PRINCETON, NJ (Apr. 23, 2026) – The 2026 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Men’s and Women’s Tennis Championships are set for this weekend from Friday to Sunday, April 24-26 at Princeton University Racquet and Fieldhouse in Princeton, NJ.
The women’s championship field features the MAAC Regular Season Champion and top-overall seed Quinnipiac University, No. 2 Mount St. Mary’s University, No. 3 Sacred Heart University, and No. 4 Fairfield University. The four-team championship field on the men’s side include MAAC Regular Season Champion and No. 1 seed Marist University, No. 2 Rider University, No. 3 Quinnipiac, and No. 4 Mount St. Mary’s. The semifinal round of the women’s championship will take place on Friday, April 24, while the men’s semifinal action will occur on Saturday, April 25. Both championship finals will be played on Sunday, with the women’s championship final starting at 11:00 am, followed by the men’s championship final at 3:00 pm.
The Quinnipiac Bobcats women’s team won their 11
th MAAC regular season title in 2026, completing their second straight perfect 8-0 campaign. It was the program’s 10
th perfect conference regular season since joining the MAAC in 2013-14. Quinnipiac went 16-6 overall and closed out the regular season on an 11 match winning streak. The Bobcats improved to 75-2 in regular season conference play since joining the league, and 10 out of its 11 regular season crowns have been won outright. Quinnipiac enters the postseason having won eighth total MAAC Championship titles, which includes three in the past four seasons (2022, 2023, and 2025).
The Marist Red Foxes men’s team had the best turnaround in the league, also achieving a perfect 8-0 MAAC record while going 14-5 overall, after finishing in last place during the 2025 campaign (1-7 MAAC, 5-14 overall). The 2026 MAAC Men’s Tennis Regular Season championship for Marist, was the first for the program in a decade, last winning a regular season title in 2016. This marked the 10
th time in program history Marist has gone perfect in league play dating back to 2002, and the 14 overall wins for the Red Foxes were the most in a season since 2017. Marist has won 12 MAAC Championship trophies overall but have not captured a league crown in over a decade, last completing a three-peat from 2013 through 2015.
Women’s Semifinals
No. 1 Quinnipiac (16-6, 6-0 MAAC) vs. No. 4 Fairfield (7-12, 5-3 MAAC)
Princeton University Racquet and Fieldhouse | PRINCETON, NJ | 10:00 AM | Live Results
Meeting in the postseason for the fifth straight season will be Connecticut rivals, No. 1 Quinnipiac and No. 4 Fairfield at 10:00 am. The two schools have dominated the league, having combined to win 10 out of the past 11 MAAC Women’s Championship titles since 2014. The Bobcats will be playing in their 12
th consecutive MAAC postseason since joining the league and has advanced to the championship final all 11 times previously. The Stags are making their seventh straight championship since 2019 and 13
th overall postseason appearance since 2011. In the regular season matchup between the teams on April 15 in Hamden, the Bobcats defeated the Stags, 6-1. In postseason play, the two sides previously met in the championship final in four straight seasons from 2022 to 2025, with Quinnipiac winning three titles, while Fairfield’s lone win came in 2024. Overall, Fairfield and Quinnipiac have met seven total times in the playoffs, with Quinnipiac owning a 5-2 edge.
No. 2 Mount St. Mary’s (13-8, 6-2 MAAC) vs. No. 3 Sacred Heart (10-9, 5-3 MAAC)
Princeton University Racquet and Fieldhouse | PRINCETON, NJ | 4:00 PM | Live Results
The second semifinal round match on Friday afternoon will feature a battle between No. 2 Mount St. Mary’s and No. 3 Sacred Heart at 4:00 pm. Unlike the first semifinal match, the Mount and Sacred Heart will be a contest between two programs that have only been members of the league for less than five years and have one MAAC postseason appearance combined. For the Mount, they are making the second MAAC Championship postseason ever, last making the field in 2023 during their inaugural season. Sacred Heart, which joined the MAAC last year, is making its first ever MAAC championship field. When the teams met in the regular season in Fairfield, CT back on February 21, Sacred Heart topped the Mount 4-0. Despite the lack of MAAC postseason experience, the two teams, which were both members of the NEC between 1999 and 2022, have previously met six times at the NEC Tennis Championships. The Pioneers won four of the six matchups, with the last tournament meeting coming in the NEC Quarterfinals in 2022, with Sacred Heart winning 4-2.
Men’s Semifinals
No. 1 Marist (14-5, 8-0 MAAC) vs. No. 4 Mount St. Mary’s (8-12, 5-3 MAAC)
Princeton University Racquet and Fieldhouse | PRINCETON, NJ | 1:00 PM | Live Results
The first men’s semifinal matchup on Saturday afternoon will feature No. 1 Marist and No. 4 Mount St. Mary’s across the net from one another at 1:00 pm. Marist returns to the postseason after not qualifying in 2025, making its third appearance over the past four years since 2023. The Mount, which joined the league in 2023, is making its second straight postseason field after making its first tournament last year. The Red Foxes won the lone meeting, 4-1 over the Mountaineers during the regular season when the teams faced off on March 14 in Poughkeepsie, NY. The two sides have never met in the MAAC postseason and have only met four times overall. Marist owns a 3-1 series lead over the Mount.
No. 2 Rider (10-7, 6-2 MAAC) vs. No. 3 Quinnipiac (8-11, 5-3 MAAC)
Princeton University Racquet and Fieldhouse | PRINCETON, NJ | 5:00 PM | Live Results
The second semifinal will put No. 2 Rider against No. 3 Quinnipiac with first serve set for 5:00 pm. After Rider clinched its first-ever berth in the current MAAC Championships four-team format field, back in 2024, the Broncs are now making their third straight postseason appearance in 2026. The two-time defending MAAC Champion, Bobcats, are qualifying for their 10
th consecutive MAAC postseason dating back to 2015. The two sides squared off on April 12 in Lawrenceville, NJ where the Broncs earned a 5-2 home victory over the Bobcats. Saturday’s contest will be a rematch of the 2025 Championship final. In last year’s title match, Quinnipiac took down Rider 4-1, after Rider became the first-ever No. 6 seed to advance to the finale, winning its second straight league crown.
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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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