Hunter's Women's Tennis Team Claims Tenth Consecutive CUNYAC Championship

The Hunter College women's tennis team claimed their tenth consecutive title on Sunday, November 1st, when they became the 2009 CUNY Athletic Conference women's tennis champions. Hunter's defeat of Baruch by a score of 5-4 automatically qualifies Hunter for the NCAA Division III championships to be held in the spring. Hunter has now beaten Baruch in the last five championship matches.

Hunter senior Evgeniya Kim, sophomore Ericka Jaramillo, senior Bomi Park and junior Veronica Efimenko led the team to victory by defeating Baruch's players in four out of the five singles matches that took place in the USTA Tennis Center in Flushing, NY. Kim was named the Championship's Most Valuable Player for the third time in as many years.

The NCAA Division III Championship Tournament begins on May 14, 2010. In their last three tournament appearances, the Hunter Hawks have compiled a 2-3 record with wins against Wilkes University in 2007 and 2008.