Easton, Mass. – (4/28/2013) – Chestnut Hill College's time at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II Championship Tournament came to an end this afternoon, as #5 Griffins lost to #1 New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) 5-0 in the final game of the East Regional. The Griffins nearly muscled a point away from the Bears at number three doubles, where freshmen Iman Williams-Mulesa (Pickering, Ontario) and Axe Owens (Trenton, N.J.) forced senior Gabriela Rodriguez (Hermosillo-Sonora, Mexico) and junior Valeria Savina (Vologda, Russia) to a 9-8 final.
 
Mulesa and Owens hoped to motivate Chestnut Hill College (19-9) with their effort at number three doubles. The Griffins had already dropped number two and number one doubles by 8-5 finals and despite the rookies valiant play, they could not sway NYIT's (23-3) momentum in single play. The top seeded Bears ended the match early with wins at number two singles 6-3, 6-0, and number one singles 6-0, 6-2, the remainder of the individual matches were left unfinished.
 
The Chestnut Hill College women's tennis team ends the 2012-2013 season with a 19-9 overall record, tying the program record for wins set last year. In the CACC, the Griffins were runner-up at the league championship after earning the #3 seed with a 6-2 league standing. Seniors, Maria Parapouras (Victoria, Australia), Anastasiya Shcherbakova (Minsk, Belarus), and junior Kelly Dennis (Cincinnati, Ohio) all recorded their 100^th career victory during the course of the season and were recognized with All-CACC selections after the close of the fall schedule.