PHILADELPHIA – The No. 48 University of Pennsylvania men's tennis team fell to No. 14 Harvard, 5-2, at the Hecht Tennis Center.
 
The Crimson took the doubles point after back-to-back wins at No. 1 and 2. Shaurya Bharadwaj and Manfredi Graziani were tied at 4-4 before their match was called.
 
It was a tough break for the Quakers in singles as three different matches saw a tiebreak in the first set – all in favor of Harvard.
 
After falling in an 18-point tiebreak in set one, Matthew Rutter rallied back to take set two and won the 10-point tiebreak set, 10-3. Aaron Sandler picked up another win for Penn, winning 6-3 in both sets.
 
Results
Doubles
1. #82 Daniel Milavsky / David Lins (Harv.) def. Sanjeev Chundu / Aaron Sandler (Penn), 6-2
2. Melchior Delloye / Peter Benjamin Privara (Harv.) def. Parashar Bharadwaj / Tal Goodman (Penn), 6-2
3. Manfredi Graziani / Shaurya Bharadwaj (Penn) vs. Valdemar Pape / Masato Perera (Harv.), 4-4 [ABN]
 
Singles
1. #30 Daniel Milavsky (Harv.) def. Manfredi Graziani (Penn), 7-6 (1), 7-5
2. #94 Peter Benjamin Privara (Harv.) def. Sanjeev Chundu (Penn), 7-6 (1), 6-3
3. Valdemar Pape (Harv.) def. Tal Goodman (Penn), 6-4, 6-4
4. Rohan Murali (Harv.) def. Shaurya Bharadwaj (Penn), 6-4, 6-0
5. Aaron Sandler (Penn) def. Melchior Delloye (Harv.), 6-3, 6-3
6. Matthew Rutter (Penn) def. Masato Perera (Harv.), 6-7 (8), 6-3, 10-3
 
Order of Finish
Doubles: 1, 2*
Singles: 4, 5, 2, 1*, 3, 6
*Denotes deciding match
 
Up Next
The Red and Blue will head up to Queens on Thursday for a non-conference match against St. John's. First serve is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.
 
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