WEST WINDSOR, NJ (Apr. 27, 2025) – No. 1 Quinnipiac University secured the 2025 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Women’s Tennis Championship on Sunday afternoon at Mercer County Park Tennis Center in West Windsor, NJ. The Bobcats earned a dramatic come from behind, 4-3 win over in-state rival No. 2 Fairfield University, with the match clinching point coming down to a three-set nailbiter. The top-seeded Bobcats secured the program’s eighth total MAAC title, the third in the past four seasons after also winning back-to-back crowns in 2022 and 2023.
No. 1 Quinnipiac - 4 | No. 2 Fairfield - 3
Mercer County Park Tennis Center | WEST WINDSOR, NJ
Score Sheet
The Stags went up 1-0 over the Bobcats, following the doubles point, taking two out of the three matches. Quinnipiac quickly took care of business at #2 doubles, 6-0, with the duo of Anagha Shankar and Vera Sekerina beating Maeve Cassidy and Sarah Liu. Fairfield would rally back, winning #1 and #3 doubles next. At the #1 doubles position, Maria Gell and Victoria Mandma, defeated Willow Renton and Caitlin Flower, 6-3, followed by #3 with the pair of Liliana Malinowski and Anna Neyestani topping Jenna Sloan and Jordan Bradley, 6-2. In Singles, Fairfield went ahead 2-0, taking the match at #2 singles in straight sets, 6-2 6-2. Earning the point for the Stags was Anna Neyestani over the Bobcats Caitlin Flower. Quinnipiac would get on the scoreboard after a win by Caroline Schulson over Liliana Malinowski, 6-1 6-1 at the #5 position. The Stags extended their advantage to 3-1 when #6 singles Maeve Cassidy topped Jordan Bradley, 6-3 6-0. Needing to win out, Quinnipiac answered shortly after with a win at #3 by Anagha Shankar when she defeated Sarah Liu, 6-4 6-4. The remaining two singles matches, would need to go three sets. Fairfield took the first set in both matches but at the #4 position, Vera Sekerina battled back to beat Nicolette Loeffler, 2-6 6-3 6-1, propelling Quinnipiac to 3-3 tie with only the #1 singles still in play. At the topflight, Fairfield’s Victoria Mandma edged 2025 MAAC Player and Rookie of the Year, Quinnipiac’s Willow Renton, 7-6 (7-5) in the first set. With the second set tied a 2-2, Renton went on an eight game rally, that gave her the second set victory (6-2) and put her ahead 4-0 to start the third set. Mandma responded, winning four straight games of her own to knot the set at 4-4, before Renton capped off the comeback by winning the final two games, securing the match and clinching the team championship for the Bobcats.
Quinnipiac improved to 12-8 overall on the season and finished a perfect 10-0 against league foes in 2025 following the two postseason wins. The win for the Bobcats also avenged last year’s championship loss to Fairfield, which stopped Quinnipiac’s three-peat attempt. This marked the fourth straight season that Quinnipiac and Fairfield battled for the MAAC Championship trophy, with the Bobcats winning three of the four (2022, 2023, 2025) and Fairfield winning one (2024).
Willow Renton was named as the 2025 MAAC Championship Most Outstanding Performer.
Quinnipiac will earn the MAAC automatic qualifier to the NCAA Division I Women’s Tennis Championship. The Stags will find out their opponent and match time on Monday, April 28 at 5:00 p.m. during the Division I Women’s Tennis Selection Show on NCAA.com.
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 44th year of competition during the 2024-25 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 College.
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