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2023 Men's Tennis Seniors
Hunter Martin

Men's Tennis

#50 Men's Tennis Blanks Dartmouth, 7-0, on Senior Day

PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania men's tennis team sent the 2023 senior class off with a bang, downing Dartmouth 7-0 on Senior Day Sunday.

Manfredi Graziani and Aditya Gupta took the first doubles match of the day at No. 3, 6-3, and Edoardo Graziani and Kevin Zhu took the tiebreak in their match at No. 1 for the early point.

Gupta added a singles win at No. 2, 6-1, 6-3 and Baylor Sai added a 6-3, 6-3 win shortly thereafter, putting Penn up 3-0.

Parikh clinched the match with a 6-4, 6-2 win at No. 3 and Lim made it 5-0 with a 6-4, 6-1 win at No. 6.

The Graziani brothers closed the day with two more straight-set wins, Manfredi winning 6-3, 6-3 at No. 4 and Edoardo completing the sweep with a 7-6, 7-6 (5) win at No. 1.

Before the match, the team's class of 2023: (Edoardo) Graziani, Gupta, Parikh, Zhu, and Zach Smith were honored for their contribution to the program, which include the team's first-ever NCAA Championships appearance last Spring and a 28-4 record at home the last four seasons.

Sunday wrapped the 2022-23 regular season. The Quakers will now await their NCAA Championships fate.

DOUBLES
  1. E. Graziani/Zhu (P) def. Miles Groom/Waleed Qadir (D) – 7-6 (4)
  2. Lim/Parikh (P) vs. Alex Knox-Jones/Alejandro Quiles (D) – 6-5 DNF
  3. M. Graziani/Gupta (P) def. Henry Ren/Carlos Guerrero Alvarez (D) – 6-3
 
SINGLES
  1. E. Graziani (P) def. Carlos Guerrero Alvarez (D) – 7-5, 7-6 (5)
  2. Gupta (P) def. Henry Ren (D) – 6-1, 6-3
  3. Parikh (P) def. Miles Groom (D) – 6-4, 6-2
  4. M. Graziani (P) def. Waleed Qadir (D) – 6-3, 6-3
  5. Sai (P) def. Alejandro Quiles (D) – 6-3, 6-3
  6. Lim (P) def. Logan Chang (D) – 6-4, 6-1
Order of finish: Doubles (3, 1); Singles (2, 5, 3*, 6, 4, 1 )
* Clinching point
 
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Players Mentioned

Edoardo Graziani

Edoardo Graziani

5' 11"
Senior
Aditya Gupta

Aditya Gupta

5' 9"
Senior
Baylor Sai

Baylor Sai

6' 0"
Sophomore
Zach Smith

Zach Smith

6' 4"
Senior
Kevin  Zhu

Kevin Zhu

5' 11"
Senior
Manfredi Graziani

Manfredi Graziani

5' 10"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Edoardo Graziani

Edoardo Graziani

5' 11"
Senior
Aditya Gupta

Aditya Gupta

5' 9"
Senior
Baylor Sai

Baylor Sai

6' 0"
Sophomore
Zach Smith

Zach Smith

6' 4"
Senior
Kevin  Zhu

Kevin Zhu

5' 11"
Senior
Manfredi Graziani

Manfredi Graziani

5' 10"
Freshman