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Men's Tennis

MTEN Comeback Propels Quakers Over Yale at ECAC Championship, 4-3

PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania men's tennis team rallied back to defeat Yale, 4-3, in the Quarterfinals of the ECAC Championship at the Hecht Tennis Center.

Match Results
 
Penn secured the doubles point in two matches with Manfredi Graziani / Shaurya Bharadwaj dominating in a 6-2 victory. Tal Goodman / Parashar Bharadwaj won at No. 2.
 
The singles matches were a tightly contested affair that went to a sixth match. Goodman won the first match for Penn in straight sets at No. 3. The Red and Blue proceeded to drop their next two matches, needing to win out to advance.
 
Sanjeev Chundu won at No. 2 in three sets to tie the match up. At No. 4, Shaurya Bharadwaj fell in set one. He was down 4-2 in the second set before rattling off four games to take it 6-4. He then closed the door in the third set to seal the deal for the Quakers.
 
Results
Doubles
1. Aaron Sandler / Sanjeev Chundu (Penn) vs. No. 88 Vignesh Gogineni / Edward Liao (Yale), 5-4 [ABN]
2. Tal Goodman / Parashar Bharadwaj (Penn) def. Renaud Lefevre / Krish Gupta (Yale), 6-4
3. Manfredi Graziani / Shaurya Bharadwaj (Penn) def. Jason Shuler / Zhengqing Ji (Yale), 6-2
 
Singles
1. No. 65 Vignesh Gogineni (Yale) def. Manfredi Graziani (Penn), 7-5, 6-2
2. Sanjeev Chundu (Penn) def. Zhengqing Ji (Yale), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
3. Tal Goodman (Penn) def. Jason Shuler (Yale), 6-1, 7-5
4. Shaurya Bharadwaj (Penn) def. Eric Li (Yale), 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
5. Edward Liao (Yale) def. Justin Chung (Penn), 6-4, 6-3
6. Krish Gupta (Yale) def. Matthew Rutter (Penn), 6-3, 6-4
 
Order of Finish
Doubles: 3, 2*
Singles: 1, 3, 6, 5, 2, 4*
*Denotes deciding match
 
Up Next
Penn will be back tomorrow to face off against the No. 1 seed, Harvard, in the semifinals of the ECAC Championship. First serve is schedule for 3:00 p.m. at the Hecht Tennis Center.
 
For the latest on Penn men's tennis follow @PennMensTennis on X and on Instagram, and on the web at PennAthletics.com.
 
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Players Mentioned

Parashar Bharadwaj

Parashar Bharadwaj

5' 9"
Sophomore
Tal Goodman

Tal Goodman

5' 8"
Senior
Manfredi Graziani

Manfredi Graziani

5' 10"
Junior
Matthew Rutter

Matthew Rutter

5' 8"
Junior
Aaron Sandler

Aaron Sandler

5' 10"
Sophomore
Sanjeev Chundu

Sanjeev Chundu

6' 3"
Freshman
Shaurya Bharadwaj

Shaurya Bharadwaj

6' 0"
Freshman
Justin Chung

Justin Chung

5' 9"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Parashar Bharadwaj

Parashar Bharadwaj

5' 9"
Sophomore
Tal Goodman

Tal Goodman

5' 8"
Senior
Manfredi Graziani

Manfredi Graziani

5' 10"
Junior
Matthew Rutter

Matthew Rutter

5' 8"
Junior
Aaron Sandler

Aaron Sandler

5' 10"
Sophomore
Sanjeev Chundu

Sanjeev Chundu

6' 3"
Freshman
Shaurya Bharadwaj

Shaurya Bharadwaj

6' 0"
Freshman
Justin Chung

Justin Chung

5' 9"
Freshman