Cornell University Athletics

2025-26 | SOPHOMORE SEASON
Earned unanimous first-team All-Ivy League honors while emerging as one of the nation’s top players, finishing the season ranked No. 39 in the ITA singles rankings … compiled a 24-10 overall singles record and a 14-7 mark in dual play, including 4-3 in Ivy League competition, primarily at the No. 1 position … opened the fall season with 10 consecutive victories, including wins over multiple ranked opponents … totaled six wins over nationally ranked players and advanced to the ITA East Sectional Championships after reaching the quarterfinals at the ITA Northeast Regional … delivered one of the most significant wins in program history, defeating two-time NCAA singles champion and three-time finalist Michael Zheng of Columbia in a three-set battle to clinch Cornell’s Ivy League title … topped Arkansas' 17th-ranked Jakub Vrba in the first round of the NCAA TOurnament ... added key dual-match victories over ranked opponents from Old Dominion, Penn and Harvard … also contributed in doubles, posting a 17-10 overall record, including 10-8 in dual matches primarily alongside Eric Verdes at the No. 1 position … the tandem earned multiple ranked wins, including victories over top-15 and top-60 nationally ranked pairs … played a central role in Cornell’s 13-2 stretch to close the season, including the Ivy League championship run and a spot in the second round at NCAAs.

2024-25 I FRESHMAN SEASON
Posted a 10-10 record in singles competition while playing from No. 2-4 in the lineup ... excelled in doubles with an 11-4 record, including 6-3 with senior Radu Papoe ... earned a 6-3 victory over 41st-ranked team from Old Dominion.

PRIOR TO CORNELL
Played three years of tennis at Colégio João Paulo II.

PERSONAL
Rodrigo Gonçalves Fernandes is the son of Bruno José da Cruz Fernandes and Catarina Susana Alves Portela Gonçalves ... enrolled in the College of Engineering.