GUILFORD, CONN. – A thrilling end to the regular season provided a much need victory for the Fairfield University men's tennis team as the Stags defeated Quinnipiac 4-3 Thursday afternoon.

"Quinnipiac's always a really tough team, so this was a really big team win," said Head Coach Jeff Bricker postgame. "When we've needed wins the guys have come together 11 strong and we're looking forward to getting a chance to do some damage in the tournament."

The day began with a split of the top two doubles duels, with Kostas Kollias and Keean Shah taking a 6-2 victory in the No. 2 spot, leaving the round to be decided in the final bout. Alex Aguiar and Kaya Gore would go to a tiebreak in the third flight, winning a tiebreak 8-4 to secure the point for the Stags heading into singles.

In solo action after the Bobcats briefly leveled the match, Kollias would complete a sweep of the day for himself with a 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 5 singles, and shortly after Griffin Schlesinger would nab a 6-4, 6-2 in the No. 6 slot to put Fairfield up 3-1 as a team with the first three flights still in action. Tolunay Sumer would secure the deciding point for the Stags with the next victory at No. 3 singles, earning the win in straight sets 6-3, 6-2 as the Stags end the MAAC season with four wins in their last five matches.

With the win the Stags officially lock up a playoff spot as they end the 2022-23 regular season at 7-9 and 4-2 in MAAC play, but with four conference opponents still needing to play their respective final matches, will await official seeding for next weekend's MAAC Championships in New Jersey. Stay tuned to FairfieldStags.com for the latest information on the Stags' quest for the 2023 league title.