University of Rochester freshman Neil Cordell was 2-0 as Rochester defeated 19th-ranked Colby, 9-0, and lost to fourth-ranked Yale, 6-3. Playing at No. 2, Cordell defeated Trey Simpson of Colby, 11-1, 11-4, 11-4. Against Yale, he defeated 30th-ranked Hywel Robinson, 3-2. He lost the first two games, 5-11 and 7-11, then won, 11-4, 11-4, 11-3.