Nov. 24, 2002

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Cornell opened the 2002-03 in fine fashion with a 7-2 win at Pennsylvania on Saturday afternoon. The Big Red won at four of the top five positions in the lineup and won a pair of 3-2 victories to secure the victory.

After William Cheng dropped a 3-0 decision to Richard Repetto at No. 1, Matt Serediak, Neal Soo, Ben Bernstein and Tim Nagel all captured victories at the No. 2-5 slots. Also claiming wins were Jeff Porter (No. 7), Mike Delany (No. 8) and Dan Galbraith (No. 9). Both Soo and Galbraith rallied after dropping the first two games to win three straight and claim the win. Cornell returns to action tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. when it meets up with Princeton.

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Cornell 7, Penn 2
#1 Richard Repetto (P) def. William Cheng (C), 3-0
#2 Matt Serediak (C) def. Sam Miller (P), 3-1
#3 Neal Soo (C) def. Jacob Himmelrich (P), 3-2
#4 Ben Bernstein (C) def. Colby Emerson (P), 3-0
#5 Tim Nagel (C) def. Jon Katz (P), 3-0
#6 Drew Crockett (P) def. Matt Greenberg (C), 3-1
#7 Jeff Porter (C) def. Eric Bardawil (P), 3-0
#8 Mike Delany (C) def. Dan Rottenberg (P), 3-1
#9 Dan Gailbraith (C) def. Chris Miller (P), 3-2

Exhib. Geoff Fong (C) def. Matt Vergare (P), 3-1

Records: Cornell 1-0, Penn 0-1