The men's tennis team defeated the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 9-0, in a conference home match played Tuesday afternoon at the U.S. National Tennis Center in Queens.

With the victory, the team is 11-2 overall and 7-0 in CUNYAC, which clinches first place and the top seed in the championship conference tournament that begins on Tuesday, April 22.

Against John Jay, the Bearcats swept all three doubles and six singles to also stretch their winning streak to eight-matches in a row.

The Bearcats will finish their regular-season schedule this Friday with a 3:30 pm home match against the College of Staten Island. Please note Baruch is the home team in a match to be played on the College of Staten Island tennis courts.

Tennis Match Result

Apr 15, 2008 at Flushing Meadows, N.Y.

Baruch 9, John Jay Bloodhounds 0

Singles competition:

1. Jed Wilder (BARUCH) def. Shao, Dong (JOHNJAY) 7-6 (7-3), 6-1

2. Tadas Valiukenas (BARUCH) def. Hicks, Matt (JOHNJAY) 6-0, 6-1

3. Emanuel Imperial (BARUCH) def. Alao, Adeola (JOHNJAY) 6-3, 6-2

4. Timmy Leon (BARUCH) def. Cedeno, Jonathan (JOHNJAY) 3-6, 6-0 (11-9)

5. Mikheil Sumbatashvi (BARUCH) def. Nelson, Matthew (JOHNJAY) 6-2, 6-0

6. Jonathan Choi (BARUCH) def. Sohm, Michael (JOHNJAY) 6-0, 6-2

Doubles competition:

1. Jed Wilder/Tadas Valiukenas (BARUCH) def. Hicks, Matt/Alao, Adeola (JOHNJAY) 8-0

2. Jonathan Choi/Mikheil Sumbatashvi (BARUCH) def. Shao, Dong/Cedeno, Jonathan (JOHNJAY) 8-3

3. Timmy Leon/Andrew Smith (BARUCH) def. Sohm, Michael/McGwire, Sean (JOHNJAY) 8-2

Match Notes:

John Jay 6-5, 5-3 CUNYAC

Baruch 11-2, 7-0 CUNYAC

Baruch clinches the #1 seed in the 2008 CUNYAC Men's Tennis Tournament.

Official: Robin Winter