History Links MADISON, Wis. –The University of Pennsylvania men’s tennis team lost 6-1 to #54 Wisconsin in non-conference action Sunday afternoon.
The #53 Quakers lost the doubles point with the Badgers winning at #2 and #3. Game #1 featuring teams #5 (Edoardo Graziani/Kevin Zhu) and #36 (Gabriel Huber / Michael Minasyan) in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) doubles ranking has been discontinued.
Singles action was close from No. 1 to No. 6, with three matches going into three sets and two more matches requiring first-set tiebreakers before each ended 7-5 in the second set. Wisconsin won at No. 6 and No. 4 for a 3-0 lead. Zhu followed with a straight-set victory over former Quaker Jason Hildebrandt, bringing Penn down to 3-1. Zhu improved to 6-3 this spring with his victory.
It was as close as Penn came, however, as the Badgers closed out the match with a trio of three-set singles victories.
Following
After a month away from their home courts, the Quakers will host three matches in 12 days, starting next Sunday at noon against Charlotte.
Results
DOUBLE
1. #5 E. Graziani/Zhu vs #36 Gabriel Huber/Michael Minasyan (F) – DNF
2. Hildebrandt/Jared Pratt (W) def. Manfredi Graziani/Aditya Gupta – 6-1
3. Sebastian Vile/Robin Parts (W) def. Zachery Lim/Harsh Parikh – 6-4
SIMPLE
1. Jared Pratt (W) def. E. Graziani – 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
2. Zhu def. Jason Hildebrandt (W) – 7-6 (3), 7-5
3. Mihailo Popovic (W) beats. Gupta – 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
4. Sabastian Vile (W) beats. Parikh – 7-6 (4), 7-5
5. Gabriel Huber (W) beats. Mr. Graziani – 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-3
6. Michael Minasyan (W) beats. Baylor Sai – 6-4, 6-2
Finishing order: Doubles (2, 3), Singles (6, 4,2, 1*, 3, 5)
* Decisive game
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