NEW YORK – The No. 47 University of Pennsylvania men's tennis team fell to No. 10 Columbia, 7-0, at the Philip & Cheryl Milstein Family Tennis Center.
 
Manfredi Graziani and Shaurya Bharadwaj won in doubles to improve their record to 19-5 on the dual match season.
 
In singles, Graziani took a set against Michael Zheng, the defending NCAA Singles champion and top ranked player in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA).
 
Tal Goodman also won a set against his ranked opponent and Matthew Rutter went to a tiebreak in his first set.
 
Results
Doubles
1. #42 Nicolas Kotzen / Michael Zheng (Col.) def. Sanjeev Chundu / Aaron Sandler (Penn), 6-2
2. Manfredi Graziani / Shaurya Bharadwaj (Penn) def. Sachin Palta / Max Westphal (Col.), 6-4
3. Hugo Hashimoto / Jayden Templeman (Col.) def. Tal Goodman / Parashar Bharadwaj (Penn), 6-4
 
Singles
1. #1 Michael Zheng (Col.) def. Manfredi Graziani (Penn), 6-7 (5), 6-4, 10-6
2. #53 Nicolas Kotzen (Col.) def. Tal Goodman (Penn), 6-7 (4), 6-2, 10-4
3. Max Westphal (Col.) def. Sanjeev Chundu (Penn), 6-4, 6-3
4. #74 Hugo Hashimoto (Col.) def. Shaurya Bharadwaj (Penn), 6-1, 6-0
5. Sachin Palta (Col.) def. Justin Chung (Penn), 6-3, 6-4
6. Thanaphat Boosarawongse (Col) def. Matthew Rutter (Penn), 7-6 (6), 6-1
 
Order of Finish
Doubles: 1, 2, 3*
Singles: 4, 3, 5*, 2, 6, 1
*Denotes deciding match
 
Up Next
The Red and Blue will return to University City on Sunday for their final home match of the season against No. 39 Cornell. Seniors Goodman and Baylor Sai will be recognized before the match for their contributions to the Penn men's tennis program. First serve is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.
 
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