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Quinnipiac Men's Tennis Battles in NCAA Tournament vs. Clemson

NEW YORK - Quinnipiac men's tennis battled on Friday morning in its NCAA Tournament matchup vs. No. 23 Clemson, falling 4-0 at Philip and Cheryl Milstein Family Tennis Center.

The Bobcats will wrap up the season with 11 straight wins prior to the NCAA Tournament contest (12 victories overall). QU claimed its second-straight MAAC Tournament Championship in 2024-25 under Head Coach Bryan Adinolfi

At No. 2 doubles, Daniel Velek/James Lorenzetti were down just 4-3 before Clemson clinched the point. 

Daniel Velek (No. 1 singles) battled 7-5 in the first set against Clemson's Noa Vukadin. Carlos Braun Simo's unfinished matchup (No. 3 singles) against Romain Gales was 6-3, 4-4 in the second set.

FINAL SCORE
Clemson 4, Quinnipiac 0

Alex Yang vs. Clemson (5/2 in NCAA Tournament | New York City)
 
Singles
1. Noa Vukadin (CLEM) vs.  Daniel Velek (QUINN) 7-5, 1-1 unfinished
2. Viktor Markov (CLEM) def. Finn Burridge (QUINN) 6-0, 6-1
3. Romain Gales (CLEM) vs. Carlos Braun Simo (QUINN) 6-3, 4-4 unfinished
4. Marko Mesarovic (CLEM) vs. Elias Hoxha (QUINN) 6-1, 5-4 unfinished
5. Max Smith (CLEM) def. Vishal Prakash (QUINN) 6-1, 6-0
6. Edoardo Cherie Ligniere (CLEM) def. James Lorenzetti (QUINN) 6-1, 6-1
 
Doubles
1. #28 Noa Vukadin/Max Smith (CLEM) def. Carlos Braun Simo/Finn Burridge (QUINN) 6-2 
2. #42 Romain Gales/Max Damm (CLEM) vs. Daniel Velek/James Lorenzetti (QUINN) 4-3 unfinished
3. Viktor Markov/Matt Pitts (CLEM) def. Elias Hoxha/Alex Yang (QUINN) 6-1
 
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (5, 2, 6)

THE 2024-25 SEASON

  • QU won back-to-back MAAC Championships for the first time in program history (2023-24, 2024-25).
  • Elias Hoxha finished 10-0 in singles against MAAC opponents, the best record on QU. He was named the MAAC Tournament's Most Outstanding Performer after going 4-0 between singles and doubles with teammate Alex Yang. 
  • QU is 21-4 against MAAC opponents since Bryan Adolfi was named head coach in 2022. 
  • The Bobcats posted a 10-0 mark against the MAAC this season, their best record in program history.
  • Velek's singles career in the MAAC ends at 14-3.

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