Cambridge, Mass. - The 66th-ranked University of Pennsylvania men's tennis team fell to 13th-ranked Harvard on Saturday afternoon, 4-0 in Cambridge.
The Crimson secured the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 2. Daniel Milavsky/ Cooper Williams picked up the 6-0 win over
Aaron Sandler/
Kian Vakili at No. 1.
Parashar Bharadwaj/
Manfredi Graziani then downed David Lins/Ronan Jachuck 6-3 at No. 2. At the third position, Masato Perera/Alan Yim downed
Matthew Rutter/
Baylor Sai 6-3 to seal the deal at doubles.
In singles play, Milavsky took down Vakili, 6-0, 6-1 at No. 2, to extend Harvard's lead, 2-0. At slot No. 4, Rohan Murali defeated Rutter, 6-3, 6-1.
With a 3-0 lead, Jachuck took down Sai, 6-3, 6-4 to conclude the match, 4-0.
Among matches that did not finish, Graziani was in the ninth game of his second set at No., Sandler was in the ninth game of his second set at No. 5 and at No. 6 Bharadwaj was in the 12th game of his second set.
Results
DOUBLES
1. No. 10 Daniel Milavsky/Cooper Williams (Harvard) def.
Aaron Sandler/
Kian Vakili (Penn) 6-0
2.
Parashar Bharadwaj/
Manfredi Graziani (Penn) def. Ronan Jachuck /David Lins (Harvard) 6-3
3. Masato Perera/Alan Yim (Harvard) def.
Matthew Rutter/
Baylor Sai (Penn) 6-3
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3
SINGLES
1. No. 13 Cooper Williams (Harvard) vs.
Manfredi Graziani (Penn), 7-5, 3-6 DNF
2. Daniel Milavsky (Harvard) def.
Kian Vakili (Penn), 6-0, 6-1
3. Ronan Jachuck (Harvard) def.
Baylor Sai (Penn), 6-3, 6-4
4. Rohan Murali (Harvard) def.
Matthew Rutter (Penn), 6-3, 6-1
5. Masato Perera (Harvard) vs.
Aaron Sandler (Penn), 5-7, 4-5 DNF
6. Valdemar Pape (Harvard) vs.
Parashar Bharadwaj (Penn), 6-3, 6-6 DNF
Order of finish: 2, 4, 3
Up Next
The Quakers will wrap up the regular season with a matchup against Dartmouth tomorrow afternoon in Hanover. First serve is slated for 1:00 p.m.
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