NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The men's tennis team finished in fourth place at the ECAC Indoor Championships on Sunday after a 4-3 loss to Princeton at Yale's Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center.
 
In doubles, junior David Volfson teamed with sophomore Joseph McAllister won at No. 3, but Princeton won the top two matches to take an early 1-0 lead. Volfson then rolled to a 6-4, 6-1 victory at No. 1 singles to tie the match.
 
Sophomore Pietro Rimondini won his second match of the weekend at No. 5 right around the time Princeton wrapped up the match No. 2 to keep the score tied, now at 2-2, to put the balance of the match on the remaining three singles matches.
 
Princeton struck first by winning at No. 4, then sophomore Lev Kazakov fought off a loss in the first set to win the third set to tie the score at 3 as junior Jake Hansen staged a valiant comeback attempt at No. 6. Down 5-0 in the third, Hansen fought off his opponent's service for the match twice before Princeton hung on for the victory.
 
Cornell (3-5) will take next weekend off before returning to action with a busy March 2-4 weekend in the Midwest. The Big Red will play three matches over those three days against Iowa, Oregon and Wisconsin.
 
PRINCETON 4, CORNELL 3
At Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center; New Haven, Conn.
Singles
1. David Volfson (C) def. Ryan Seggerman, 6-4, 6-1
2. Kial Kaiser (P) def. Alafia Ayeni, 6-2, 6-2
3. Lev Kazakov (C) def. Damian Rodriguez, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
4. Luke Gamble (P) def. Daniel Grunberger, 6-4, 7-5
5. Pietro Rimondini (C) def. Diego Vives , 6-4, 6-1
6. Davey Roberts (P) def. Jake Hansen, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
Doubles
1. Gamble/Rodriguez (P) def. Hansen/Kazakov (C), 7-6(3)
2. Payton Holden/Seggerman (P) def. Ayeni/Bynoe, 7-6(2)
3. McAllister/Volfson (C) def. Kaiser/Vives, 6-4
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1), Singles (1,2,5,4,3,6)