NEW YORK, N.Y. – The University of Pennsylvania’s men’s tennis team dropped its Ivy opener on Friday afternoon by a 4-0 margin at No. 22 Columbia. The Quakers move to 13-7 overall while Columbia, the defending Ivy champion, improves to 13-3 (2-0, Ivy League) on the year.

Penn dropped the doubles point courtesy of losses in the No. 1 and No. 3 positions. Nicholai Westergaard and Marshall Sharp suffered a 6-3 defeat in the top slot while Josh Pompan and Thomas Spratt fell by a 6-2 margin at No. 3.

The Lions used the momentum to earn singles wins at No. 2, 4 and 6. Timothy Wang put Columbia on the board with a 6-0, 6-3 win over freshman Max Cancilla (No. 6) while Alex Keyser followed with a straight-sets win over Matt Nardella (No. 4). No. 67 Victor Pham clinched the triumph for the home team with a 6-1, 7-6 (7-3) victory over Nicolas Podesta.

In unfinished matches, Mautner won the first set for Penn (No. 1) while Pompan (No. 3) and Westergaard (No. 5) each split sets.

Full Results
Doubles (Finish Order: 3-1)
1. Pham/Pham (Columbia)  def. Sharp/Westergaard (Penn), 6-3
2. Hadavi/Tang (Columbia) unf. Mautner/Nardella (Penn), 4-3
3. Grant/Rolski (Columbia) def. Pompan/Spratt (Penn), 6-2
Singles (Finish Order: 6-4-2)
1. Kyle Mautner (Penn) unf. No. 97 Shawn Hadavi (Columbia), 7-6 (10), 1-2
2. No. 67 Victor Pham (Columbia) def. Nicolas Podesta (Penn), 6-1, 7-6 (7-3)
3. No. 125 Jackie Tang (Columbia) unf. Josh Pompan (Penn), 3-6, 6-2, 1-1
4. Alex Keyser (Columbia) def. Matt Nardella (Penn), 6-3, 6-4
5. Nicholai Westergaard (Penn) unf. William Matheson (Columbia), 7-6 (0), 1-6
6. Timothy Wang (Columbia) def. Max Cancilla (Penn), 6-0, 6-3

Up Next
The Quakers will return home this Sunday to take on No. 24 Cornell at the Hamlin Tennis Center at 1 p.m.

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