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Men's Tennis Drops Two to Cornell, Columbia in Ivy Weekend

| Box Score 2 New York, N.Y. - The University of Pennsylvania men's tennis team dropped two Ivy League matches over the weekend. The Quakers fell to Cornell, 5-2, on Friday before falling to No. 16 Columbia on Sunday, 7-0. 

How it Happened

Playing their final home match of the season, the Quakers were without their No. 1 player, Kyle Mautner, due to illness. Penn fell at No. 1 and No. 2 to start the day off doubles. Dmitry Shatalin and Kevin Zhu lost 6-3 while Edoardo Graziani and Aleks Huryn suffered a late break of serve to go down, 6-4. 

The Quakers went on to take two of the six singles in the eventual 5-2 defeat to Cornell in their final home match of the season. Graziani earned the win at No. 1 singles, winning in a tiebreaker at 2-2 in the third. Max Cancilla earned a straight set win at No. 4, 7-5, 6-3. 

The Quakers wrapped up the weekend against No. 16 Columbia. In doubles, the Red and Blue lost two of the three matches in a tiebreaker. At No. 1, Graziani and Mautner fell 7-6 (3) to the No. 26 ranked Jack Lin and William Matheson. Shatalin and Zhu fell in a tiebreaker as well, 7-6 (4) as the Quakers lost the doubles point. 

In singles, No. 79 Mautner went up against No. 39 Victor Pham. The Penn senior lost the opening set, 6-1, but played much stronger in the second. However, a late break of serve went to Pham as Mautner fell, 6-1, 7-5. 

At No. 4 singles, Shatalin manged to force a deciding 10-point tiebreaker. The senior dropped the opening set, 7-6 (5), before bouncing back to take the second, 6-3. Due to the match already being decided, the two players would play a 10-point tiebreak where Shatalin fell short, 10-5. 

What's Next
The Quakers will close out the Ivy League schedule next weekend at Yale and Brown. 
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Players Mentioned

Max Cancilla

Max Cancilla

Junior
Aleks Huryn

Aleks Huryn

5' 11"
Sophomore
Kyle Mautner

Kyle Mautner

Senior
Dmitry Shatalin

Dmitry Shatalin

Senior
Kevin  Zhu

Kevin Zhu

5' 11"
Freshman
Edoardo Graziani

Edoardo Graziani

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Max Cancilla

Max Cancilla

Junior
Aleks Huryn

Aleks Huryn

5' 11"
Sophomore
Kyle Mautner

Kyle Mautner

Senior
Dmitry Shatalin

Dmitry Shatalin

Senior
Kevin  Zhu

Kevin Zhu

5' 11"
Freshman
Edoardo Graziani

Edoardo Graziani

Freshman