LYNCHBURG, Va. – The University of Pennsylvania men's tennis team continues its fall schedule this weekend, traveling to Lynchburg, Va., for the third annual Liberty Dual. Competition begins Friday, Sept. 25, and continues through Sunday, Sept. 27, at the Liberty Tennis Complex.
Schedule:
Friday, Sept. 25: Penn vs. VCU (9 a.m.)
Saturday, Sept. 26: Penn vs. TBD
Sunday, Sept. 27: Penn vs. Elon (9 a.m.)
Quakers participating: Adam Bain, Parashar Bharadwaj, Luka Butera, Jonah Chernett, Sebastian Chodura, Justin Chung, Callum Markowitz, Aaron Sandler, Nischal Spurling,
Team's participating: Liberty, Charlotte, Elon, Penn, Richmond, Virginia, VCU, William & Mary, UNCW.
Quaker Notemeal
- Penn is coming off a strong showing at the ITA All-American Championships, where the Quakers earned multiple singles and doubles victories throughout the tournament.
- Shaurya Bharadwaj advanced through the pre-qualifying and qualifying rounds in singles, earning three victories before falling to Andy Nguyen of UCLA in the qualifying draw.
- Bharadwaj and Vojtech Vales advanced to the main draw in doubles after winning four matches, including a 6-2, 6-4 victory over No. 86 Niksa Arsic/Thiago Guglieri of Texas Tech.
- Bharadwaj and Vales reached as high as No. 88 in the ITA doubles rankings during their run at the All-American Championships and competed in the main draw against No. 22 Pietro Pampanin/Moritz Kudernatsch of Ole Miss.
- Vales also earned two singles victories at the All-American Championships, while Luka Butera and Callum Markowitz each picked up a singles win during the pre-qualifying rounds.
- Aaron Sandler and Zaid Al Mashni earned a doubles victory over NC State's Darius Pop/Benton during the pre-qualifying rounds.
- At the Orange and Blue Classic earlier this fall, Nischal Spurling posted two singles victories and teamed with Parashar Bharadwaj for a doubles win. Adam Bain also earned two singles victories and a doubles win with Sebastian Chodura.
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