Men’s Tennis Ready For Hofstra, Yale


Quinnipiac vs. Hofstra 

Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024 | 6:00 PM 

North Haven Health & Racquet | North Haven, Conn.  
 

Quinnipiac at Yale 

Sunay, Jan. 28, 2024 | 12:00 PM 

Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center | New Haven, Conn. 

NORTH HAVEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac men’s tennis returns home to host Hofstra for its home opener on Saturday before making the short trip to New Haven to face Yale on Sunday afternoon.  

Saturday’s match is set for 6:00 PM while Sunday’s match will begin at 12:00 PM. 

SEASON OPENING LOSS AT ST. JOHN’S 

  • QU dropped its season opener at St. John’s 7-0 on Wednesday, Jan. 24.  

  • Although they didn’t win the doubles point, Shaurya Sood and Daniel Velek won their match 6-3. 

  • Graduate student Daniel Velek won the lone singles set for the Bobcats, taking the second set in his match 6-4.  

#2 PRESEASON RANKING 

FALL SEASON 

  • QU played in three events in its fall season, finishing with an overall singles record of 23-15 and a doubles record of 14-13.  

  • Shaurya Sood advanced to Round of 16 singles in the ITA Regionals at Yale before falling in straight sets.  

  • Sood and Carlos Braun Simo each went 5-1 in singles in the fall. 

  • The First Year doubles tandem of Finn Burridge and Carlos Braun Simo went 6-3 together in the fall.  

LAST YEAR (2022-23) 

  • The Bobcats went 10-10 overall during 2022-23 regular season, posting a 4-2 league record to earn a share of the MAAC regular season title under first-year Head Coach Bryan Adinolfi. 

  • QU defeated Marist, 4-3, on April 16 to clinch the No. 2 seed in postseason action. 

KARAGOZOGLU & SOOD EARN ALL-MAAC HONORS 

  • Quinnipiac men’s tennis student-athletes Kemal Karagozoglu and Shaurya Sood earned All-MAAC First Team status at No. 1 doubles, as revealed by the league office on Friday, April 21. 

  • Karagozoglu and Sood helped lead the Bobcats with a perfect 6-0 record from the No. 1 doubles spot in MAAC play during the regular season. The duo went 12-3 together in total at No. 1 doubles.  

2022-23 STATS/LEADERS 

NEWCOMERS 

STRONG RETURNING GROUP 


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