PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Big Red women's tennis team fell to No. 43 Brown, 5-2, this afternoon at the Varsity Tennis Center in Providence, R.I. With the loss, Cornell slipped to 9-8 overall and 1-3 in the Ivy League while the Bears improve to 14-6 overall and 3-0 in the conference.

The Bears earned the doubles point with victories at the No. 1 and No. 3 spots to take the early 1-0 lead and quickly stretched its advantage to 3-0 with wins at No. 3 and No. 5 singles. Ryann Young got Cornell on the board with a 6-1, 6-3 victory at the No. 2 spot, but Brown victories at No. 4 and No. 6 sealed the win for the home team.

Christine Ordway wrapped up the scoring with a hard-fought three-set victory at No. 1, as she defeated Misia Krasowski; 4-6, 6-2, 7-5.

Cornell is back in action tomorrow, Sunday, April 10 as it travels to Yale to take on the No. 35 Bulldogs at the Cullman-Haymen Tennis Center at noon.

Brown def. Cornell; 5-2
Doubles
1. B. Aboubakare/Harrow (B) def. Comolli/Comolli (C); 8-5
2. Ordway/Young (C) def. Caldwell/Herzberg (B); 8-4
3. Flanzer/Krasowski (B) def. Chis/Dumitrescu (C); 8-1

Singles
1. Ordway (C) def. Misia Krasowski (B); 4-6, 6-2, 7-5
2. Young (C) def. Bianca Aboubakare (B); 6-1, 6-3
3. Cassandra Herzberg (B) def. Chis (C); 6-0, 6-1
4. Jessica Harrow (B) def. K. Comolli (C); 6-2, 6-3
5. Ariel Caldwell (B) def. Dumitrescu (C); 6-3, 6-3
6. Julie Flanzer (B) def. O'Neil (C); 6-4, 6-3

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