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No. 36 Men's Tennis Escapes Past No. 65 Cornell, 4-2

DES MOINES, Iowa – The 36th-ranked Drake University men's tennis team held on to a 4-2 victory over No. 65 Cornell on Sunday at the Roger Knapp Center.

The Bulldogs jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead as Scotland natives Vinny Gillespie and Calum MacGeoch cruised to a 6-1 victory at No. 2 doubles and Bayo Philips and Ben Stride clinched the doubles point with a 6-1 win of their own at No. 3.

MacGeoch extended is singles winning streak to seven matches with a dominating 6-2, 6-2 performance over Benardo Casares at the No.