PHILADELPHIA- The University of Pennsylvania men's tennis team is off to a perfect start at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Sectionals tournament in North Carolina.

Senior Manfredi Graziani got the day off on the right foot, cruising past Constantinos Djakouris of UNC, 6-1, 6-1. The duo of Shaurya Bharadwaj and Vojtech Vales followed with an upset win over the second-seeded Andrade da Silva/Barbier Gazeu of South Carolina, 7-5, 6-4. Graziani then returned later to pair with junior Aaron Sandler, where the two defeated Charlotte's team of Dreycopp/Prata, 6-4, 2-6, 10-5.

Graziani will take on Paul Barbier Gazeu (South Carolina) today at 10 a.m. The team of S. Bharadwaj/Vales will set their sights on UNC's Mangiapane/Wright before Graziani and Sandler square off against Bryant's Machado/Baquero combo.

On Friday, Graziani fell to South Carolina's Paul Barbier Gazeu, 0-6, 7-6, 6-7. However, he was able to bounce back in the doubles portion, with the help of Sandler, against Machado and Baquero of Bryant, defeating them 7-5, 6-2. The doubles team of S. Bharadwaj & Vales were not as fortunate, falling to UNC's Mangiapane and Wright, 6-7, 4-6.

RESULTS
Thursday, November 6
Singles
#117 Manfredi Graziani (Penn) def. Constantinos Djakouris (UNC), 6-1, 6-1

Doubles
Shaurya Bharadwaj/Vojtech Vales (Penn) def. Lucas Andrade da Silva/Paul Barbier Gazeu (South Carolina), 7-5, 6-4.
Manfredi Graziani/Aaron Sandler (Penn) def. Ivan Dreycopp/Vasco Prata (Charlotte), 6-4, 2-6, 10-5

Friday, November 7
Singles
Paul Barbier Gazeu (South Carolina) def. #117 Manfredi Graziani (Penn), 0-6, 7-6, 6-7

Doubles
Anthony Wright/Nicholas Mangiapane (UNC) def. Shaurya Bharadwaj/Vojtech Vales (Penn), 6-7, 4-6
Manfredi Graziani/Aaron Sandler (Penn) def. Miguel Angel Machado/Daniel Baquero (Bryant), 7-5, 6-2