Friday, May 3
New York, NY
1:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
at
Columbia University
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Bobcats Ready for Columbia in NCAA Tournament First Round
5/2/2024 2:12:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Quinnipiac at #8 Columbia
NCAA Tournament First Round
Friday, May 3, 2024
New York, N.Y. | Philip & Cheryl Milstein Family Tennis Center
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HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac men's tennis is getting ready to face No. 8 ranked Columbia in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday, May 3. This is QU's first NCAA Tournament berth since 2010 when they won the NEC and faced Stanford.
The match will begin at 1:00 PM at the Philip & Cheryl Milstein Family Tennis Center in New York, N.Y. The matches will be streamed on Stretch Internet and more info can be found on Gobobcats.com
FIRST MAAC CHAMPIONSHIP IN PROGRAM HISTORY
- The Bobcats downed top-seeded Fairfield 4-2 in a thriller to capture the program's first-ever MAAC Championship and fifth conference championship overall. (Four in the NEC)
- QU took down Marist 4-3 in the semifinal of the tournament, highlighted by a marathon match for clincher Ayato Arakaki in a match that ended after 9:00 PM.
DANIEL VELEK AWARDED MAAC PLAYER OF THE YEAR
- Graduate student Daniel Velek was named MAAC Player of the Year as announced by the league office on Friday, April 19.
- The Bobcats finished with 7 All-MAAC selections. Velek was joined by Carlos Braun Simo as a First Team selection in singles.
- Shaurya Sood and Velek were also named First Team All-MAAC at No. 1 doubles.
- Finn Burridge and Donovan Brown were award Second Team All-MAAC for singles and Brown was also named Second Team All-MAAC doubles with partner Ayato Arakaki.
LONE MAAC LOSS AT FAIRFIELD TO END REGULAR SEASON
- Quinnipiac men's tennis dropped its regular-season finale at Fairfield by the final score of 4-3.
- Velek, Carlos Braun Simo, and Donovan Brown each won their singles matches yet the Bobcats dropped the doubles point.
SENIOR DAY WIN OVER NIAGARA
- The Quinnipiac men's tennis program moved to 5-0 in the MAAC, as the Bobcats downed Niagara 5-2 to extend its perfect streak.
- QU took the doubles point before getting singles wins from Daniel Velek, Shaurya Sood, Carlos Braun Simo, and Donovan Brown.
ROAD WINS OVER RIDER & MOUNT
- QU Men's Tennis won two road matches against Rider and Mount both by the score of 6-1.
- Against Rider, QU took the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles before getting singles wins from Daniel Velek, Shaurya Sood, Donovan Brown, Carlos Braun Simo, and Finn Burridge.
- At Mount, the Bobcats took the doubles point, getting wins at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles and got singles wins from Daniel Velek, Ayato Arakaki, Shaurya Sood, Carlos Braun Simo, and Finn Burridge.
ARAKAKI TABBED MAAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
- Arakaki went 4-0 in two MAAC matches this past week, helping get the Bobcats to a 2-0 start in league play.
- On Wednesday, March 27, he teamed up with Donovan Brown to win their No. 3 doubles match against Marist 6-3. The senior then outlasted Catala of Marist 6-1, 1-6, 6-3.
- He followed that up with two wins in the Bobcats' 5-2 win over Siena on Saturday, March 30 by again teaming up Donovan Brown to win their No. 3 doubles match 7-6(2) before winning another three sets match at No. 2 singles.
- He took down Varella of Siena, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 to gain the point for QU.
HOME WIN OVER SIENA
- The Bobcats moved to 2-0 in MAAC play after defeating Siena 5-2 on Saturday, March 30.
- QU swept the doubles point and got singles wins from Daniel Velek, Ayato Arakaki, Shaurya Sood, and Carlos Braun Simo.
MAAC OPENING WIN OVER MARIST
- The Bobcats took down Marist 4-1 in a weather delayed match on Wednesday, March 27.
- After sweeping doubles, QU got three set singles wins from Daniel Velek, Ayato Arakaki, and Finn Burridge.
- Finn Burridge came back from a set down to clinch the match for the Bobcats at the No. 5 singles spot.
SHAURYA SOOD NAMED MAAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
- After going 2-0 in the Bobcats win over Wesleyan, Senior Shaurya Sood was named MAAC Tennis Player of the Week on Wednesday, March 27.
- He is the second Bobcat to win MAAC Player of the Week honors this season with Carlos Braun Simo.
CLOSE WIN OVER WESLEYAN
- QU won a 4-3 battle over instate foe Wesleyan on Wednesday, March 20.
- The Bobcats took the doubles point with wins from the teams of Daniel Velek / Shaurya Sood and Finn Burridge / Donovan Brown.
- Shaurya Sood, Finn Burridge, and Csanad Nyaradi each won their singles matches in straight sets.
- Velek and Sood are now 10-5 as a doubles team this spring.
LOSS AT CORNELL
- The Bobcats were swept 7-0 at Cornell on Sunday, March 17.
- Daniel Velek was the lone Bobcat to win a set, losing his match in a third set tiebreaker.
HOME WIN OVER MERRIMACK
- QU swept Merrimack 7-0 on Friday, March 15.
- They got straight set singles wins from Daniel Velek, Ayato Arakaki, Shaurya Sood, Carlos Braun Simo, and Csanad Nyaradi.
- Finn Burridge won his singles match after falling behind a set.
