PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania men's tennis team defeated Virginia Tech on Friday, 4-3, in the first-ever meeting between these programs at the Hecht Tennis Center.
 
Match Results
 
On the doubles side, the Quakers won their first two matches to take the first point of the day. Manfredi Graziani / Shaurya Bharadwaj beat Maxime St-Hilaire / Frank Thompson, 6-3. Aaron Sandler / Matthew Rutter rallied back down 5-2 to win the match on the tiebreak.
 
Justin Chung won the first singles match for Penn in consecutive sets at No. 3. After falling in the second set, Tal Goodman bounced back to take the match, winning the third set, 6-2. Shaurya Bharadwaj secured the win for the Red and Blue at No. 4, winning 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.
 
Results
Doubles
1. #74 Tal Goodman / Parashar Bharadwaj (Penn) vs. #68 Alberto Orso / Matt Harper (VT), 6-6 [ABN]
2. Manfredi Graziani / Shaurya Bharadwaj (Penn) def. Maxime St-Hilaire / Frank Thompson (VT), 6-3
3. Aaron Sandler / Matthew Rutter (Penn) def. Ilyas Milad Fahim / Scott Sculley (VT), 7-6 (2)
 
Singles
1. Maxime St-Hilaire (VT) def. Manfredi Graziani (Penn), 6-3, 7-5
2. Tal Goodman (Penn) def. Ilyas Milad Fahim (VT), 6-2, 0-6, 6-2
3. Justin Chung (Penn) def. Julian Lozano (VT), 6-0, 6-3
4. Shaurya Bharadwaj (Penn) def. Eyal Shumilov (VT), 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
5. Alberto Orso (VT) def. Matthew Rutter (Penn), 3-6, 6-0, 7-5
6. Victor Kimpel (VT) def. Parashar Bharadwaj (Penn), 4-6, 7-5, 10-2

Order of Finish
Doubles: 2, 3*
Singles: 3, 1, 2, 4*, 6, 5
*Denotes deciding match

Up Next
The Quakers will stay at the Hecht to face off against Yale and Saint Joseph's in a Sunday doubleheader. First serve is scheduled for 1 p.m.
 
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