STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – The Cornell men's tennis team dropped its second straight contest, falling to Penn State this afternoon, 5-2, at the Penn State Indoor Tennis Center in State College, Pa. With the loss, the No. 64 Big Red falls to 6-3 on the season, while the Nittany Lions improve to 4-2.

Cornell opened the doubles matches with a victory at No. 2 by Jonathan Jaklitsch and Evan Bernstein but PSU notched wins and No. 1 and No. 3 to take the early 1-0 lead.

A 6-3, 6-1 victory by Jaklitsch over Bryan Welnetz knotted the match at 1-1, but the Nittany picked up victories at No. 1, No. 3 and No. 4 singles to seal the victory.

Evan Bernstein earned a 6-4, 4-6, 10-7 win at No. 5 to account for the 5-2 final.


Penn State 5, No. 64 Cornell 2
Doubles
1. Eddie Bourchier/Jason Lee (PSU) def. Andy Gauthier/Jeremy Feldman (Cor); 8-5
2. Jonathan Jaklitsch/Evan Bernstein (Cor) def. Russell Bader/C.J. Griffin (PSU); 8-3
3. Bryan Welnetz/Chris Hasyn (PSU) def. Mirza Klis/Evan McElwain (Cor); 8-4

Singles
1. Eddie Bourchier (PSU) def. Andy Gauthier (Cor); 7-6, 6-3
2. Jonathan Jaklitsch (Cor) def. Bryan Welnetz (PSU); 6-3, 6-1
3. Jason Lee (PSU) def. Mirza Klis (Cor); 7-5, 6-4
4. Russell Bader (PSU) def. Jeremy Feldman (Cor); 7-6, 6-0
5. Evan Bernstein (Cor) def. Chris Hasyn (PSU); 6-4, 4-6, 10-7
6. Chris Young (PSU) def. Max Haskin (Cor); 6-2, 6-3

Order of Finish
Doubles: 2, 1, 3
Singles: 2, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6