Women's Tennis

Top Two Seeds Pratt, Hunter Move On to CUNYAC Women's Tennis Championship Final

FLUSHING, N.Y. - The top two seeds in No. 1 Pratt and No. 2 Hunter advanced to the final of the 2026 CUNY Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Championship with semifinal victories on Tuesday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.

Pratt dispatched No. 4 seed Lehman by a 4-0 final, while the Hawks downed third-seeded Baruch 4-1.

Pratt and Hunter will meet Thursday, October 29 at 3 pm for the 2026 CUNYAC championship and the accompanying NCAA autobid to next spring's 2027 NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Championship.  Hunter is making its eighth straight finals appearance, while the Cannoneers reached the final in their first season in the conference.
Pratt 4, Lehman 0 | Box Score

Pratt (9-0) remained unbeaten as it dispatched Lehman (4-10) Tuesday afternoon.  Pratt secured the doubles point with 6-1 victories at the No. 1 and No. 3 positions. Pallavi Verghese and Beatrice Crespo defeated Amya Sanchez and Pat Santiago-Montes at the top flight, while Elva Yu and Sophia Schafler topped Awa Ndiaye and Mamie Kolley at No. 3.

Pratt completed the victory with three straight-set singles wins. Yu defeated Fernanda Navarrete 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5, followed by Crespo's 6-0, 6-0 victory over Sanchez at No. 2. Olivia Tao clinched the match with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Santiago-Montes at No. 4.

Hunter 4, Baruch 1 | Box Score

The Hawks (11-1) swept doubles play to take the opening point, with Apollinariia Stepanenko and Sara Novo earning a 6-3 victory at No. 2 doubles and Amber Lai and Sree Kolla posting a 6-0 win at No. 3. 

In singles action, Baruch (8-5) earned a point as Aishika Yadav posted a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Tchij at the No. 1 position. Hunter secured straight-set wins at the No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 positions, with Bichinashvili defeating Maria Prado 6-1, 6-3, Lai topping Eveline Aleksandrov 6-0, 6-1 and Julia Aksamentova beating Jacqueline Moreno 6-3, 6-2.

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