No. 2 Hunter Defeats Top-Seeded Pratt to Win Third Straight CUNYAC Women's Tennis Championship - CUNY Athletic Conference

Women's Tennis 10/29/2026 7:00:00 PM No. 2 Hunter Defeats Top-Seeded Pratt to Win Third Straight CUNYAC Women's Tennis Championship BOX SCORE FLUSHING, N.Y. - Second-seeded Hunter captured its third consecutive CUNY Athletic Conference Women's Tennis championship with a 4-2 victory over No. 1 Pratt Thursday afternoon at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The Hawks (12-1) rallied after dropping the doubles point to hand the Cannoneers (9-1) their first loss of the season. Hunter also avenged a 4-3 regular-season defeat to Pratt on October 18. Hunter senior Julia Aksamentova clinched the championship with a 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 victory over Sophia Schafler at No. 6 singles. Aksamentova was named the championship's Most Valuable Player for her performance, the second time in her career she earned Championship MVP honors. Pratt took the early advantage by sweeping the two completed doubles matches. Judith Song and Olivia Tao defeated Sara Novo and Apollinariia Stepanenko 6-4 at No. 2, while Pallavi Verghese and Beatrice Crespo secured the opening point with a 6-4 victory over Isabella Tchij and Ana-maria Bichinashvili at the top flight. Hunter responded in singles play, beginni...