Men's Tennis Clinches Regular Season Championship

Sunday, April 13

Trumbull, CT

5:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

Sacred Heart University

Carlos Braun Simo celebrates a point in match against Merrimack in Hamden (March 28, 2025)

Photo by: Rob Rasmussen / P8Photos.com

4/13/2025 10:56:00 PM | Men's Tennis

TRUMBULL, Conn. – The Quinnipiac men's tennis team defeated Sacred Heart 7-0 on Sunday evening to clinch the outright MAAC Championship for the first time in program history.

With the 7-0 sweep, QU also has earned a bye in the MAAC Tournament at Mercer County Tennis Park in West Windsor, N.J., and will play on Saturday, April 26 at 10:00 AM. The Bobcats are looking to complete a perfect regular season for the first time since joining the MAAC on Thursday, April 17 at Fairfield University.

In the win over SHU, QU got doubles wins from Finn Burridge / Carlos Braun Simo and Daniel Velek / James Lorenzetti. In singles, Velek, Braun Simo, and Vishal Prakash all won in straight sets while Finn Burridge, Elias Hoxha, and Alex Yang each won in three.

SINGLES RESULTS
Daniel Velek (QU) Def. Laennec (SHU): 7-5, 6-0
Finn Burridge (QU) Def. Hernandez (SHU): 6-7(1), 6-4, 6-1
Carlos Braun Simo (QU) Def. Lafrance (SHU): 6-2, 6-0
Elias Hoxha (QU) Def. Goncalves (SHU): 6-1, 2-6, 6-2
Vishal Prakash (QU) Def. Alla (SHU): 6-1, 6-3
Alex Yang (QU) Def. Levinson (SHU): 6-7(7), 6-2, 10-5

DOUBLES RESULTS
Finn Burridge / Carlos Braun Simo (QU) Def. Hernandez / Goncalves (SHU): 7-6(3)
Daniel Velek / James Lorenzetti (QU) Def. Laennec / Levinson (SHU): 6-2
Elias Hoxha / Alex Yang (QU) vs. Liona / Hart-Nova (SHU): 6-6, unf.

NOTES

QU wins its first outright regular season championship since joining the MAAC.
It's seven wins are program record since joining the MAAC.
Elias Hoxha moved to 7-0 in MAAC singles, now also 3-0 in doubles with Alex Yang.
Daniel Velek improved to 5-2 in MAAC play, giving him a career record of 11-2 at No. 1 singles.
Velek and James Lorenzetti are now 4-1 as a doubles team in MAAC play.
Finn Burridge and Carlos Braun Simo each won their 5th MAAC singles match.
Braun Simo is now 10-2 in MAAC singles play in his Bobcat career.