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Men's Tennis Tops St. John's, 6-1, To Win Sixth Straight

ITHACA, N.Y. — The men's tennis team started receiving votes for the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's Top 25 this week — then the Big Red backed it up Saturday with a 6-1 victory over three-time defending Big East champion St. John's at Reis Tennis Center.

The No. 1 doubles team of seniors Bernardo Casares Rosa and Chris Vrabel started the day with a victory to improve to 5-0 on the season, then the No. 3 tandem of senior Dylan Brown and freshman Lev Kazakov clinched the doubles point to give Cornell a 1-0 lead.

Senior Colin Sinclair improved to 5-0 in singles, easily winning from the No. 3 spot. Kazakov also had little trouble in his match at the top spot and the Big Red suddenly enjoyed a 3-0 lead. Freshman Pietro Rimondini clinched the win with a straight-set decision at No. 5.
 
With the win, Cornell improved to 6-0 on the season and continued its best start to a dual season since 2004. The Big Red is now 17-1 all-time against the Red Storm.
 
CORNELL 6, ST. JOHN'S 1
Singles
1. Lev Kazakov (C) def. Andrei Crapcenco, 6-2, 6-2
2. Roberto Livi (SJ) def. #62 Chris Vrabel, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
3. Colin Sinclair (C) def. Luka Sucevic, 6-1, 6-3
4. Daniel Grunberger (C) def. Alan Nunez Aguilera, 6-3, 3-2
5. Pietro Rimondini (C) def. Ognjen Trejgut, 6-4, 6-3
6. Bernardo Casares Rosa (C) def. Alex Roszkowski, 7-6, 6-3
Doubles 
1. Casares/Vrabel (C) def. Crapcenco/Sucevic, 6-3
2. Rohan Sikka/Sinclair (C) vs. Livi/Nunez, DNF
3. Dylan Brown/Kazakov (C) def. Roszkowski/Trejgut, 6-3
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Players Mentioned

Dylan Brown

Dylan Brown

5' 10"
Senior
Bernardo Casares Rosa

Bernardo Casares Rosa

5' 8"
Senior
Colin Sinclair

Colin Sinclair

6' 3"
Senior
Chris Vrabel

Chris Vrabel

6' 2"
Senior
Daniel Grunberger

Daniel Grunberger

5' 11"
Junior
Lev Kazakov

Lev Kazakov

Freshman
Pietro Rimondini

Pietro Rimondini

Freshman
Rohan Sikka

Rohan Sikka

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Dylan Brown

Dylan Brown

5' 10"
Senior
Bernardo Casares Rosa

Bernardo Casares Rosa

5' 8"
Senior
Colin Sinclair

Colin Sinclair

6' 3"
Senior
Chris Vrabel

Chris Vrabel

6' 2"
Senior
Daniel Grunberger

Daniel Grunberger

5' 11"
Junior
Lev Kazakov

Lev Kazakov

Freshman
Pietro Rimondini

Pietro Rimondini

Freshman
Rohan Sikka

Rohan Sikka

Freshman