The men’s tennis team lost a tough 5-4 CUNYAC match to rival Hunter College on Friday afternoon at the U.S. National Tennis Center in Queens.

The Bearcats (6-4, 5-3 CUNYAC) and Hunter (9-2, 6-0 CUNYAC) each won three singles encounters, but Hunter won the match by winning two of the three doubles to clinch the very competitive 5-4 score.

Tadas Valiukenas was victorious at #3 singles with a 6-2, 6-3 score, and combined with Steven Zak to win at second doubles with a dominant 8-1 score.

For a complete list of the results, please read below.

The men’s tennis team will return to action on Tuesday, April 20, with a 3:30 pm home match at the U.S. National Tennis Center against NYU.

Hunter College 5, Baruch 4 Box Score

Singles (Order of finish: 1, 2, 3, 5, 4, 6)

1. Alex Stanciu (H) def. Bryan Adler (B), 7-5, 6-1

2. Roy Forberg (H) def. Marcelo Kim (B), 6-3, 6-3

3. Tadas Valiukenas (B) def. Arthur Kapetanakis (H), 6-2, 6-3

4. Aleksandr Kolomiets (B) def. Noel Marrero (H), 4-6, 6-2, 6-2

5. Mikheil Sumbatashvili (B) def. Louis Cruz (H), 6-3, 3-6, 6-4

6. Irving Salazar (H) def. Aliaksei Misitau (B), 6-7 (1-7), 6-3, 6-1

Doubles competition: (Order of finish: 2, 1, 3)

1. Alex Stanciu/Ian Katz (H) def. Marcelo Kim/Damon Ye (B), 8-6

2. Tadas Valiukenas/Steven Zak (B) def. Roy Forberg/Noel Marrero (H),
8-1

3. Arthur Kapetanakis/Louis Cruz (H) def. Aleksandr Kolomiets/Andrew Smith (B), 8-6