BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University men's tennis team narrowly edged out No. 35 University of Pennsylvania, 4-3, at the Kimberly V. Strauss Tennis Center.
 
The Owls clinched the doubles point with two straight match wins. Baylor Sai made his dual match season debut, playing alongside Sanjeev Chundu at No. 3. Parashar Bharadwaj / Tal Goodman were leading 4-3 before their match ended.
 
Manfredi Graziani took down his third ranked opponent of the season to get Penn on the board. Chundu followed him up with a straight sets victory at No. 3.
 
FAU brought it back 3-3 with the No. 4 match deciding the winner. Shaurya Bharadwaj and Segundo Goity each won a set 6-4 to force a third set. The third set lived up to the billing, going to a tie break that Goity ultimately won.
 
Results
Doubles
1. Parashar Bharadwaj / Tal Goodman (Penn) vs. Jiri Jenicek / Simon Myslivec (FAU), 4-3 [ABN]
2. Mark Havlicek / Marek Pazdera (FAU) def. Shaurya Bharadwaj / Manfredi Graziani (Penn), 6-3
3. John Bernard / Lucca Pignaton (FAU) def. Sanjeev Chundu / Baylor Sai (Penn), 6-1
 
Singles
1. Manfredi Graziani (Penn) def. No. 106 John Bernard (FAU), 6-3, 6-4
2. Mark Havlicek (FAU) def. Tal Goodman (Penn), 6-0, 6-4
3. Sanjeev Chundu (Penn) def. Jiri Jenicek (FAU), 6-3, 6-0
4. Segundo Goity (FAU) def. Shaurya Bharadwaj (Penn), 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5)
5. Jan Kusy (FAU) def. Justin Chung (Penn), 5-7, 6-3, 6-3
6. Matthew Rutter (Penn) def. Simon Myslivec (FAU), 6-3, 7-5
 
Order of Finish
Doubles: 3, 2*
Singles: 1, 2, 3, 6, 5, 4*
*Denotes deciding match
 
Up Next
The Red and Blue will return to Philadelphia for a Friday doubleheader against Liberty and Wagner. First serve against the Flames will be at 1:00 p.m.
 
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