ITHACA, N.Y. – Sophomores Sam Fleck and Jason Luu both won singles and doubles matches, but Yale rallied for a 4-3 victory Saturday at Reis Tennis Center.
 
After Yale (16-4, 2-1 Ivy League) won the No. 1 doubles match, Cornell (12-7, 1-3 Ivy) took the next two matches to take a 1-0 lead heading into singles play. Luu teamed with classmate Quoc-Daniel Nguyen for a 9-7 win at No. 2 doubles, then Fleck and sophomore Kyle Berman defeated Yale's Matt Saiontz and Martin Svenning by an identical score at No. 3.
 
Cornell, ranked 51st by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, then got a straight-set victrory from Fleck at No. 2 singles. Two of the six singles matches went to a third set, including Luu's 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 win over Jason Brown at the No. 5 spot to tie the score at 3. Yale, ranked 65th by the ITA, then won the No. 6 singles matches to secure the victory.
 
The Big Red is back in action at 2 p.m. Sunday against Brown. The match at Reis Tennis Center is free and open to the public.
 
No. 65 YALE 4, No. 51 CORNELL 3
Saturday; at Reis Tennis Center; Ithaca, N.Y.
Singles
1. John Huang (Y) def. Venkat Iyer, 6-1, 6-3
2. Sam Fleck (C) def. Marc Powers, 6-3, 6-2
3. Daniel Hoffman (Y) def. Alex Sidney, 6-3, 6-2
4. Martin Svenning (Y) def. Quoc-Daniel Nguyen, 6-1, 6-1
5. Jason Luu (C) def. Jason Brown, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
6. Zachary Dean (Y) def. Kyle Berman, 6-3, 4-6, 6-7.
Doubles
1. Hoffman/Powers (Y) def. Iyer/Sidney, 8-4
2. Luu/Nguyen (C) def. Patrick Chase/Huang, 9-7
3. Berman/Fleck (C) def. Matt Saiontz/Svenning, 9-7