ITHACA, N.Y. – The Cornell men's tennis team advanced to the semifinals of the 2020 ECAC Indoor Tennis Championships on Friday, Feb. 14, defeating Ivy League foe Brown by a score of 4-0.

With a win on Friday, Cornell improves to 4-1 for the season and will face Dartmouth in the semifinals on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 3 p.m. Dartmouth defeated Yale on Friday to advance.
 
The Big Red opened things up with a pair of doubles victories at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles. Konstantin Kirovki and Daniel Soyfer combined at No. 2 doubles to defeat Peter Litsky and Teddy Van Eck by a score of 6-4. Evan Bynoe and Pietro Rimondini closed things out in doubles with a 6-3 win at No. 3, defeating Niraj Komatineni and Roger Chou.
 
Rimondini got things started in singles play, topping Komatineni at No. 5 singles in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1. Ayeni gave the Big Red a 3-0 advantage over the Bears at No. 2 singles, getting the best of Lam in two (6-4, 6-3). At No. 1 singles, Eero Vasa closed things out for Cornell, giving them the clean 4-0 sweep of Brown with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Jacob Walker.
 
Cornell 4, Brown 0
Ithaca, N.Y. | ECAC Men's Tennis Championship
Singles
1. Eero Vasa (COR) def. Jacob Walker (BRW), 7-5, 6-4
2. Alafia Ayeni (COR) def. Ching Lam (BRW), 6-4, 6-3
3. Lev Kazakov (COR) vs. Peter Litsky (BRW), unfinished
4. Evan Bynoe (COR) vs. Teddy Van Eck (BRW), unfinished
5. Pietro Rimondini (COR) def. Niraj Komatineni (BRW) 6-4, 6-1
6. Daniel Soyfer (COR) vs. Roger Chou (BRW), unfinished
 
Doubles
1. Eero Vasa/Alafia Ayeni (COR) vs. Jacob Walker/Ching Lam (BRW), unfinished
2. Konstantin Kirovski/Daniel Soyfer (COR) def. Peter Litsky/Teddy Van Eck (BRW), 6-4
3. Evan Bynoe/Pietro Rimondini (COR) def. Niraj Komatineni/Roger Chou (BRW), 6-3