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No. 4 MOUNT ST. MARY’S (8-12) vs. No. 1 MARIST (14-5) MOUNT UPDATE:\u00a0 Mount St. Mary’s enters the MAAC Tournament with an 8-12 overall record with a 5-3 mark in the MAAC.\u00a0 The Mount finished in a three-way tie for third place in the MAAC standings with Quinnipiac and Fairfield, and earned the No. 4 seed via the team’s win over Fairfield during the regular season.\u00a0 Stefanos Pournaropoulos<\/a> earned Second Team All-MAAC honors in singles play, going 14-9 overall and 6-1 against MAAC opponents.\u00a0 Alexi Roy<\/a> (9-11, 4-1 MAAC) was a Third Team All-MAAC selection while Ryan Wagner<\/a> went 12-8 overall and 5-2 against MAAC foes in singles.<\/p>\n ABOUT THE RED FOXES:\u00a0 Marist went 14-5 overall and a perfect 8-0 in the MAAC during the regular season to capture the No. 1 seed and the MAAC regular season title. \u00a0\u00a0Jose Catala earned All-MAAC Singles First Team recognition, while freshman Alejandro Abella Fernandez and sophomore Anirudh were named to the Second Team.<\/p>\n \u00a0THE ALL-TIME SERIES:\u00a0 Marist holds a 3-1 lead in the all-time series with the Mount, including 4-1 win at the Mount in mid March.\u00a0 This will be the first time the two teams will play in a conference tournament.\u00a0 All four matchups in the series have come in MAAC regular season play.<\/p>\n FIRST MEETING (MARIST 4, MOUNT ST. MARY’S 1):\u00a0 Marist defeated the Mount, 4-1, in Emmitsburg, Md., on March 14. The Red Foxes took two of three doubles matches to earn the doubles point.\u00a0 In singles play, Stefanos Pournaropoulos<\/a> earned the Mount’s point with a straight set win at No. 2 singles.\u00a0 Marist won at No. 1 singles (Jose Catala def. Akarsh Gaonkar<\/a>, 6-2, 7-6), No. 5 singles (Thomas Bevan def. Nikos Makris<\/a> (4-6, 6-2, 6-2) and No. 6 singles Gregor Heinemann def. Alessio Guarino<\/a> (7-6, 7-6).<\/p>\n THE MOUNT AND THE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS:\u00a0 Mount St. Mary’s joined the MAAC in 2022-23, and this is the second time the team has earned a spot at the MAAC Tennis Championships in the Mount’s four years in the league.\u00a0 Last year, the Mount earned the No. 4 seed, but was defeated by No. 5 seed Niagara, 4-1, in the MAAC Quarterfinals.\u00a0 The Mount was a 33-year member of the NEC from 1989-2022, and posting a 7-23 record at the NEC Tennis Championships.\u00a0 The Mount went 1-5 in the NEC semifinal round, last appearing the semifinals at the 2021 NEC Championships.\u00a0 The Mount is 3-5 all-time in conference tournaments as the No. 4 seed, including an 0-1 mark as a member of the MAAC.<\/p>\n THREE MOUNTAINEERS EARN ALL-MAAC HONORS:\u00a0 Three Mountaineers were named to Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) All-Conference teams, announced Thursday by the league office.\u00a0In singles, Stafanos Pournaropoulos was named Second Team All-MAAC while Alexi Roy<\/a><\/a> garnered Third Team All-MAAC honors.\u00a0 In doubles, Pournaropoulos and Nikos Makris<\/a><\/a> were named Third Team All-MAAC as well.<\/p>\n UP NEXT:\u00a0 The winner of Friday’s semifinal match will advance to the MAAC Championship match to face the winner of No. 2 Rider and No. 3 Quinnpiac on Sunday, April 26, at 3:00 p.m.
\nMAAC Championships \u2013 Semifinal Round
\nSaturday, April 25, 2026, 1 pm | Princeton, N.J. | Princeton Racquet & Recreation Fieldhouse
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