Flushing, NY----In a repeat of last year's CUNYAC Championship match, the No. 2 Brooklyn College men's tennis team fell to top-seeded Baruch College in the conference tournament final, 5-0, at the the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Thursday.  The Bulldogs close out the 2024-25 campaign with a 6-8 overall record while the Bearcats improve to 12-3 while punching their ticket to their seventh straight NCAA Tournament.  

The Bearcats grabbed a 3-0 lead following three competitive doubles matches.  Mujibur Shaad and Allen Mardakhayev fell at the No. 2 slot, 8-5, followed by Ryan Sham and Craig Pazarecki at the top-flight, 8-4.  Ryan Badre-Hume and Maximiliano Jarry Monroy were also outlasted, 8-5, at No. 3 doubles.  

Baruch clinched the championship victory by winning at No. 3 and then No. 2 singles.  Mardakhayev had a battle in progress, 6-6, at No. 4 singles and freshman, Dennis Shender, was leading (6-3, 1-1) when play was suspended.