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Cornell Defeats Men’s Tennis 4-0

Men’s tennis ends BNP tourney run after loss to Cornell

Men's Tennis

Cornell Defeats Men’s Tennis 4-0

Men’s tennis ends BNP tourney run after loss to Cornell

INDIAN WELLS, Calif.— Idaho men's tennis ended BNP Paribas Open Collegiate Tournament play on Sunday with a 4-0 loss in the final consolation round to Cornell University.
 
Cornell won two of the three doubles matches and led at doubles No. 3 before claiming the edge heading into the singles round. The pairing of Carlos Longhi Neto and Lucas Coutinho fell 6-2 at No. 1 to Big Red. Cornell then took down Valentin Popescu and Esteban Santibanez 6-1 on court 2.
 
With three unfinished courts, Cornell went on to claim three singles matches to secure the match, 4-0.
 
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Idaho returns to the court March 23, hosting the University of Montana at 10 a.m.
 
Cornell 4, Idaho 0
Singles competition
  1. Ayeni, Alafia (CORN) vs. Neto, Carlos (IDAHO) 7-5, 3-2 DNF
  2. Kazakov, Lev (CORN) def. Santibanez, Esteban (IDAHO) 6-4, 6-2
  3. Volfson, David (CORN) def. Popescu, Valentin (IDAHO) 6-2, 6-0
  4. Bynoe, Evan (CORN) def. Coutinho, Lucas (IDAHO) 6-0, 6-2
  5. Vasa, Eero (CORN) vs Scarpelli, Guilherme (IDAHO) 6-4, 4-3 DNF
  6. Hansen, Jake (CORN) vs Casino, Bruno (IDAHO) 6-2, 4-1 DNF
 
Doubles competition
  1. Vasa E / Ayeni A (CORN) def. Neto / Coutinho (IDAHO) 6-2
  2. Hansen J / Soyfer D (CORN) vs Popescu / Santibanez (IDAHO) 6-1
  3. Kazakov L / McAllister J (CORN) vs Neto / Casino (IDAHO) 5-3 DNF
 
Match Notes:
Idaho 4-9
Cornell 8-7
 
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Players Mentioned

Lucas Coutinho

Lucas Coutinho

Senior
Esteban Santibanez

Esteban Santibanez

Junior

Players Mentioned

Lucas Coutinho

Lucas Coutinho

Senior
Esteban Santibanez

Esteban Santibanez

Junior
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