BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The men's tennis team pushed its record above .500 for the first time this season with a convincing 7-0 victory over Binghamton on Saturday at the Binghamton Tennis Center.
 
Cornell (6-5), which is tabbed 50th in the country in the most recent Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings, took the doubles point and went on to win four of six singles matches in straight sets. With the victory, Cornell improved to 24-3 all-time against Binghamton.
 
The Big Red won the top two doubles matches to take a 1-0 lead, then the top three spots in the singles order won their respective matches in straight sets. Sophomore Bernardo Casares Rosa dropped the fewest games of that bunch, winning 6-3, 6-2 at the No. 3 position. Stefan Vinti won 6-3, 6-3 at the No. 2 position, and senior Sam Fleck closed out Sid Hazarika, 6-3, 7-5.
 
Sophomore Dylan Brown had the Big Red's most convincing victory, topping his opponent at the No. 6 spot, 6-0, 6-4. Sophomores Chris Vrabel and Colin Sinclair rallied to win after dropping the first set of their respective matches.
 
The Big Red wraps up the non-league portion of its schedule next week when it plays host to St. John's on Wednesday and Buffalo on Sunday, March 22 at Reis Tennis Center.
 
#50 CORNELL 7, BINGHAMTON 0
Saturday's results; at Binghamton Tennis Center; Binghamton, N.Y.
Singles
1. Sam Fleck (C) def. Sid Hazarika, 6-3, 7-5
2. Stefan Vinti (C) def. Robin Lesage, 6-3, 6-3
3. Bernardo Casares Rosa (C) def. Eliott Hureau, 6-3, 6-2
4. Colin Sinclair (C) def. Ismael Dinia, 6-7, 6-1, (13-11)
5. Chris Vrabel (C) def. Frenk Kote, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
6. Dylan Brown (C) def. Douglas Notaris, 6-0, 6-4
Doubles
1. Casares/Vrabel (C) def. Dinia/Hazarika, 6-4
2. Fleck/Sinclair (C) def. Hureau/Lesage, 6-3
3. Quoc-Daniel Nguyen/Vinti (C) vs. Kote/Notaris, (DNF)