QU Outlasts Siena in MAAC Semifinals

Saturday, April 23

Mercer County Park Tennis Center | West Windsor, NJ

2:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

Siena

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4/23/2022 7:17:00 PM | Men's Tennis

By: QU Athletic Communications

WEST WINDSOR, NJ – No. 3 Quinnipiac men's tennis defeated No. 2 Siena, 4-3, on Saturday afternoon in the semifinal round of the 2022 MAAC Men's Tennis Championship (presented by Visit NJ).

Javier Casasolas Monllor won the third-set tiebreaker from the No. 2 singles position to clinch the victory for the Bobcats. QU took the doubles point, then won at #2, #4 and #6 singles.

With the win, Quinnipiac men's tennis advances to the MAAC Tournament title match for the third time in the last eight years. The Bobcats also made it to the MAAC finals in 2014-15 and 2018-19.

Quinnipiac will now face No. 1 Monmouth in the title match on Sunday, April 24 at 2:00 PM from Mercer County Tennis Center.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 4, Siena 3

DATE
Saturday, April 23, 2022

LOCATION
Mercer County Park Tennis Center | West Windsor, NJ

Ayato Arakaki / Donovan Brown (4/10/22 vs. Marist)

Ayato Arakaki / Donovan Brown (4/10/22 vs. Marist)

SINGLES
1. Russo (Siena) Def. Ayato Arakaki (QU): 7-6, 2-6 (5), 6-1
2. Javier Casasolas Monllor (QU) Def. Del Olmo (Siena): 7-6 (3), 2-6, 7-6 (8)
3. Suarez (Siena) Def. Shaurya Sood (QU): 6-1, 6-4
4. Alester Magalit (QU) Def. Davila (Siena): 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4
5. Kuczynski (Siena) Def. Kemal Karagozoglu (QU): 0-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2
6. Donovan Brown (QU) Def. Trembley (Siena): 6-1, 6-3

DOUBLES

Russo/Del Olmo (Siena) Def. Javier Casasolas Monllor/Shaurya Sood (QU): 6-4
Ayato Arakaki/Donovan Brown (QU) Def. Suarez/Mardone (Siena): 6-3
Alester Magalit/Kemal Karagozoglu Def. Davila/Trembley (Siena): 7-6 (6)

NOTES

The All-MAAC First Team duo of Ayato Arakaki and Donovan Brown won (6-3) at No. 2 doubles. They're now 5-1 together as a pair against MAAC opponents this year.
Alester Magalit/Kemal Karagozoglu also won in doubles play from the No. 3 spot, defeating Davila/Trembley.
Javier Casasolas Monllor won the third-set tiebreaker from the No. 2 singles position to clinch the victory for the Bobcats.
Alester Magalit defeated Davila in three sets from the No. 4 spot. Magalit won each of the last two sets (both 6-4) for the comeback victory.
Donovan Brown followed up a 4-1 MAAC regular season with another victory at No. 6 singles. He defeated Trembley (6-1, 6-3) to pick up the point for QU.