FAIRFIELD/HAMDEN, CT (Oct. 3, 2025) – Day one action of the 2025 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Masters Tournament concluded on Friday, October 3, at Quinnipiac Athletic & Recreation Center on the campus of Quinnipiac University and Walsh Athletic Center Tennis Courts on the campus of Fairfield University. The first and second rounds were completed in singles play, while the play-in games wrapped up in doubles action.
Notes and Nuggets:
- The top three overall seeds on both the men’s and women’s sides advanced into the quarterfinals round.
- Six total (four women’s and two men’s) top eight seeds were eliminated following the first two rounds of the Masters Tournament, with three of the seeds falling in the first round.
- Quinnipiac leads the way with four athletes remaining in the singles brackets (two women’s and two men’s).
- On the women’s bracket, Fairfield joined the Bobcats with a pair of individuals advancing into the quarterfinals.
- In the men’s bracket, both Marist and Rider had two athletes apiece survive along with the Bobcats.
Women’s Singles Results
First Round:
Venus Tang – MSM def. Yasmin Asnis – MAR: 6-1, 6-7 (8-6), 11-9
Madeline De-Faber Schumacher – SIE def. Lisa Dierick – RID: 6-4, 6-4
Sophia Harris – FFD def. #8 Hana Hofmanova – SHU: 6-3, 6-1
Saloni Tamang – NIA def. Anna Bong – RID: 6-1, 7-6 (7-4)
Selma Bellaouchi – SIE def. Kiana Thompson – MER: 6-1, 6-3
Ava Nelson – SHU def. Jordan Phillips – MER: 6-2, 6-1
Claire Brown – RID def. #7 Cloe Sorde Clements – MAR: 6-1, 6-4
Isabella Pescatore – MSM def. Maria Melo – NIA: 1-6, 7-5, 10-6
Regina Herrera – FFD def. Manuela Gomez – SIE: 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 10-7
Viktoria Lorentzon – MAR def. Pia Vargas Lopez – MER: 6-3, 6-0
Second Round:
#3 Anna Neyestani – FFD def. Venus Tang – MSM: 6-1, 6-3
#6 Ola Irla Bartyzel – SHU def. Madeline De-Faber Schumacher – SIE: 3-6, 6-0, 10-3
Saloni Tamang – NIA def. Sophia Harris – FFD: 6-1, 7-6 (7-4)
#2 Caitlin Flower – QUI def. Selma Bellaouchi – SIE: 6-2, 6-3
#1 Willow Renton – QUI def. Ava Nelson – SHU: 6-4, 6-0
Claire Brown – RID def. Isabella Pescatore – MSM: 6-2, 6-2
Regina Herrera – FFD def. #5 Anagha Shankar – QUI: 7-5, 6-1
Viktoria Lorentzon – MAR def. #4 Isabel Garcia Torra – NIA: 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
Men’s Singles Results
First Round:
Martin Macias – SHU def. Trey Pleasant – MER: 6-0, 6-3
Kostas Kollias – FFD def. Aryav Bhawan – NIA: 6-0, 6-1
Ian Layton – MAR def. #8 Calum Jessett – FFD: 6-3, 6-4
Bruno Varella – SIE def. Heath Waters – RID: 6-1, 1-6, 10-2
Stefanos Pournaropoulos – MSM def. Damian Janiszewski – NIA: 6-4, 6-2
Frederick McRae – SHU def. Diego Alcala – FFD: 7-5, 6-4
#7 Finn Burridge – QUI def. Strahinja Djukic – MER: 6-3, 6-3
Matteo Castellazzi – SIE def. Jose Maria Garcia Uribe – NIA: 7-5, 6-7 (7-5), 10-8
Nathan Slattery – RID def. Ludolph Wiggett – MER: 6-1, 6-3
Alejandro Abella – MAR def. Tomasz Garbacz – SHU: 6-4, 6-2
Second Round:
#3 Matteus Froberg Dahlin – RID def. Martin Macias – SHU: 6-3, 7-6 (7-1)
Kostas Kollias – FFD def. #6 Alexi Roy – MSM: 6-1, 4-6, (10-6)
Ian Layton – MAR def. Bruno Varella – SIE: 6-1, 7-6 (7-5)
#2 Carlos Braun-Simo – QUI def. Stefanos Pournaropoulos – MSM: 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
#1 Jose Catala Ortiz – MAR def. Frederick McRae – SHU: 6-4, 7-5
#7 Finn Burridge – QUI def. Matteo Castellazzi – SIE: 6-4, 2-6, 13-11
Nathan Slattery – RID def. #5 Elias Hoxha – QUI: 6-1, 1-6, 10-7
#4 Sviatoslav Koliadynskyi – SIE def. Alejandro Abella – MAR: 7-6 (7-5), 6-2
Women’s Doubles Results
Play-In Game:
Lisa Dierick/Anna Bong – RID def. Kiana Thomson/Pia Vargas Lopez – MER: 6-1
Men’s Doubles Results
Play-In Game:
Stefanos Pournaropoulos/Alexi Roy – MSM def. Mars Argun/Matteo Castellazzi – SIE: 6-1
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
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About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 13 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 45th year of competition during the 2025-26 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan University, Marist University, Merrimack College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Sacred Heart University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena University.
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