PRINCETON, N.J. — Senior Stefan Vinti and freshman David Volfson won singles matches, but the 47th-ranked men's tennis team was handed a 4-2 loss by No. 64 Iowa on Sunday in the final day of the Big Ten/Ivy Challenge.
 
Iowa (2-1) took the early lead by winning the first two doubles matches to be completed by matching 6-3 margins. Four of the five singles matches to be played to completion were decided in straight sets, including Vinti's 6-4, 6-3 victory at the No. 5 position. Volfson won at the No. 1 spot for a second straight day, topping the Hawkeyes' Dominic Patrick, 7-5, 6-1.
 
Cornell returns home for a pair of non-league matches next weekend at Reis Tennis Center in Ithaca, N.Y. The Big Red hosts 56th-ranked Rice at 3 p.m. Friday and 21st-ranked Northwestern at 11 a.m. Sunday.
 
#64 IOWA 4, #47 CORNELL 2
Singles
1. David Volfson (C) def. Dominic Patrick, 7-5, 6-1
2. Lefteris Theodorou (I) def. Colin Sinclair, 6-1, 6-4
3. Josh Silverstein (I) def. Chris Vrabel, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
4. Bernardo Casares Rosa (C) vs. Robin Haden, DNF
5. Stefan Vinti (C) def. Jonas Larsen, 6-4, 6-3
6. Jake Jacoby (I) def. Maverick Lin, 6-1, 6-4
Doubles
1. Jacoby/Theodorou (I) def. Sinclair/Volfson, 6-3
2. Patrick/Silverstein (I) def. Casares Rosa/Vrabel, 6-3
3. Karim Arem/Vinti (C) vs. Haden/Nils Hallestrand, DNF
Records: Cornell 1-3, Iowa 2-1