Hunter College Athletics

Cruz completed her four-year women’s tennis career as the program’s all-time leader in singles victories and helped the team to four consecutive CUNYAC Championships. She was also a two-year member of the fencing team, winning 20 matches at foil. In 1999, she returned to Hunter to serve as head coach of the women’s tennis team and began what would become a tennis dynasty today. In six seasons at the helm, Cruz would guide the Hawks to five consecutive CUNYAC Championships and built up a 38-2 record against conference opponents.