PHILADELPHIA – Four members of the University of Pennsylvania men's tennis team wrapped action at the Intercollegiate ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma (today/yesterday).
On the singles side,
Harsh Parikh won five matches across two draws spanning three days. Parikh won four matches in the pre-qualifying draw over players from Indiana and Auburn, among others, then picked up another win in the qualifying draw over a player from Florida Gulf Coast (FGCU).
Aditya Gupta closed out his time in the qualifying draw on the singles side with a consolation bracket win over another player from Auburn.
Elsewhere,
Edoardo Graziani and
Kevin Zhu each competed on the singles side, while also teaming up in doubles action.
The Quakers will return to action this weekend when they host a 19-team Northeast Regional for the ITA from the Hecht/Hanlin Tennis Centers, with play running Friday to Monday.
PENN RESULTS
SINGLES
Harsh Parikh
(Pre-Qualifying) def. Luka Vukovic (Indiana) 6-1, 6-4
(Pre-Qualifying) def. Raul Dobai (Auburn) 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (5)
(Pre-Qualifying) def. Yasha Zamel (Rice) -walkover-
(Pre-Qualifying) def. Sebastian Rodriguez (Texas – San Antonio) 6-4, 6-3
(Qualifying) def. Magnus Johnson (FGCU) 6-3, 7-6 (1)
(Qualifying) lost to John Hallquist Lithen (Mississippi) 6-7 (3), 2-6
Edoardo Graziani
(Main Draw) lost to Tadeas Paroulek (Baylor) 3-6, 3-6
Aditya Gupta
(Qualifying) lost to Shunsuke Mitsui (Tennessee) 3-6, 3-6
(Qualifying Consolation) def. Jan Galka (Auburn) 6-3, 6-2
Kevin Zhu
(Qualfying) lost to Will Nolan (Auburn) 6-7 (4), 2-6
(Qualifying Consolation) lost to Trent Byrde (Georgia) 3-6, 2-6
DOUBLES
Zhu/Graziani
(Main Draw) lost to No. 2 Alexander Jong/Lui Maxted (TCU) 1-6, 3-6
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