ITHACA, N.Y. — The men's tennis will ride a four-match winning streak into Ivy League play thanks to a 7-0 sweep of Buffalo on Sunday at Reis Tennis Center. Cornell (8-5) is ranked 52nd in the nation by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
 
Sophomore Chris Vrabel won his eighth consecutive decision at the No. 5 singles position, topping Jonathan Hannestad, 6-4, 6-2. Five of the Big Red's six singles victories came in straight sets, with sophomore Dylan Brown rallying to win at the No. 6 spot in a super tiebreaker. Sophomore Bernardo Casares has now won six straight matches at the No. 3 spot.
 
Cornell also won the doubles point for a fifth consecutive match, with the No. 2 tandem of senior Sam Fleck and sophomore Colin Sinclair and No. 3 duo of senior Quoc-Daniel Nguyen and junior Stefan Vinti cruising to easy wins.
 
The Big Red, which improved to 25-1 all-time against the Bulls in spring dual matches, kicks off Ivy League play at 2 p.m. Saturday at 29th-ranked Columbia.
 
#52 CORNELL 7, BUFFALO 0
Sunday's results; at Reis Tennis Center; Ithaca, N.Y.
Singles
1. Sam Fleck (C) def. Pablo Alvarez, 6-3, 6-4
2. Stefan Vinti (C) def. Damien David, 6-3, 6-2
3. Bernardo Casares Rosa (C) def. Sebastien Ionescu, 6-1, 6-2
4. Colin Sinclair (C) def. Amar Hromic, 6-1, 7-6
5. Chris Vrabel (C) def. Jonathan Hannestad, 6-4, 6-2
6. Dylan Brown (C) def. Sergio Arevalillo, 1-6, 6-2, (10-4)
Doubles
1. Casares Rosa/Vrabel (C) vs. Arevalillo/Hannestad, (DNF)
2. Fleck/Sinclair (C) def. David/Ionescu, 6-1
3. Quoc-Daniel Nguyen/Vinti (C) def. Noah Hajdu-Andersson/Akhil Mehta, 6-2