MOUNT VERNON – Cornell's Alexander Hadler-Strumlauf and Federico Polidori notched a quality 8-5 win over Coe's No. 1 doubles team during Wednesday's men's tennis dual inside the arena of the Small Athletic and Wellness Center.
 
The visiting Kohawks (11-5) took the remaining matches to win the meet, 8-1, and clinched the 2022-23 Bremner Cup All-Sports Series with an 8-4 lead and three head-to-head competitions remaining. The Rams and Kohawks will battle in men's and women's track & field Friday in Cedar Rapids, followed by baseball Tuesday in Mount Vernon.    
 
Hadler-Strumlauf and Polidori were up to the challenge against Coe's Graham Peterson and Ivan Burt-Smith, the No. 1 doubles runners-up in the American Rivers Conference this past fall. Cornell's tandem reeled off their fifth straight victory as partners and climbed to 10-8 on the season.
 
The Rams (7-11) fell by the same 8-3 margins at No. 2 doubles (Chris Penas-Hull/Zachary Ong) and No. 3 doubles (August Krahn/Edwin Holyoake).
 
Hadler-Strumlauf saw his eight-match overall win streak snapped at No. 1 singles, dropping a 6-4, 6-2 decision to Peterson. The Rams lost by tight 6-4 opening-set scores in each of the top four singles matches.
 
Polidori came up short 6-4, 6-1 at the No. 2 position. Ong lost 6-4, 6-1 at No. 3, while Penas-Hull lost 6-4, 6-0 at No. 4.  
 
Coming up – The Rams (0-1 MWC) travel to face Lake Forest (5-6, 0-0 MWC) for a 2:30 p.m. dual Saturday in Lake Forest, Ill.