PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania men's tennis team wins both matches of its Sunday doubleheader against Old Dominion and Rider to close out the homestand.

Match 1 Results | Match 2 Results
 
The Quakers are currently riding a six-match winning streak with a 14-3 record on the dual match season. It is the best start to a season for Penn since its Ivy League-winning campaign in 2005-06.
 
Penn's first match against the Monarchs was an absolute dogfight that was closer than the 4-1 score indicated. All three matches in doubles were played out and four of the six singles matches went to a third set.
 
ODU's only win of the afternoon came in doubles after securing the final two matches. No. 79 Cosme Rolland De Ravel / Adam Majchrzak won their match to make it 1-1 with the deciding match being at No. 1.
 
Sanjeev Chundu / Aaron Sandler were down 6-5 with a chance to force the tiebreak. A controversial call following Penn's serve resulted in the Monarchs being awarded the game and subsequently the match.
 
The Quakers overcame this setback and won their first four matches in singles. Manfredi Graziani started it off by defeating his second ranked opponent of the season – No. 91 Connor Henry van Schalkwyk – in two sets. Sandler also won in straight sets at No. 5.
 
The remaining four matches went to a third set with the Red and Blue needing to take two. Shaurya Bharadwaj took care of business at No. 4. After losing his first set in close fashion, Justin Chung would secure the win for Penn at No. 6.
 
Penn made swift work of the Broncs in the second leg of the doubleheader, winning 4-0 in about 90 minutes.
 
The Red and Blue won the first two doubles matches to secure the point. Chundu / Sandler (No. 1) and Graziani / Shaurya Bharadwaj (No. 3) won by a combined score of 12-1.
 
In singles, Luka Butera and Stephan Gershfeld both competed after not playing in the ODU match. Gershfeld got on the board first at No. 5, winning 6-1 in both sets. Butera followed with a 6-0, 6-2 win at No. 6
 
Graziani sealed the match for Penn to improve his individual record to 11-3 on the spring season, all out the No. 1 spot.
 
Old Dominion Match Results
Doubles
1. #89 Codie Schalk van Schalkwyk / Connor Henry van Schalkwyk (ODU) def. Sanjeev Chundu / Aaron Sandler (Penn), 7-5
2. #79 Cosme Rolland De Ravel / Adam Majchrzak (ODU) def. Manfredi Graziani / Shaurya Bharadwaj (Penn), 6-3
3. Tal Goodman / Parashar Bharadwaj (Penn) def. Jean-Karim Olivier de Sardan / Thomas Nelson (ODU), 6-2
 
Singles
1. Manfredi Graziani (Penn) def. #91 Connor Henry van Schalkwyk (ODU), 6-3, 6-2
2. Sanjeev Chundu (Penn) vs. Codie Schalk van Schalkwyk (ODU), 6-3, 2-6, 5-4 [ABN]
3. Tal Goodman (Penn) vs. Adam Majchrzak (ODU), 7-6 (8), 2-6, 4-2 [ABN]
4. Shaurya Bharadwaj (Penn) def. Jean-Karim OIivier de Sardan (ODU), 7-5, 3-6, 6-4
5. Aaron Sandler (Penn) def. Aryan Saleh (ODU), 6-3, 6-2
6. Justin Chung (Penn) def. Thomas Nelson (ODU), 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
 
Order of Finish
Doubles: 3, 2, 1*
Singles: 1, 5, 4, 6*
*Denotes deciding match
 
Rider Match Results
Doubles
1. Aaron Sandler / Sanjeev Chundu (Penn) def. Dhruv Tangri / Cooper Dillon (Rider), 6-0
2. Parashar Bharadwaj / Tal Goodman (Penn) vs. Matteus Froberg Dahlin / Cole Thurgur (Rider), 4-1 [ABN]
3. Manfredi Graziani / Shaurya Bharadwaj (Penn) def. Giacomo Ghitti / Roger Pelaez Martinez (Rider), 6-1
 
Singles
1. Manfredi Graziani (Penn) def. Dhruv Tangri (Rider), 6-3, 6-1
2. Shaurya Bharadwaj (Penn) vs. Matteus Froberg Dahlin (Rider), 7-6 (4), 0-0 [ABN]
3. Justin Chung (Penn) vs. Nathan Slattery (Rider), 7-5, 0-0 [ABN]
4. Matthew Rutter (Penn) vs. Cole Thurgur (Rider), 6-2, 4-1 [ABN]
5. Stephan Gershfeld (Penn) def. Axel Engstrom (Rider), 6-1, 6-1
6. Luka Butera (Penn) def. Matthew Griscti (Rider), 6-0, 6-2
 
Order of Finish
Doubles: 3, 1*
Singles: 5, 6, 1*
*Denotes deciding match
 
Up Next
The Red and Blue will be off this week before taking the trip down south to North Carolina to face UNC Wilmington. That match is scheduled for Monday, March 10 at 10:00 a.m.
 
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