US National Tennis Center----The Brooklyn College men's tennis team closed out their season on Sunday, falling to Hunter College, 5-2, in the semifinals of the CUNYAC Championship Tournament. BC ends their first season in two years with a 5-6 overall record, earning the No. 2 seed in the conference tourney after defeating Hunter during the regular season. Hunter improves to 5-5 with the victory and advances to the CUNYAC tourney final against Baruch on Thursday.
Trailing 3-0 after doubles play, BC freshman,
Ryan Sham, gave the Bulldogs their first win of the day at No. 1 singles, (6-2, 6-3). Senior,
Christian Pena, helped cut the lead to 3-2 with a win at No. 4 singles (6-1, 6-0). However, the Hawks clinched the team victory shortly after with singles wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 slots.
MATCH RESULTS
| Singles competition |
| 1. Ryan Sham (BRKM) def. Christopher Popovic (HUNTER) 6-2, 6-3 |
| 2. Jairo Baquero Molina (HUNTER) def. Tre Laforce (BRKM) 6-0, 6-2 |
| 3. Nicholas Caicedo (HUNTER) def. Mujibur Shaad (BRKM) 6-4, 6-1 |
| 4. Christian Pena (BRKM) def. Justin Pazmino (HUNTER) 6-1, 6-0 |
| 5. Aymen Kuc (BRKM) vs. Kenneth Del Cid (HUNTER) 6-7 (8-10), unfinished |
| 6. John Kondouroudas (BRKM) vs. Anil Singh (HUNTER) 7-6 (7-4), unfinished |
| Match Notes |
| Hunter College 5-5 |
| Brooklyn College 5-6 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (1,4,2,3) |
| No. 3 Hunter defeats No. 2 Brooklyn to advance to CUNYAC Championship final. |
| Official: Leslie Angell |
