LYNCHBURG, Va. – The University of Pennsylvania men's tennis team enjoyed a successful weekend at Liberty University. The weekend event was played in a hidden duals format and featured the host Flames as well as Elon, Navy and Virginia.
 
The first day was a joint match between Elon and Navy, where the Quakers went 5-3 in singles and 2-2 in doubles.
 
Penn proceeded to sweep the final two days, winning 5-3 on Saturday against Virginia (a team that made it to the quarterfinals of last year's NCAA Championship) and then 6-2 over Liberty on Sunday.
 
Freshmen Shaurya Bharadwaj, Sanjeev Chundu and Justin Chung all made their Penn debuts. Tal Goodman and Bharadwaj went a perfect 3-0 on the singles side with a 2-1 record on the doubles side. Matthew Rutter also was unbeaten on the singles side, winning his matches on Friday and Sunday.
 
FRIDAY – Penn vs. Elon/Navy
Doubles
  Veljko Krstic / Jack Curtis (Elon) def. Sanjeev Chundu / Tal Goodman (Penn), 6-2
  Oskar Antinheimo / Charles Pilet (Elon) def. Stephan Gershfeld / Matthew Rutter (Penn), 6-1
  Justin Chung / Shaurya Bharadwaj (Penn) def. Juan Sengariz / Alonso Roca (Elon), 6-1
  Baylor Sai / Luka Butera def. Nathan Nguyen / Jason Kim (Navy), 6-4
Singles
  Veljko Krstic (Elon) def. Sanjeev Chundu (Penn), 5-7, 6-4, 10-6
  Baylor Sai (Penn) def. Oskar Antinheimo (Elon), 3-6, 6-3, 12-10
  Juan Sengariz (Elon) def. Justin Chung (Penn), 6-3, 4-6, 10-3
  Shaurya Bharadwaj (Penn) def. Jack Curtis (Elon), 6-2, 7-6(5)
  Charles Pilet (Elon) def. Stephan Gershfeld (Penn), 6-7(3), 7-6(4), 10-5
  Tal Goodman (Penn) def. Alonso Roca (Elon), 4-6, 6-3, 10-7
  Luka Butera (Penn) def. Nathan Nguyen (Navy), 6-2, 6-4
  Matthew Rutter (Penn) def. Jason Kim (Navy), 6-2, 6-2
 
SATURDAY – Penn vs. Virginia
Doubles
  Keegan Rice / Stiles Brockett (Virginia) def. Baylor Sai / Matthew Rutter (Penn), 7-6(6)
  Justin Chung / Shaurya Bharadwaj (Penn) def. Douglas Yaffa / Stefan Regalia (Virginia), 6-4
  Sanjeev Chundu / Tal Goodman (Penn) def. Mans Dahlberg / Jack Griffin (Virginia), 6-2 
Singles
  Keegan Rice (Virginia) def. Sanjeev Chundu (Penn), 6-2, 6-1 
  Mans Dahlberg (Virginia) def. Baylor Sai (Penn), 4-6, 7-5, 6-1
  Shaurya Bharadwaj (Penn) def. Ty Switzer (Virginia), 6-4, 2-6, 6-0
  Stefan Regalia (Virginia) def. Justin Chung (Penn), 7-6(1), 6-2
  Luka Butera (Penn) def. Stiles Brockett (Virginia), 6-2, 7-5
  Stephan Gershfeld (Penn) def. Douglas Yaffa (Virginia), 2-6, 6-3, 3-1 (ret.)
  Tal Goodman (Penn) def. Jack Griffin (Virginia), 6-1, 6-0
 
SUNDAY – Penn vs. Liberty
Doubles
  Baylor Sai / Matthew Rutter (Penn) def. Carl Roothman / Joaquim Almeida (Liberty), 6-4
  Siwanat Auytayakul / Chase Robinson (Liberty) def. Justin Chung / Shaurya Bharadwaj (Penn), 6-3
  Sanjeev Chundu / Tal Goodman (Penn) def. Rodrigo Arraez / Matija Samardzic (Liberty), 6-4
Singles
  Sanjeev Chundu (Penn) def. Joaquin Almeida (Liberty), 6-3, 6-2
  Shaurya Bharadwaj (Penn) def. Siwanat Auytayakul (Liberty), 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4
  Rodrigo Arraez (Liberty) def. Stephan Gershfeld (Penn), 2-6, 6-3, 6-0
  Justin Chung (Penn) def. Chase Robinson (Liberty), 6-4, 7-5
  Matija Samardzic (Liberty) def. Luka Butera (Penn), 6-3, 6-3
  Matthew Rutter (Penn) def. Roothman (Liberty), 7-6(2), 6-2
  Tal Goodman (Penn) def. Trey Stinchcomb (Liberty), 6-2, 6-4
 
Up Next
Penn will travel to Louisville, Ky. next week to participate in the ITF M25 Tournament.
 
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