MOUNT VERNON – Cornell's Alexander Hadler-Strumlauf prevailed in three sets at No. 1 singles in Saturday's 8-1 dual loss to Augustana in the arena of the Small Athletic and Wellness Center.
 
               Hadler-Strumlauf provided Cornell's lone match win with a hard-fought 6-4, 4-6, 10-4 decision over Quentin Essayie at the top of the lineup. Augustana won the remaining five singles matches in straight sets.
 
               No. 2 player Zachary Ong fell 6-2, 6-2. Jackson Smock at No. 5 and August Krahn at No. 6 both took four games in their respective singles contests.
 
               The Rams (3-7) were competitive in doubles play. No. 1 tandem Hadler-Strumlauf and Federico Polidori lost 8-4. Ong and Chris Penas-Hull fell by the same 8-4 margin at No. 2. Smock and Krahn lost 8-3 at the No. 3 position.   
 
Coming up – The Rams play host to perennial Midwest Conference power Grinnell at 1 p.m. Sunday.