Clemson Falls at Cornell Friday

ITHACA, N.Y. – The Clemson men’s tennis team lost a 4-0 decision to Cornell in Ithaca, N.Y. on Friday evening. With the loss, the Tigers dropped to 8-7, while the Big Red improved to 6-5 with the win.

Cornell claimed the doubles point with wins at No. 2 and No. 3, and then picked up singles wins at No. 2, No. 3 and No. 6 to clinch the match.

The Tigers return to action on Sunday, March 10 with an 11 a.m. match at 23^rd-ranked Penn in Philadelphia, Pa.

CORNELL 4, CLEMSON 0
At Reis Tennis Center; Ithaca, N.Y.

Singles (Order of finish: 6, 2, 3)

1. Alafia Ayeni (Cornell) vs. Yizhou Liu (Clemson), 6-3, 5-3, unfinished
2. Lev Kazakov (Cornell) def. Simon Baudry (Clemson), 6-2, 6-2
3. Daniel Soyfer (Cornell) def. Teodor Giusca (Clemson), 6-0, 7-5
4. Evan Bynoe (Cornell) vs. Matteo Vialmin (Clemson), 7-6(6), 4-3, unfinished
5. Eero Vasa (Cornell) vs. Pierre-Louis Dodens (Clemson), 6-7, 2-2, unfinished
6. Pietro Rimondini (Cornell) def. Jacob Jahn (Clemson), 6-4, 6-0

Doubles (Order of finish: 2, 3)

1. Ayeni/Vasa (Cornell) vs. Baudry/Liu, unfinished
2. Jake Hansen/Soyfer (Cornell) def. Dodens/Jahn (Clemson), 6-3
3. Kazakov/David Volfson (Cornell) def. Giusca/Vialmin (Clemson), 7-5