KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Pennsylvania men's tennis team dropped their first match of the spring season, losing to No. 16 Tennessee, 6-1. It was the Quakers' best start to a season since 2014-15 when the Red and Blue started 6-0.

Match Results
 
Penn dropped the doubles point with the Vols winning their first two matches. No. 18 Alex Kotzen / Alejandro Moreno defeated Aaron Sandler / Sanjeev Chundu, 6-3, at No. 1. Manfredi Graziani / Shaurya Bharadwaj fought at No. 3 but fell 7-5.
 
Tal Goodman / Parashar Bharadwaj forced a tiebreak against No. 72 Shunsuke Mitsui / Alan Jesudason but their match did not finish.
 
On the singles side, Chundu won the sole singles point for the Quakers at No. 3. After falling in the first set, he rallied in the second set to win on the tiebreak, eventually winning the match in the third set.
 
The Vols clinched the match with three straight-set victories. Ian Cruz got Tennessee on the board first at No. 6 and No. 29 Alex Kotzen sealed the win at No. 1 against Graziani.
 
Results
Doubles
1. #18 Alex Kotzen / Alejandro Moreno (Tenn.) def. Aaron Sandler / Sanjeev Chundu (Penn), 6-3
2. Tal Goodman / Parashar Bharadwaj (Penn) vs. #72 Shunsuke Mitsui / Alan Jesudason (Tenn.), 6-6 (2-3) [ABN]
3. James Newton / Jan Kobierski (Tenn.) def. Manfredi Graziani / Shaurya Bharadwaj (Penn), 7-5
 
Singles
1. #29 Alex Kotzen (Tenn.) def. Manfredi Graziani (Penn), 6-3, 6-4
2. #14 Shunsuke Mitsui (Tenn.) def. Tal Goodman (Penn), 6-4, 2-6, 10-4
3. Sanjeev Chundu (Penn) def. Alan Jesudason (Tenn.), 1-6, 7-6 (5), 10-8
4. #74 Alejandro Moreno (Tenn.) def. Justin Chung (Penn), 6-4, 6-4
5. Jose Garcia (Tenn. ) def. Shaurya Bharadwaj (Penn), 6-1, 6-2
6. Ian Cruz (Tenn.) def. Matthew Rutter (Penn), 6-1, 6-1
 
Order of Finish
Doubles: 1, 3*
Singles: 6, 5, 1*, 4, 2, 3
*Denotes deciding match
 
Up Next
The Red and Blue will be back for a doubleheader tomorrow against Elon and Tennessee Tech at the Goodfriend Tennis Center. First serve against Elon is slated for 9:00 a.m.
 
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