Men's Tennis Facing St. John's Tuesday

Wednesday, January 29

Queens, NY

10:00 AM

Quinnipiac University

St. John's University

Elias Hoxha hitting a volleyball at North Haven Health & Racquet (1/23/25)

Photo by: Eric Harkins

1/27/2025 4:28:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Quinnipiac at St. John's
January 29 | 10:00 AM
Cunningham Park | Queens, N.Y.

HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac men's tennis gearing up for a midweek match at St. John's on Wednesday morning at 10:00 AM. QU has never beaten St. John's in their eight meetings, losing 7-0 a season ago.

LOSSES TO NJIT AND PENN STATE

James Lorenzetti was the lone winner for the Bobcats over the weekend, taking the first set in his match at Penn State before his opponent retired.
Elias Hoxha and Finn Burridge were able to win their No. 3 doubles match against NJIT but it wouldn't be enough to take the doubles point.

ITA REGIONALS

Daniel Velek reached the Round of 16 in the fall ITA Regionals hosted by Harvard.
Yasha Laskin and Carl Sjoholm also reached the round of 16 in doubles before falling to a pair from Siena.

MAAC MASTERS TOURNAMENT

Finn Burridge and Carlos Braun Simo battled into the semifinals of the MAAC Masters Tournament in Hamden, Conn. two weeks ago.
Both members of the duo also reached the quarterfinal round in the singles draw.

FAIRFIELD INVITE

QU won 19 matches over the course of the weekend in Fairfield.
Elias Hoxha finished the tournament with five straight wins.

BROWN INVITE

The Bobcats won 11 matches over the two days last weekend.
Finn Burridge and James Lorenzetti both won their matches against Yale while Carlos Braun Simo, Csanad Nyaradi, and Elias Hoxha won their matches against Brown.
Finn Burridge / Carlos Braun Simo and Yasha Laskin / Csanad Nyaradi teamed up to win doubles matches over Brown.
Donovan Brown won both of his matches against Merrimack, including teaming up with Carl Sjoholm to win a doubles match.
Csanad Nyaradi and Elias Hoxha each won two singles matches.

DEFENDING MAAC CHAMPS

Quinnipiac men's tennis took home its first MAAC Championship in program history.
They defeated Fairfield 4-2 on April 21, 2024 to gain their first NCAA berth since 2010.
It was the fifth conference championship for the Bobcats overall, winning four in the NEC.
QU went 14-11 overall and 5-1 in the MAAC.

ALL-MAAC SELECTIONS

Daniel Velek, the defending MAAC Player of the Year, is returning for his final year in Hamden.
Carlos Braun Simo was Quinnipiac's other first team singles selection, while Finn Burridge and Donovan Brown each made All-MAAC Second Team.
Daniel Velek was also a first team doubles selection while Donovan Brown received a second team nod.