Bobcats Open NCAA Tournament Against No. 4 Texas A&M

Saturday, May 2

College Station, TX

2:00 PM EST (1:00 PM CT)

Quinnipiac University

Texas A&M

Caitlin Flower vs Niagara (April 18, 2026 in Hamden, Conn.)

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Bobcats Open NCAA Tournament Against No. 4 Texas A&M

5/1/2026 11:27:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Quinnipiac at No. 4 Texas A&M
May 2, 2026 | 2:00 PM EST (1:00 CT)
Mitchell Tennis Center | College Station, TX
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HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac Women's Tennis prepares for their fourth NCAA tournament appearance in the last five seasons, heading back to Texas A&M where they lost in their last two NCAA Tournament matchups.

The Bobcats enter the weekend having won 13 straight, including the MAAC Championship, dominating Mount St. Mary's 4-0. The Aggies are the 2025 national champion runner ups and 2024 national champions, earning the No. 4 overall seed with a 22-5 record. Texas A&M fell 4-1 to No. 3 Auburn in the SEC Tournament semifinals.

SCOUTING TEXAS A&M

The Aggies are led by No. 1 Lucciana Perez who was named the SEC Player of the Year. She was joined on the All-SEC list by second-teamer Mia Kupres.
Perez is 23-0 this season, all in dual action. She finished the SEC slate with a 13-0 ledger. Kupres is ranked No. 50 with a 14-9 record.
Three other Aggies on the ITA rankings include Ilinca Amariei at No. 71, Daria Smetannikov at No. 98 and Lexington Reed at No. 106.

MAAC RUNS THROUGH HAMDEN

Quinnipiac earned its ninth league championship on April 26th. The Bobcats previously won MAAC titles in 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2024-25.
In the semis, QU clinched a 4-1 win over in-state foe Fairfield, meeting for the fifth straight year in the postseason.
In the championship match, the Bobcats downed Mount St. Mary's 4-0.
Vera Sekerina was named the Championship MVP after going 4-0 on the weekend.
The Bobcats have won 20 straight MAAC matches between regular and postseason dating back to the 2024-2025 season.

BOBCAT BREAKDOWN

The Bobcats won their 11^th MAAC regular season title completing their second straight perfect 8-0 campaign. It was the program's 10^th perfect conference regular season since joining the MAAC in 2013-14.
QU closed out the regular season on an 11 match winning streak with a 16-6 overall record, and have won 16 straight MAAC matches dating back to the 2024-2025 season.
Head Coach Paula Miller was named MAAC Head Coach of the Year in back-to-back seasons, marking her ninth with Quinnipiac.
Sophomore Willow Renton earned MAAC Player of the Year for the second time in as many years, as well as All-MAAC First Team Singles and All-MAAC First Team Doubles with partner Caitlin Flower unanimously.
Flower and Vera Sekerina were named to the All-MAAC Second Team Singles while Caroline Schulson and Isabella Sicignano got All-MAAC Second Team Doubles honors.
The Bobcats also placed a conference-high eight on the MAAC All-Academic Team.