ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell men's tennis team snapped a mini-skid, getting back on track with a 7-0 sweep of St. John's on Sunday afternoon at the Reis Tennis Center. The Big Red improved to 12-5 on the season, including 11-2 at home, while snapping a two-game losing streak. The Red Storm slipped to 12-4 on the year 

Cornell won four singles matches in straight sets, with Alafia Ayeni handing Axel Villa Antuna just his second loss of the season at No 1 with a 6-2, 6-3 win. He also teamed with Vladislav Melnic fora 6-1 victory at No, 1 doubles against Vila Antuna and Ignacio Garcia. The Red Storm doubles tandem entered the day 8-2. 

Radu Papoe and Pietro Rimondini combined to lose just six games in easy wins at No. 3 and No, 4 singles and teamed up for a 6-4 win at No. 3 doubles to earn the point entering into singles play.

Cornell begins Ivy play and looks to continue its home success when it hosts Dartmouth (Saturday, April 9 at 1 p.m.) an Harvard (Sunday, April 10 at 1 p.m.) at Reis Tennis Center.

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#59 Cornell 7, St. John's 0
April 3, 2022 * Reis Tennis Center (Ithaca, N.Y.)

Doubles
1. Alafia Ayeni/Vladislav Melnic (COR) def. Axel Vila Antuna/Ignacio Garcia (SJU), 6-1
2. Charlie James/Ryota Kaneda (SJU) def. Adit Sinha/Nathan Mao (COR), 6-3
3. Radu Papoe/Pietro Rimondini (COR) def. Carl Gustavsson/Vlad Vasilache (SJU), 6-4
 
Singles
1. Alafia Ayeni (COR) def. Axel Vila Antuna (SJU), 6-2, 6-3
2. Vladislav Melnic (COR) def. Carl Gustavsson (SJU), 6-4, 7-5
3. Radu Papoe (COR) def. Charlie James (SJU), 6-1, 6-0
4. Pietro Rimondini (COR) def. Ignacio Garcia (SJU), 6-1, 6-4
5. Adit Sinha (COR) def. Vlad Vasilache (SJU), 6-4, 4-6, 10-5
6. Nathan Mao (COR) def. Giuseppe De Camelis (SJU), 6-2, 4-6, 10-6