ITHACA, N.Y. – The Big Red men's tennis team remained undefeated in Ivy League action with a 4-3 win over Brown this afternoon at the Reis Tennis Center. With the win, Cornell improves to 20-4 overall (3-0) and extended its home-match winning streak to 16 straight victories. The Bears fell to 13-6 on the season (0-3 Ivy).

Cornell swept all three doubles matches to earn the doubles point and take the early 1-0 lead.

A victory by Jonathan Jaklitsch at the No. 2 singles spot, followed by a pair of Brown wins notched the match at 2-2, leaving three three-set thrillers to decide the winner.

At the No. 1 spot, Andy Gauthier earned a hard-fought victory (4-6, 6-0, 6-4), but Mirza Klis fell at No. 3 (4-6, 6-1, 6-1) to deadlock the match again at 3-3.

The No. 6 match proved to be the decider, as Zhongming Chen fought back from a first set loss to seal the victory for the Big Red with a third-set tie-breaker (4-6, 6-0, 7-6 (7-1)).

The Big Red is back in action tomorrow, Sunday, April 10, as it plays host to Yale at the Reis Tennis Center at 2:00 p.m.

Cornell def. Brown; 4-3
Doubles
1. Bernstein/Jaklitsch (COR) def. Azarqui/Burke (BRN) 8-5
2. Feldman/Gauthier (COR) def. Au/Deighton (BRN); 9-8 (7-4)
3. Klis/McElwain (COR) def. Fife/Posner (BRN); 8-5

Singles
1. Gauthier (COR) def. Hill (BRN); 4-6, 6-0, 6-4
2. Jaklitsch (COR) def. Fife (BRN); 6-2, 6-2
3. Burke (BRN) def. Klis (COR); 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
4. Au (BRN) def. Feldman (COR); 7-5, 7-5
5. Azarqui (BRN) def. Bernstein (COR); 6-1, 6-4
6. Chen (COR) def. Klanke (BRN); 4-6, 6-0, 7-6 (7-1)