NEW YORK, NY - The Hunter College men's tennis team topped the John Jay Bloodhounds, 5-2 in the CUNYAC/HSS Championships at the USTA National Tennis Center this afternoon to the Championship Finals.

Hunter (8-6) will take on archrival Baruch College (14-2) on Thursday, May 3rd at 5pm at the USTA National Tennis Center in a battle for the CUNYAC's automatic berth to the NCAA Championships.

The Hawks got off to a 2-1 start after impressive doubles play. Luis Quintero and Yevgeny Perepelov dominated at first singles, knocking off Stephen Walz and Erkut Cakmak, 8-1. The Bloodhounds won the second doubles match but Arthur Kapetanakis and Robert Frischling-Sosman handled Luis Chirinos and Frantisek Demek, 8-2 to put the Hawks ahead.

Quintero nabbed the first Hawk victory in singles, defeating Pantaloukas, 6-0, 6-0 at second singles. Damen Ellingson kept the win streak alive with a victory at third singles as he knocked off Chirinos, 6-2 and 6-0. The Bloodhounds tallied their second victory at fifth singles but Irving Salazar prevailed in a battle at sixth singles, winning 6-3 and 6-4 over Demek to secure Hunter's 5-2 victory.

RESULTS:
Singles competition
1. Yevgeny Perepelov (HUNTER) vs. Erkut Cakmak (JOHNJAY) 6-4, 0-6, 1-0, unfinished
2. Luis Quintero (HUNTER) def. Andreas Pantaloukas (JOHNJAY) 6-0, 6-0
3. Damen Ellingson (HUNTER) def. Luis Chirinos (JOHNJAY) 6-2, 6-0
4. Arthur Kapetanakis (HUNTER) vs. Kelvin Rodriguez (JOHNJAY) 4-6, 3-4, unfinished
5. Stephen Walz (JOHNJAY) def. Robert Frischling (HUNTER) 6-0, 6-1
6. Irving Salazar (HUNTER) def. Frantisek Demek (JOHNJAY) 6-3, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. Luis Quintero/Yevgeny Perepelov (HUNTER) def. Stephen Walz/Erkut Cakmak (JOHNJAY) 8-1
2. Andreas Pantaloukas/Kelvin Rodriguez (JOHNJAY) def. Damen Ellingson/Irving Salazar-Puriz (HUNTER) 8-2
3. Arthur Kapetanakis/Robert Frischling (HUNTER) def. Luis Chirinos/Frantisek Demek (JOHNJAY) 8-2

Match Notes
John Jay College 8-5 (CUNYAC 6-1)
Hunter College 8-6 (CUNYAC 5-2)
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (2,5,6,3)