Men's Tennis | 4/25/2017 12:29:00 PM

New York, NY – The Hunter men's tennis team secured the #2 seed in the 2017 CUNYAC/HSS Men's Tennis Championship Tournament as announced by the conference. The Hawks earned a bye into the semifinals and will begin play on Sunday, April 30^th.
 
The Hawks capped the regular season with an overall mark of 7-6 and a CUNYAC mark of 5-1 to earn the second seed in the tournament behind only Baruch. The format of the tournament features the top-six teams with the first and second seeds earning a first round bye into the semifinals.
 
The Hawks await the winner of Staten Island and John Jay and will begin play on Sunday, April 30^th at the tennis courts at College of Staten Island. First serve is scheduled for a 2:30pm start. Should they win, they will advance to the CUNYAC finals which will be held on the campus of CSI on Thursday, May 4^th with a 3pm start.
 
Over the last two years, Hunter has claimed the CUNYAC crown, defeating Baruch each time. The Purple and Gold will attempt a three-peat this year with an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament on the line.
 
The full Tournament slate is below.
 
2017 CUNYAC / HSS Men's Tennis Championship Seeding:
#1 Baruch (6-0)
#2 Hunter (5-1)
#3 Staten Island (4-2)
#4 Lehman/Brooklyn (2-3)
#5 Lehman/Brooklyn (2-3)
#6 John Jay (1-5)
 
Quarterfinals @ Higher Seed
Friday, April 28th
#6 John Jay @ #3 Staten Island (@ TBA)
#5 Lehman/Brooklyn @ #4 Lehman/Brooklyn (@ TBA)
 
Sunday, April 30th
Semifinals @ College of Staten Island
12 pm start
#1 Baruch vs. #4/#5 Winner
 
2:30 pm start
#2 Hunter vs. #3/#6 Winner  
 
Thursday, May 4th
Championship Final @ College of Staten Island (3:00 pm start, 2pm warm-up