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Lev Kazakov competes for the Cornell men's tennis team in a non-league victory over Iowa on Feb. 24, 2019 at Reis Tennis Center in Ithaca, N.Y. (Patrick Shanahan/Cornell Athletics)
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Men's Tennis

Men's Tennis Rolls In Sunday Sweeps of Yale, Niagara

ITHACA, N.Y. — The men's tennis team improved to 7-0 at home this season when it wrapped up a weekend sweep on Sunday with a victories of 4-0 over Yale and 7-0 against Niagara at Reis Tennis Center.
 
Cornell (11-8, 2-0 Ivy League) rolled to comfortable victories in both matches without dropping a single set. After rolling to three doubles wins against Yale (11-9, 0-3), the Big Red clinched with singles victories from juniors Lev Kazakov (No. 2) and Daniel Soyfer (No. 4), and sophomore Eero Vasa (No. 5). Cornell has now won 10 of its last 12 meetings with Yale.
 
The Big Red then used a scaled-down lineup against Niagara (0-13), not conceding more than three games in any set across the board. Competing at No. 4, junior Joseph McAllister won his first dual singles match of the season. Freshman Konstantin Kirovski (No. 5) also won handily in his first appearance since Feb. 24.
 
Cornell concludes its regular season with four its last five matches on the road. That starts at 1 p.m. Friday with a visit to Penn before returning to Ithaca to take on Princeton at 1 p.m. Sunday at Reis.
 

CORNELL 4, YALE 0

At Reis Tennis Center; Ithaca, N.Y.
Singles
1. Alafia Ayeni (C) vs. Dylan King, DNF
2. Lev Kazakov (C) def. Ryan Cheng, 6-1, 6-3
3. #30 David Volfson (C) vs. Cody Lin, DNF
4. Daniel Soyfer (C) def. Arnav Dhingra, 6-3, 6-4
5. Eero Vasa (C) def. Alan Sou, 6-4, 6-1
6. Evan Bynoe (C) vs. Nathan Brown, DNF
Doubles
1. #40 Soyfer/Volfson (C) def. Cheng/Lin, 6-2
2. Ayeni/Kazakov (C) def. Brown/King, 6-2
3. Joseph McAllister/Vasa (C) def. Dhingra/Andrew Heller, 6-1
 

CORNELL 7, NIAGARA 0

At Reis Tennis Center; Ithaca, N.Y.
Singles
1. Alafia Ayeni (C) def. Darrel Harxhi, 6-2, 6-0
2. Daniel Soyfer (C) def. Lukas Wenninger, 6-3, 6-1
3. Evan Bynoe (C) def. Bruno Goncalves, 6-0, 6-0
4. Joseph McAllister (C) def. Pere Padro Parra, 6-2, 6-2
5. Konstantin Kirovski (C) def. Eduardo Villalpando Heredia, 6-2, 6-1
6. Eero Vasa (C) won by default
Doubles
1. Ayeni/Lev Kazakov (C) def. Harxhi/Villalpando Heredia, 6-2
2. Bynoe/Kirovski (C) def. Goncalves/Padro Parra, 6-4
3. Not contested
 
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Players Mentioned

Alafia Ayeni

Alafia Ayeni

6' 3"
Sophomore
Evan Bynoe

Evan Bynoe

6' 0"
Sophomore
Lev Kazakov

Lev Kazakov

6' 3"
Junior
Joseph McAllister

Joseph McAllister

6' 1"
Junior
David Volfson

David Volfson

6' 0"
Senior
Daniel Soyfer

Daniel Soyfer

6' 1"
Junior
Eero Vasa

Eero Vasa

6' 1"
Sophomore
Konstantin Kirovski

Konstantin Kirovski

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Alafia Ayeni

Alafia Ayeni

6' 3"
Sophomore
Evan Bynoe

Evan Bynoe

6' 0"
Sophomore
Lev Kazakov

Lev Kazakov

6' 3"
Junior
Joseph McAllister

Joseph McAllister

6' 1"
Junior
David Volfson

David Volfson

6' 0"
Senior
Daniel Soyfer

Daniel Soyfer

6' 1"
Junior
Eero Vasa

Eero Vasa

6' 1"
Sophomore
Konstantin Kirovski

Konstantin Kirovski

Freshman