MADISON, Wis. – The University of Pennsylvania men's tennis team fell 6-1 to #54 Wisconsin in non-conference action Sunday afternoon.

The #53 Quakers dropped the doubles point with the Badgers winning at No. 2 and No. 3. The No. 1 match featuring the #5 (Edoardo Graziani/Kevin Zhu) and #36 (Gabriel Huber/Michael Minasyan) teams in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) doubles rankings was halted.

Singles action was close from No. 1 through No. 6, with three matches going three sets and two other matches needing 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 win over former Quaker Jason Hildebrandt, pulling Penn to within 3-1. Zhu improved to 6-3 this Spring with his win.

That was as close as Penn came, however, as the Badgers closed out the match with a trio of three-set singles wins.

Up Next
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
DOUBLES
1. #5 E. Graziani/Zhu vs. #36 Gabriel Huber/Michael Minasyan (W) –  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
 
SINGLES
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) def. Gupta – 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
4. Sebastian Vile (W) def. Parikh – 7-6 (4), 7-5
5. Gabriel Huber (W) def. M. Graziani – 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-3
6. Michael Minasyan (W) def. Baylor Sai – 6-4, 6-2
 
Order of Finish: Doubles (2, 3), Singles (6, 4,2, 1*, 3, 5)
* Clinching Match