NORTH HAVEN, Connecticut – The Marist women's tennis team dropped its first Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference match of the season to the Quinnipiac Bobcats, 7-0, Sunday evening at the North Haven Health and Racquet Club. The loss moves the Red Foxes to 7-8 overall and 4-1 in league play. Quinnipiac improves to 6-0 in the MAAC (12-6 overall).

The Bobcats took the first point after winning at all three doubles spots, 7-6, 6-1, and 6-1, taking control of the match from the onset. In singles play, Quinnipiac's Courtney Nash defeated Amy Galloway 6-0, 6-1 to take a 2-0 match lead.

The Bobcats would then win at the second position, 6-2, 6-0 and the fifth position, 6-1, 6-3 to clinch the match. The Red Foxes would battle at the no. 1 spot but eventually fall 6-4, 6-1. Another tight match was at the fourth position where Sophia Moeller fell to Quinnipiac's Layla Rodriguez, 6-2, 7-5.

Claire Schmitz would force a tiebreak at the third position after falling in the first set 6-2 before winning the second 6-3, but ultimately fell to Payton Bradley 10-8.

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The Red Foxes will close out the regular season with two more matches, the first of which is at home against Fairfield on Thursday, April 19^th. In the final match of the regular season, the Red Foxes will travel to Siena on Sunday, April 22^nd.