ITHACA, N.Y. – The men's tennis team rolled to its fifth consecutive victory on Saturday, blanking St. John's, 7-0, at Reis Tennis Center. Cornell (10-4) is ranked 38^th in the country by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
 
The Big Red started off by winning the top two doubles matches to take a 1-0 lead. Junior Sam Fleck and freshman Chris Vrabel teamed up for an 8-1 win at the No. 1 position, and juniors Jason Luu and Quoc-Daniel Nguyen won the No. 2 match, 8-5, in a matchup of nationally ranked teams.
 
Ranked 121^st in the country, sophomore Stefan Vinti improved to 7-1 in dual-match singles by rallying from an opening-set loss to win in three. Junior Alex Sidney also went to a third set in his match at No. 4, but he rolled to a 6-0 win in that deciding set. Fleck breezed to a victory at the No. 1 position, dropping just one game over the two sets.
 
St. John's (8-5) lost for the first time in its last five matches. The Big Red, which is now 14-1 all-time against the Red Storm, opens Ivy League play at 1 p.m. next Saturday against Columbia at Reis Tennis Center.
 
No. 38 CORNELL 7, No. 74 ST. JOHN'S 0
Saturday's results; at Reis Tennis Center; Ithaca, N.Y.
Doubles
1. Sam Fleck/Chris Vrabel (C) def. Lucas Hehjal/Vaidik Munshaw, 8-1
2. #72 Jason Luu/Quoc-Daniel Nguyen (C) def. #68 R.J. Del Nunzio/Erick Reyes, 8-5
3. Bernardo Casares Rosa/Stefan Vinti (C) vs. MJ Every/Robert Livi, unfinished
Singles
1. Fleck (C) def. Reyes, 6-1, 6-0
2. #121 Vinti (C) def. Del Nunzio, 3-6, 7-6, (10-7)
3. Casares Rosa (C) def. Hehjal, 6-2, 7-6
4. Alex Sidney (C) def. Munshaw, 2-6, 6-3, 6-0
5. Vrabel (C) def. Livi, 6-3, 7-6
6. Luu (C) def. Gary Kushnirovich, 6-3, 6-4
Records: Cornell 10-4, St. John's 8-5