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Senior Season — 2016-17
Vrabel earned his second career All-Ivy League honor, where he was once again placed on the second team in doubles after posting a team-best 13 victories against eight losses in dual matches. His year started fast with a remarkable run to the USTA/ITA Northeast Region singles title, highlighted by six victories all in straight sets. His 11 singles victories in fall tournament play led the team. In spring dual matches, he had a pristine 9-1 mark from the No. 1 position, where he started off competing with Bernardo Casares Rosa before ended the year with Colin Sinclair. Four of the latter combination's victories came in Ivy League play, including a win over the nation's 25th-ranked pairing from Princeton. The duo also delivered a victory in the first round of the NCAA Baylor Regional, helping the Big Red to a 4-0 victory over Rice for the program's first-ever NCAA tournament win. Vrabel was also 13-7 in singles, proving to be one of the nation's best entries at the No. 4 position as evidenced by his 7-1 mark there. He had six straight victories through a particularly challenge part of the non-league slate, culminating with a three-set victory against an opponent from Oklahoma. He then delivered four Ivy victories and won in straight sets against Rice in NCAAs.

Junior Season — 2015-16
Vrabel was 9-8 in doubles and 7-11 in singles, where he finished the year ranked 17th in the Northeast Region by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. All of his doubles matches came alongside Bernardo Casares Rosa, with the duo competing at the Nos. 1 or 2 positions for the duration of the dual season. In singles, Vrabel was particularly strong in the middle of non-league play when he won six out of seven matches from Feb. 7 to March 5. ... In fall tournaments, Vrabel was 3-2 in singles including a third-place finish in the Cordish Bracket at the Ivy Plus Tournament and a trip into the Round of 32 at the USTA/ITA Northeast Regional Championships. He was also 4-2 in doubles, finishing second in the 1st Doubles Bracket alongside David Volfson at the Ivy Plus event.

Sophomore Season — 2014-15
Vrabel was named to the All-Ivy League second team for doubles after posting a solid 12-7 record alongside Bernardo Casares Rosa as the Big Red's exclusive entry at the No. 1 position in dual matches. They were an impressive 4-2 in Ivy League matches, including three victories against nationally-ranked tandems from Brown, Penn and Princeton. Vrabel was also a stellar 16-2 in singles matches in the Nos. 3, 4 and 5 positions. He ended the season on an incredible 14-match winning streak, including a perfect 7-0 mark in Ivy League matches. He also defeated a nationally-ranked opponent when he knocked off Princeton's Luke Gamble on Feb. 14 when Gamble was ranked 105th in the nation by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. ... In fall tournaments, Vrabel was 5-3 in singles with a second-place finish in the Pagoda bracket at the Princeton/Farnsworth Invitational. He was also 5-2 in doubles, teaming with Casares Rosa to advance to the semifinals of the USTA/ITA Northeast Regionals and pairing up with Stefan Vinti to advance to the finals of the White bracket at the UVa Fall Classic.

Freshman Season — 2013-14
Vrabel was 7-11 in singles and 7-8 in doubles in spring dual matches. He competed anywhere from the No. 3 to No. 6 positions in singles, including a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Yale's Photos Photiades at the No. 5 spot on April 12 for his first Ivy League singles victory. In doubles, Vrabel most frequently competed with All-Ivy League selection Sam Fleck at the No. 2 position. The duo had a 2-3 mark in Ivy play, including victories over teams from Brown and Penn. ... In fall tournament, Vrabel was 9-3 in singles and 8-2 in doubles. He won the Pagoda singles bracket title of the Princeton Invitational on Sept. 15, then wrapped up the fall season by advancing to quarterfinals of the USTA/ITA Northeast Regional Championships. He also won the doubles portion of regionals alongside Fleck, defeating Jason Luu and Quoc-Daniel Nguyen in an all-Cornell final on Oct. 23 at Reis Tennis Center.

Prior to Cornell
Vrabel is one of the top recruits in the country, receiving a rare blue chip rating and No. 18 ranking from Tennis Recruiting Network — the highest among any incoming Ivy League player and the highest to recently come to Cornell. "A student at the prestigious Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Northern Virginia, Chris chose Cornell over some of the best schools in the country," said Silviu Tanasoiu, the Director of Intercollegiate Tennis and the Savitt-Weiss Head Coach of Men's Tennis. "Despite his high ranking, Chris has untapped potential that rigorous training will unleash. He is an exciting player to develop and he will make a name for himself in college tennis."

Personal
Christopher James Vrabel is the son of Jim and MiRan Vrabel, and he has an older sister. He is enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.