NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- The Cornell men's tennis team earned a 4-3 win at Yale on Saturday afternoon, improving to 2-1 in Ivy play with the victory. The Big Red improved to 15-6 overall, while the Bulldogs fell to 9-10 (1-3 Ivy).

Cornell rallied to claim the doubles point after dropping the first completed match, winning at No. 1 and No. 3, with Pietro Rimondini and Evan Bynoe clinching the point with a 7-6 triumph.

The Big Red went 3-1 oin the top four spots of the lineup to earn the victory, retiring at No. 5 and No. 6 after the match had been won. No. 42 Alafia Ayeni topped 114th-ranked Michael Sun in the top spot on the ladder in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2. Radu Papoe and Rimondini also closed out straight sets victories at No. 3 and 4 to claim the team's 15th win of the year.

Cornell will meet Brown on Sunday, April 17 at 1 p.m. in Providence, R.I.

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#59 Cornell 4, Yale 3

Doubles
1. #34 Alafia Ayen/Vlad Melnic (C) def. Cody Linn/Renaud Lefevre (Y), 6-4
2. Theo Dean/Aidan Reilly (Y) def. Nathan Mao/Adit Sinha (C), 6-2
3. Pietro Rimodini/Evan Bynoe (C) def. Michael Sun/Luke Neal (Y), 7-6
Order of finish: 2,1,3

Singles
1. #42 Alafia Ayeni (C) def. #114 Michael Sun (Y), 6-2, 6-2
2. Theo Dean (Y) def. #105 Vlad Melnic (C), 6-3, 7-5
3. Radu Papoe (C) def. Cody Lin (Y), 6-4, 6-4
4. Pietro Rimondini (C) def. Aidan Reilly (Y), 6-2, 6-4
5. Walker Oberg (Y) def. Evan Bynoe (C), 4-6, 6-1, retired
6. Luke Neal (Y) def. Adit Sinha (C), 6-3, 2-6, 1-0 retired
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 4, 3