PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania's men's tennis team (2-1) turned in a dominant performance, taking down Michigan State (3-2), 7-0. The second consecutive sweep by the Red and Blue marks the first time that has been accomplished since the 2017-18 season.

For the first time this season, the Quakers were able to sweep through every doubles match, with Kevin Zhu and Zach Smith setting the tone with a strong 6-3 win. With the doubles point in hand, Aditya Gupta and Harsh Parikh didn't let up, winning a thrilling tiebreaker to pad the doubles resume.

In singles, Zhu kept up the momentum from his come from behind victory against Navy last weekend. He won the first set of the match at 6-2 and never looked back, blitzing his opponent. Several other Quakers recorded gritty victories to aid the rout, including Edoardo Graziani, who went back and forth with his opponent, John Carlin, in both doubles and singles all day, with Graziani coming out on top in straight sets.
 
Results
Singles

1. Edoardo Graziani (Penn) d. John Carlin (Michigan State) – 7-5, 6-4
2. #88 Kevin Zhu (Penn) d. Anthony Pero (Michigan State) – 6-2, 6-1
3. Jason Hildebrandt (Penn) d. Carson Gates (Michigan State) – 6-2, 6-2
4. Aditya Gupta (Penn) d. Josh Mukherjee (Michigan State) – 6-3, 6-0
5. Harsh Parikh (Penn) d. Kazuki Matsuno (Michigan State) – 7-6, 6-4
6. Max Cancilla (Penn) d. Jarreau Campbell (Michigan State) – 6-1, 6-3

Doubles

1. Jason Hildebrandt/Edoardo Graziani (Penn) d. John Carlin/Anthony Pero (Michigan State) – 6-4
2. Kevin Zhu/Zach Smith (Penn) d. Jarreau Campbell/Drew Keene (Michigan State) – 6-3
3. Aditya Gupta/Harsh Parikh (Penn) d. Kazuki Matsuno/Josh Mukherjee (Michigan State) – 7-6 (5)

 
What's Next
The Quakers will continue a busy weekend of tennis with a doubleheader against #14 NC State at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, followed by a match against Philadelphia-based rival Drexel at 4:30 p.m. These two will be the final home matches before a lengthy road trip.