tennis Center | West Windsor, NJ

10:00 AM

Quinnipiac University

Fairfield

4/24/2022 12:42:00 PM | Women's Tennis

No. 1 Quinnipiac Cruises Past No. 3 Fairfield, 4-0, in MAAC Championship

By: QU Athletic Communications

WEST WINDSOR, NJ – No. 1 Quinnipiac women's tennis defeated No. 3 Fairfield in the title match of the 2022 MAAC Tennis Championship (presented by Visit NJ) on Sunday, April 24.

With the victory, the Bobcats will advance to the 2022 NCAA Tournament.

Quinnipiac has won six MAAC championships/advanced to the NCAA Tournament six times since joining the league (2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2021-22).

Alessia Truden was named the Most Outstanding Player for the tournament. She won at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles in the victory.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 4, Fairfield 0

DATE
Sunday, April 24, 2022

LOCATION
Mercer County Park Tennis Center | West Windsor, NJ

WTEN MAAC Champs Celebration (4/24/22)

QUOTING HEAD COACH PAULA MILLER

"I'm excited… I'm really proud of our group. We crushed it today."

"Losing the match (against Fairfield) during the regular season really helped us out – it motivated our group. I knew that we would come out and give them everything we had."

"This is a special team full of experienced players. They get along with each other tremendously, and it's a really hard-working bunch. Our chemistry has been great all season. Couldn't be happier for each one of our student-athletes."

SINGLES
1. Alessia Truden (QU) Def. Bozinovic (Fairfield): 6-1, 6-1
2. Kamilla Nella (QU) vs. Plumtree (Fairfield): 6-4, inc
3. Claire Koscielski (QU) Def. Bakaite (Fairfield): 6-1, 6-0
4. Dominique Vasile (QU) vs. Nowak (Fairfield): 6-2, 3-0 inc
5. Jordan Bradley (QU) vs. March (Farifield): 3-6, 3-3 inc
6. Brittney Wilbur (QU) Def. Prinos (Fairfield): 6-2, 6-0

DOUBLES
1. Kamilla Nella/Alessia Truden (QU) Def. Bakaite/Karman (Fairfield): 6-0
2. Brittney Wilbur/Claire Koscielski (QU) Def. Nowak/Plumtree (Fairfield): 6-1
3. Jordan Bradley/Dominique Vasile (QU) vs. Campos/Bozinovic (Fairfield): 4-4 inc

NOTES

The Bobcats won the doubles point by earning victories at the No. 1 and No. 2 position.
Kamilla Nella/Alessia Truden won 6-0 from the No. 1 spot. The duo went 4-2 together in MAAC play during the regular season, then earned their first postseason doubles victory today.
Brittney Wilbur/Claire Koscielski won (6-1) from the No. 2 doubles position over Nowak and Plumtree. The duo is now 6-1 in doubles matches vs. MAAC opponents.
Alessia Truden defeated the MAAC Player of the Year (Bozinovic) at No. 1 singles, earning a 6-1, 6-1 victory. Truden is now 7-1 in MAAC singles matches this year.
Claire Koscielski won the clincher for the Bobcats at No. 3 singles. Koscielski topped Bakaite (6-1, 6-0). The All-MAAC First Team selection remains a perfect 7-0 in MAAC singles matches this spring.
Brittney Wilbur defeated Prinos from the No. 6 spot. Wilbur, a First Team All-MAAC honoree was 5-1 in regular season MAAC matches, and now 2-0 in the postseason.
Quinnipiac has won six MAAC championships/advanced to the NCAA Tournament six times since joining the league (2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2021-22).
The Bobcats are 54-1 in MAAC regular season matches since joining the league in 2013-14. Quinnipiac has earned MAAC Regular Season Champion status eight times.

UP NEXT

The Bobcats will now turn their attention to the 2022 NCAA Tournament.
The selection show for the NCAA Tournament is on May 2, 2022 (6:30 PM). The first and second round of the NCAA Tournament will take place on Friday, May 6 and Sunday, May 8.

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