PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania men's tennis team squares off against #18 Stanford in the first round of the NCAA Championships on Saturday at 11 a.m ET in College Station, Texas.
 
This is the Quakers first NCAA appearance since their tournament debut in the 2021-22 season, when they narrowly fell to VCU in Charlottesville, 4-3.
 
Penn secured a 1-0 lead in the match after taking the doubles point, but the Rams won four of six singles as they advanced to the second round.
 
#40 PENN (18-9, 4-3 Ivy League) vs. #18 STANFORD (17-8, 9-4 ACC)
Saturday, May 2 | 11 a.m. ET
College Station, Texas
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Quaker Notemeal
 
* The Quakers ended the regular season with a two-match sweep of Brown and Yale as they reached 18 wins on the season.
 
* Penn was ranked #40 in the final ITA team rankings. Manfredi Graziani and Aaron Sandler were ranked 35th in doubles, while Vojtech Vales and Shaurya Bharadwaj were ranked 83rd. Finally, Manfredi Graziani was listed at #50 in singles.
 
* This is Penn's first ever meeting with Stanford, as the Quakers look to pull off the upset against the 18th ranked Cardinal.
 
* Stanford finished the regular season with a 17-8 overall record, 9-4 in the ACC, tied for third in the conference rankings.
 
* This will be Head Coach Rich Bonfiglio's fifth appearance in the tournament, taking Souther California (USC) to the dance in 2022 and San Diego three times (2017, 2018, 2019).