FLUSHING, N.Y - The second seeded Hunter College women's tennis team defeated No. 3 Baruch College in the City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) tournament semifinal.
The Hawks impressed in doubles with a 6-2 win in No. 1, a 6-3 win in No. 2, and a 6-0 clean slate in No. 3 from
Sree Kolla and
Amber Lai to complete the sweep.
Hunter carried that momentum into singles play, where
Apollinariia Stepanenko secured a 6-0 victory at the No. 2 position. Rookie
Ana-maria Bichinashvili impressed in with a 6-1, 6-3 win in No. 4 singles.
Julia Aksamentova, the CUNYAC September Scholar-Athlete of the Month, earned a victory at No. 6 singles in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2.
The Purple and Gold return to the court on Thursday, Oct. 29 where they will face the Cannoneers of Pratt Institute in the CUNYAC championship final.
