Bobcats Compete in Day 1 of MAAC Masters Tournament
10/3/2025 9:29:00 PM | General, Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis
Flower, Renton, Burridge and Braun-Simo All Earn Singles Victories
HAMDEN, Conn. – Day one action of the 2025 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Masters Tournament concluded on Friday, October 3. The women's side was hosted at the QU Tennis Courts in Hamden, while the action on the men's side took place at Walsh Athletic Center Tennis Courts at Fairfield.
The first and second rounds were completed in singles play, while the play-in games wrapped up in doubles action.
Caitlin Flower and Willow Renton each earned a singles win for the Bobcats on the women's side. Both Flower and Renton earned second-round victories to advance in the bracket to Saturday's action.
Finn Burridge won both a first and second round singles matchup on the men's side for the Bobcats, while Carlos Braun Simo also took care of business in his lone matchup of the day.
Women's Singles Results
Second Round:
#2 Caitlin Flower – QUI def. Selma Bellaouchi – SIE: 6-2, 6-3
#1 Willow Renton – QUI def. Ava Nelson – SHU: 6-4, 6-0
Regina Herrera – FFD def. #5 Anagha Shankar – QUI: 7-5, 6-1
Men's Singles Results
First Round:
#7 Finn Burridge – QUI def. Strahinja Djukic – MER: 6-3, 6-3
Second Round:
#2 Carlos Braun Simo – QUI def. Stefanos Pournaropoulos – MSM: 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
#7 Finn Burridge – QUI def. Matteo Castellazzi – SIE: 6-4, 2-6, 13-11
The 2025 MAAC Masters Tournament resumes tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. with the quarterfinals round and semifinals round of the singles bracket and the first round and quarterfinals round of the doubles bracket. All competition for the remainder of the tournament will take place at Quinnipiac Athletic & Recreation Center in Hamden, Connecticut.
The 2025 MAAC Masters Tournament is a singles and doubles single-elimination tournament per gender, that will be held on Friday, October 3 through Sunday, October 5, 2025, at Quinnipiac Athletic & Recreation Center in Hamden, Connecticut and at Walsh Athletic Center Tennis Courts in Fairfield, Connecticut. Quinnipiac University will serve as the host of the tournament for the second straight year and Fairfield University for the first. For all information regarding the 2025 MAAC Masters Tournament, please visit maacsports.com/masters.
The first and second rounds were completed in singles play, while the play-in games wrapped up in doubles action.
Caitlin Flower and Willow Renton each earned a singles win for the Bobcats on the women's side. Both Flower and Renton earned second-round victories to advance in the bracket to Saturday's action.
Finn Burridge won both a first and second round singles matchup on the men's side for the Bobcats, while Carlos Braun Simo also took care of business in his lone matchup of the day.
Women's Singles Results
Second Round:
#2 Caitlin Flower – QUI def. Selma Bellaouchi – SIE: 6-2, 6-3
#1 Willow Renton – QUI def. Ava Nelson – SHU: 6-4, 6-0
Regina Herrera – FFD def. #5 Anagha Shankar – QUI: 7-5, 6-1
Men's Singles Results
First Round:
#7 Finn Burridge – QUI def. Strahinja Djukic – MER: 6-3, 6-3
Second Round:
#2 Carlos Braun Simo – QUI def. Stefanos Pournaropoulos – MSM: 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
#7 Finn Burridge – QUI def. Matteo Castellazzi – SIE: 6-4, 2-6, 13-11
The 2025 MAAC Masters Tournament resumes tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. with the quarterfinals round and semifinals round of the singles bracket and the first round and quarterfinals round of the doubles bracket. All competition for the remainder of the tournament will take place at Quinnipiac Athletic & Recreation Center in Hamden, Connecticut.
The 2025 MAAC Masters Tournament is a singles and doubles single-elimination tournament per gender, that will be held on Friday, October 3 through Sunday, October 5, 2025, at Quinnipiac Athletic & Recreation Center in Hamden, Connecticut and at Walsh Athletic Center Tennis Courts in Fairfield, Connecticut. Quinnipiac University will serve as the host of the tournament for the second straight year and Fairfield University for the first. For all information regarding the 2025 MAAC Masters Tournament, please visit maacsports.com/masters.
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