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Tennis to Face Yale, Brown

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As the weather gets nicer, the opponents get tougher and the games become more consequential for the Cornell men’s and women’s tennis teams. After suffering losses to Harvard in their last outing, both the men’s and women’s teams look to return to their winning ways this weekend, in games against Ivy League foes, Yale and Brown.
The men’s team (10-5, 1-2 Ivy) was edged out by Harvard, 4-3, on Saturday. The loss reflected the team’s recent underwhelming play, having also lost to Columbia before its match against the Crimson. The Red, which previously held a six-game win streak over Spring Break, currently possesses a losing record, 1-2, against Ancient Eight rivals.

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Lightweights Look to Defend Matthews Cup

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Two teams of Cornell rowers will say goodbye to the familiar Cayuga Inlet after successful outings on the lake last weekend. The women will make the short trip to Syracuse today to compete in this evening’s races, while the lightweight men head to Penn to row in the Matthew’s Cup tomorrow. In the meantime, the men of the heavyweight crews will keep an eye on the Red’s John Collyer Boat House as they stay behind to train for the George Washington Invitational in Washington, D.C., on April 10.
The women, who were originally scheduled for Saturday engagements against Syracuse and Yale, were forced to change gears last minute when the race was moved back to tonight due to weather forecasts calling for unfavorable conditions in the area this weekend.

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Baseball Splits Twinbill With Bulldogs at Hoy Field

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The Red continued on its path back to respectability in Ivy League play by splitting a Tuesday home-field doubleheader with conference foe Yale.
Cornell dropped the first game, 3-2, but picked up a win in the second match, 4-2, bringing its record to 4-12 overall and 2-2 in Ivy play, while the Bulldogs sit at 6-9 and 2-2.
“I definitely think that we’re playing a lot looser now,” said sophomore first baseman Jadd Schmeltzer after the win. “We’re starting to get to that level where, you know what, we’re going out there and we’re confident, and we’re getting ready to play the best baseball we can.”

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Softball Sweeps Yale In Doubleheader

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The softball team took over sole possession of first place in the Ivy League with its doubleheader sweep of Yale yesterday afternoon in Sunday’s rescheduled matchup. The Red followed a 4-2 win in Game 1 with a 12-3 runaway five-inning victory in the second part of the twinbill. Cornell improves to 4-0 in Ancient Eight play and 23-5 overall. The team lit up Niemand-Robison Field with a home run display, as juniors Elise Menaker and Ashley Garvey and seniors Jessy Berkey and Meg Risica each went deep. Menaker went 3-for-5 on the day with five RBIs, and contributed a double in addition to her two homers. Garvey batted .500 and drove in four runs, while Berkey collected three hits in five at-bats –– good for two RBIs.

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Baseball Looks to Snap 10-Game Skid

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The men’s baseball team, losers of 10 straight games, limps into Ivy League play to take on Brown and Yale this weekend. The teams are practically mirror images of each other — each struggling to find consistent pitching to match their potent bats. If these characteristics hold true, prepare for some slugfests.
“Brown’s a really good hitting team,” said junior outfielder Nate David. “They’ve got a few guys in their lineup, some older guys, who can swing it.”
Brown’s senior shortstop Matt Nuzzo and his double play partner sophomore Ryan Zrenda have done the heavy lifting thus far, racking up 50 total bases between them. The combo has also provided airtight defense up the middle for Brown’s bevy of ground ball pitchers.

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Softball Team Ready for Ivy Play

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After an impressive outing in Florida last week, the women’s softball team is more than prepared to launch into the main attraction of the spring season: Ivy League competition. Cornell is scheduled to play two doubleheaders this weekend at its home venue, Niemand-Robison Field, against Brown (4-10) and Yale (9-11) to open the Ivy League season. The Red will take on the Bears and the Bulldogs tomorrow and Sunday with 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. starts on both days.
The softball team returned to Ithaca on Sunday and was forced to quickly snap back to reality, with farmer’s tans as the only remnants to show for the 17-game stretch of Spring Break.

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Cornell Shut Out by Yale in ECAC Championships

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ALBANY — The men’s hockey team advanced to the ECAC Hockey tournament finals with a 4-3 double overtime stunner over Princeton on Friday night, but fell to Yale in the title game, 5-0. Cornell finishes the year second in ECAC Hockey rankings and received an at-large berth to the NCAA tournament for the first time since the 2005-06 season.

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Sweet Revenge: M. Lax Defeats Blue Devils

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Just a general warning: Max Seibald holds grudges. Apparently, so does the rest of the men’s lacrosse team. Tuesday, the No. 8 Duke (6-3) lacrosse team found this out the hard way, succumbing to a focused and cohesive Red squad, 10-6, and allowing No. 3/4 Cornell (5-1, 1-0 Ivy) a feeling of at least partial vindication following the Blue Devils’ two stinging victories in the 2005 and 2007 NCAA tournaments, including the heartbreaking one-point win in the semifinals two years ago. The Red then rode its momentum to a 15-8 win over Ivy rival Yale (3-2, 1-1 Ivy) to kick off its Ivy League season on Saturday in New Haven, Conn.

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Men's Hockey to Take On Yale for ECAC Title

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The men’s hockey team will face off against Yale at 7:15 p.m. for the ECAC Hockey title. The team advanced to the finals after a 4-3 double overtime win against Princeton last night. The Red trailed, 3-1, in the third period but two goals set up the extra periods, and forward Colin Greening finished it off with a shot from between the circles halfway through the second overtime.

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Men's Hockey Shut Out by Yale in ECAC Hockey Title Game

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Yale outskated and shut out, 5-0, a Cornell squad coming off of a double-overtime win the previous night. The Bulldogs’ Sean Backman notched a hat trick, including one empty-net goal, to lead the offense.
A day after the 4-3 comeback win over Princeton, Cornell’s skaters found themselves on the wrong side of the play one too many times on Saturday night. Yale was penalized 10 times for 20:00 (compared to eight penalties for 16:00 by the Red), but Cornell went 0-for-7 on the power play and only took eight shots on the man advantage.
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