THREE WINS IN A ROW OVER FORDHAM, HOLY CROSS, AND SACRED HEART
- For the first this season the Bobcats won three matches a in a row.
- They won the doubles point in each match, with the team of Daniel Velek and Shaurya Sood going 3-0 in their matches.
- Daniel Velek went 5-0 in his matches over this week.
- Ayato Arakaki and Finn Burridge each went 4-2 over the week.
CLOSE LOSS AT BROWN
- On Sunday, March 3, QU fell to Brown 4-3.
- Daniel Velek, Carlos Braun Simo, and Csanad Nyaradi each won their matches in straight sets.
LOSSES TO LIU AND ARMY
- On Saturday, Feb. 24, the Bobcats lost a close battle with LIU.
- Although they lost the doubles point, Shaurya Sood, Donovan Brown, and Finn Burridge each won their singles matches.
- On Sunday, Feb. 25, QU lost 4-0 to Army.
LOSS AT MONMOUTH
- QU fell 6-1 to Monmouth last Sunday afternoon.
- Finn Burridge got the lone point for the Bobcats, winning his No. 6 singles match 3-6, 6-0, 7-6(2).
ROAD LOSS AT BRYANT
- Daniel Velek and Finn Burridge were the only winners in the Bobcats 5-2 loss at Bryant on Saturday, Feb. 10.
- Velek won his match in three sets after overcoming losing the first set.
- Burridge won in straight sets at the No. 6 spot.
HOME WIN OVER SAINT MICHAEL'S
- QU won in dominant fashion, 7-0 over Saint Michael's on Saturday, Feb. 3.
- They won each doubles match, only dropping five total games.
- The Bobcats also won every singles match while only dropping one set.
LOSS VERSUS TEMPLE
- The Bobcats fell to Temple 5-2 on Friday, Feb. 2.
- Daniel Velek was the lone singles winner, winning his match 6-4, 6-4.
- QU also secured the doubles point with wins from Daniel Velek / Shaurya Sood and Finn Burridge / Csanad Nyaradi.
BRAUN SIMO NAMED MAAC TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
- On Wednesday afternoon, First Year Carlos Braun Simo was named MAAC Tennis Player of the Week after a 3-1 weekend for the Bobcats.
- The native of Munich, Germany has already won seven singles matches as a Bobcat.
LOSS AT YALE
- On Sunday Jan. 28, the Bobcats fell to Yale University 6-1 at Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center in New Haven.
- The lone winner was Carlos Braun Simo at No. 4 singles. He defeated Walker Oberg of Yale, 6-1, 3-6, 12-10.
FIRST WIN OVER HOFSTRA
- The Bobcats were able to rattle off four singles wins after dropping the doubles point in a 4-3 win over Hofstra on Saturday, Jan 27.
- Daniel Velek, Ayato Arakaki, Carlos Braun Simo, and Donovan Brown each won in straight sets for the Bobcats.
- The lone doubles winners were Finn Burridge and Carlos Braun Simo.
SEASON OPENING LOSS AT ST. JOHN'S
- QU dropped its season opener at St. John's 7-0 on Wednesday, Jan. 24.
- Although they didn't win the doubles point, Shaurya Sood and Daniel Velek won their match 6-3.
- Graduate student Daniel Velek won the lone singles set for the Bobcats, taking the second set in his match 6-4.
#2 PRESEASON RANKING
- The Bobcats were selected second in the MAAC preseason Coaches' Poll, receiving 43 points and two first-place votes.
FALL SEASON
- QU played in three events in its fall season, finishing with an overall singles record of 23-15 and a doubles record of 14-13.
- Shaurya Sood advanced to Round of 16 singles in the ITA Regionals at Yale before falling in straight sets.
- Sood and Carlos Braun Simo each went 5-1 in singles in the fall.
- The First Year doubles tandem of Finn Burridge and Carlos Braun Simo went 6-3 together in the fall.
LAST YEAR (2022-23)
- The Bobcats went 10-10 overall during 2022-23 regular season, posting a 4-2 league record to earn a share of the MAAC regular season title under first-year Head Coach Bryan Adinolfi.
- QU defeated Marist, 4-3, on April 16 to clinch the No. 2 seed in postseason action.
KARAGOZOGLU & SOOD EARN ALL-MAAC HONORS
- Quinnipiac men's tennis student-athletes Kemal Karagozoglu and Shaurya Sood earned All-MAAC First Team status at No. 1 doubles, as revealed by the league office on Friday, April 21.
- Karagozoglu and Sood helped lead the Bobcats with a perfect 6-0 record from the No. 1 doubles spot in MAAC play during the regular season. The duo went 12-3 together in total at No. 1 doubles.
2022-23 STATS/LEADERS
- Five Bobcats reached 10+ singles wins this year, led by Donovan Brown (15-10 in 2022-23 singles matches). Brown and Csanad Nyaradi both went 4-2 in MAAC play.
- Kemal Karagozoglu and Shaurya Sood went a perfect 6-0 in MAAC doubles action to earn All-League status.
NEWCOMERS
- Carlos Braun Simo, Finn Burridge, Robert Daus and Daniel Velek are the four QU newcomers.
STRONG RETURNING GROUP
- Ayato Arakaki, Donovan Brown, Yasha Laskin, Gaurav Mootha, Csanad Nyaradi, and Shaurya Sood will all return to the Bobcats ahead of the upcoming season.
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