Saints Fall to #50 Big Red

by: 

Tara Freeman

Ren Gates '11 (pictured) and partner Tony Wilkey battled Cornell at first doubles.

Apr. 17:  The St. Lawrence University men's tennis team dropped a non-conference match against division 1 foe and nationally ranked No. 50 Cornell, 7-0, in Ithaca, NY.  The Big Red, which earned a share of the Ivy League title for the first time in program history on Sunday, improved to 25-4 on the season, while the Saints fell to 5-7. 

The Scarlet and Brown will battle Hamilton on Tuesday, April 19 in Hamilton, NY.  The match is scheduled to begin at 4:00 pm. 

#50 Cornell 7, St. Lawrence 0
Ithaca, NY (Reis Tennis Center)
April 17, 2011

Doubles:
1. Iyer/Quay (C) def. Wilkey/Gates (SLU) 8-4
2. Clark/Cromwell (C) def. Cook/Rogers (SLU) 8-1
3. Chen/Song (C) def. Timpone/Gaboury (SLU) 8-1

Singles:
1. Iyer (C) def. Tony Wilkey (SLU) 6-0, 6-0
2. Chen (C) def. Ren Gates (SLU) 6-0, 6-0
3. Song (C) def. Will Cook (SLU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Clark (C) def. Tom Timpone (SLU) 6-0, 6-0
5. Cromwell (C) def. Chris Rogers (SLU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Karson (C) def. Jesse Gaboury (SLU) 6-1, 6-1

Cornell: 25-4; Ranked #50 in Division 1
St. Lawrence: 5-7