For the second consecutive week Ben Cirilo is named the CUNYAC/HSS Rookie of the Week for the 2012 men’s tennis season. Cirilo won each of his matches this week with only a lost registered by default. The rookie from the Bronx started his week defeating his opponent Elijah Kim from Rutgers-Neward 7-5, 6-0 but not before taking the doubles win with partner Michael Tal against Kim and Gafar Ayinde, 8-5. In a conference matchup against the Brooklyn Bulldogs, Cirilo defeated Cheyne Tribbey 6-2,6-2 registering one of the two match wins for the Lightning.