CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The University of Pennsylvania men's tennis team had a strong showing throughout the weekend at the Orange and Blue Classic, hosted by the University of Virginia. The weekend event was played in a hidden duals format and featured Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech and the host (and two-time defending NCAA champion) Cavaliers. The tournament was played indoors on Saturday due to inclement weather, and was outdoors on Friday and Sunday.
  

Penn began the weekend with a 5-2 win over Virginia Tech on Friday, followed by a 4-3 loss to Virginia on Saturday and another 4-3 loss on Sunday, this time to Vanderbilt.  

 

The Quakers enjoyed a reunion this weekend with Edoardo Graziani, a UVA graduate transfer who spent three seasons with Penn and was the 2022 Ivy League Player of the Year. Graziani and his younger brother Manfredi Graziani faced each other in a doubles match on Saturday, with Edoardo and Chris Rodesch taking down Manfredi and Zachery Lim. Manfredi picked up a singles victory against Virginia Tech on Friday as well as a doubles victory with partner Lim against No. 40 ranked Nathan Cox and Jeremie Casabon.  

 

Freshman Parashar Bharadwaj went 2-0 in his singles matches against the Hokies and the Cavaliers, while going undefeated in three doubles matches. The doubles duo of Kian Vakili and Aaron Sandler went a perfect 3-0 throughout the weekend.
 

Penn is back in action this weekend, competing in the ITA All-American Championships beginning on September 30 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  

 

Doubles  

  Max St. Hilaire/Hugo Maia (VT) def. Manfredi Graziani/Zach Lim (P), 8-5   

  Kian Vakili/Aaron Sandler (P) def. Ilyas Fahim/Michael Shepheard (VT), 8-3   

  Parashar Bharadwaj/Sameer Gangoli (P) def. Ben Pomeranets/Diego Cueto (VT), 8-7
Singles 

  Manfredi Graziani (P) def. Max St Hilaire (VT) 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 

  Hugo Maia (VT) def. Aaron Sandler (P) 7-6, 6-2 

  Alex Ix (VT) def. Baylor Sai (P) 6-1, 6-3 

  Luka Butera (P) def. Ilyas Fahim (VT) 6-2, 6-2 
  Parashar Bharadwaj (P) def. Michael Shepheard (VT) 6-3, 6-3 

  Sameer Gangoli (P) def. Diego Cueto (VT) 6-3, 6-2 

  [Ben Pomeranets (VT) def. Zach Lim (P) 6-3, 6-4]
 

  #21 Chris Rodesch/Edoardo Graziani (UVA) def. Manfredi Graziani/Zach Lim (P), 8-7 (4)  

  Kian Vakili/Aaron Sandler (P) def. James Hopper/Alex Kiefer (UVA), 8-4  

  Parashar Bharadwaj/Sameer Gangoli (P) def. Mans Dahlberg/Stefan Regalia (UVA), 8-4

Singles 

  Alex Kiefer (UVA) def. Manfredi Graziani (P) 6-3, 6-3 

  Aaron Sandler (P) def. #101 Edoardo Graziani (UVA) 6-4, 6-0 

  Mans Dahlberg (UVA) def. Baylor Sai (P) 7-5, 6-3 

  James Hopper (UVA) def. Luka Butera (P) 7-5, 7-6 (3) 

  Parashar Bharadwaj (P) def. Stefan Regalia (UVA) 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-1 

  Doug Yaffa (UVA) def. Zach Lim (P) 6-7 (6), 6-2, 6-3 

  [Sameer Gangoli (P) def. Jack Griffin (UVA) 6-0, 6-0] 

 

  Manfredi Graziani/Zach Lim (P) def. No. 40 Nathan Cox/Jeremie Casabon (V), 8-7 

  Kian Vakili/Aaron Sandler (P) def. Michael Ross/Juan Lopez de Azcona (V), 8-3 

  Parashar Bharadwaj/Sameer Gangoli (P) def. Paul Wang/Joubert Klopper (V), 8-5 

  Nathan Cox (V) def. Aaron Sandler (P) 6-2, 6-2 

  Joubert Klopper (V) def. Baylor Sai (P) 6-3, 6-2 

  Jeremie Casabon (V) def. Luka Butera (P) 6-4, 6-4 

  Michael Ross (V) def. Parashar Bharadwaj (P) 6-3, 6-4 

  Sameer Gangoli (P) def. Juan Lopez de Azcona (V) 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 

  Zach Lim (P) def. Paul Wang (V) 6-4, 6-2