ITHACA, N.Y. — Senior Colin Sinclair and sophomore David Volfson clinched the doubles point, then went on to win their respective singles matches to lead the men's tennis team to a 4-1 victory over Clemson on Friday afternoon at Reis Tennis Center.
 
Cornell (9-1), which enters the weekend with an Intercollegiate Tennis Association national ranking of 24th, started up with a 6-4 win at No. 2 doubles from the senior tandem of Bernardo Casares Rosa and Chris Vrabel. Sinclair and Volfson then clinched at No. 1 to give the Big Red a 1-0 lead.
 
Clemson (8-3), which is ranked 43th in the nation, equalized at No. 1 singles before Cornell took control for hood. In his second singles match of the dual season, Volfson closed out his opponent at No. 2 to give the Big Red the lead. Vrabel won in similarly dominant fashion at No. 3, then senior Colin Sinclair clinched the match at No. 4 by winning in a second-set tie-breaker. Cornell improved to 3-0 all-time against Clemson.
 
The Big Red is next in action on Sunday with a pair of matches at Reis Tennis Center. Cornell takes on 31st-ranked Wisconsin (5-1) at 11 a.m., then wraps up the day at 4 p.m. against Colgate.
 
#24 CORNELL 4, #43 CLEMSON 1
Singles
1. Alex Favrot (Clm) def. Lev Kazakov, 6-2, 6-2
2. David Volfson (Cor) def. Daffra Sanon, 6-1, 6-2
3. #115 Chris Vrabel (Cor) def. Robert Dudley, 6-1, 6-3
4. Colin Sinclair (Cor) def. Sam Edwards, 6-1, 7-6
5. Daniel Grunberger (Cor) vs. Arturo Pinazo, DNF
6. Bernardo Casares Rosa (Cor) vs. Carlos Kelaidis, DNF
Doubles
1. Sinclair/Volfson (Cor) def. Dudley/Pinazo, 6-2
2. Casares Rosa/Vrabel (Cor) def. Edwards/Sanon, 6-4
3. Al Hill/Kazakov (Cor) vs. Favrot/Kelaidis, DNF
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1), Singles (1,2,3,4)