PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Cornell women's tennis team fell to No. 69-ranked Brown, 4-2, on Saturday afternoon at the Varsity Tennis Courts in the Creative Capital.

Cornell fell to 5-15 overall and 1-5 in Ivy League play while Brown improved its record to 17-7 and 5-1 in Ancient Eight play.

Brown's first two doubles tandems of Britany Lau and Addison Ahlstrom and Vivian Miller and Nora Lee claimed respective 6-3 and 6-1 victories to give the Bears the first point of the day.

Junior Lauren Stein and freshman Gia Graziano posted victories for the Big Red in singles action.

Stein overcame dropping the first set to Miller, 6-3, with commanding 6-0, 6-2 set victories.

Graziano won in straight sets over Olivia Mariotti, 6-2, 6-4, in the No. 6 match.

Freshman Emma Baker was the lone Big Red player to lose in three sets. Baker won the opening set, 6-2, but was only able to win two games against Lau in the next two sets, 6-1, 6-1.

Sophomore Alexandra Savu and senior Fatima El Ashram both fell in straight sets in the No. 4 and No. 5 singles matches.

Looking Ahead

Cornell will conclude its regular-season slate on Sunday when it travels to New Haven, Conn., to play Yale. Doubles action is scheduled to begin at noon.