Tony Correa

Women's Tennis

Hunter Defeats Rival Baruch, 5-2, to Win 2022 CUNYAC/HSS Women’s Tennis Championship

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FLUSHING, N.Y. (Oct. 27, 2022) - After falling short last season in the championship match, top seeded Hunter College reclaimed the CUNYAC/HSS Women’s Tennis Championship after defeating No. 2 seed Baruch College, 5-2, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, NY. With the victory, Hunter earns the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Women’s Tennis Championship, set to be played in May.
 
In a rematch of the 2021 final, it was the top-seeded Hawks who came away with the victory, capturing their 23rd CUNYAC title in program history and their first since 2019.

“I was telling our team before the match that we haven’t played our best yet,” said Hunter head coach Alex Trezos, the 2022 CUNYAC Coach of the Year. “We were undefeated all year, but we had a lot of close calls. As coaches, it’s our job to get them to peak and I believe they did today.”
 
The Hawks, who entered the match unbeaten all season long, took two of three doubles matches from their archrival Bearcats. The duo of Angelina Catania and Sevinch Rakhmatdinov cruised to an 8-1 victory at No. 2 doubles, while Anna Chapko and Mia Chan won their doubles contest by an 8-3 score, giving Hunter the early 2-1 edge.
 
In singles play, Ava Deguzman, the 2022 CUNYAC Player of the Year, made it a 2-2 match with an 6-1, 6-2 victory at No. 1 singles. Hunter regained the lead when Rakhmatdinov, the 2022 CUNYAC Rookie of the Year, collected her second win of the championship with a 6-3, 6-4 victory at No. 3 singles.
 
Chan put the Hawks one win away with her 6-2, 6-2 victory at No. 5 singles, while Catania clinched the title for Hunter with a 7-5, 6-1 win at No. 2 singles. For her performance in the afternoon, the sophomore was named the championship’s Most Valuable Player.

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