UCLA
Pennsylvania
Men's Tennis Defeats Pennsylvania 5-2
March 08, 2023 | Men's Tennis
LOS ANGELES โ The No. 34 UCLA men's tennis overcame an early deficit to defeat No. 49 Pennsylvania 5-2 in a non-conference clash Wednesday afternoon at Los Angeles Tennis Center.
The Bruins (6-2) bounced back from losing the doubles point to take a 3-1 lead on straight-set victories by Giacomo Revelli, Aadarsh Tripathi and Azuma Visaya. Clincher Gianluca Ballotta and Patrick Zahraj later added to the total. Manfredi Graziani of the Quakers (5-6) logged two wins on the day, prevailing on the singles courts after contributing to the doubles point.
Playing together for just the second time this season, Revelli and Tripathi turned in a 6-1 win against Harsh Parikh and Baylor Sai on Court 3 for the early doubles edge. Penn answered on Court 2, where Manfredi Graziani and Aditya Gupta posted a 6-2 result over Jeffrey Fradkin and Timothy Li. Then, the Quakers' fifth-ranked tandem of Edoardo Graziani and Kevin Zhu bounced back from a 1-5 deficit to defeat Zahraj and Alexander Hoogmartens 7-6(1), sealing the doubles point.
UCLA made a statement out of the gate in singles play, collecting five first sets. Quickly, three of those sets turned into straight-set victories. First off his court was Tripathi, who stayed undefeated on Court 3 (3-0) with a 7-5, 6-4 performance versus Zhu.
Next to finish was Court 4, where Tripathi's classmate, Visaya, dispatched of Parikh 7-5, 6-4 to improve his dual-match singles record to 5-0. Revelli then completed the trifecta on Court 2, getting past Gupta by a 7-5, 6-2 margin.
Manfredi Graziani helped Penn momentarily cut its deficit in half when he outlasted Li 7-6(6), 7-5 on Court 5.
With Zahraj in the middle of a second-set tiebreaker on the top court, Ballotta polished off his second decision-sealing win of the season on Court 6. First to complete an opening set, Ballotta was forced into a third by Sai. A break of serve at 3-3 gave Ballotta the momentum he needed en route to a 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 victory for his third in as many dual-match results.
Zahraj entered into a first-to-10, third-set tiebreaker with the 121st-ranked Edoardo Graziani and ensured his own dual-match singles record would stay unblemished with a 6-4, 6-7(6), 1-0(9) win. Zahraj took the final four points after trailing 7-9 in the third.
The Bruins next take a quick road trip to Bartzen Varsity Courts in Fort Worth, Texas for a matchup with top-ranked TCU Saturday at 10 a.m. PT.
Tennis Match Results
Pennsylvania vs UCLA
3/8/2023 at Los Angeles, CA
(Los Angeles Tennis Center)
#34 UCLA 5, #49 Pennsylvania 2
Singles competition
1. Patrick Zahraj (UCLA) def. #121 Edoardo Graziani (PENN) 6-4, 6-7 (6-8), 1-0 (11-9)
2. Giacomo Revelli (UCLA) def. Aditya Gupta (PENN) 7-5, 6-2
3. Aadarsh Tripathi (UCLA) def. Kevin Zhu (PENN) 7-5, 6-4
4. Azuma Visaya (UCLA) def. Harsh Parikh (PENN) 6-3, 6-4
5. Manfredi Graziani (PENN) def. Timothy Li (UCLA) 7-6 (8-6), 7-5
6. Gianluca Ballotta (UCLA) def. Baylor Sai (PENN) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. #5 Edoardo Graziani/Kevin Zhu (PENN) def. A. Hoogmartens/Patrick Zahraj (UCLA) 7-6 (7-1)
2. Manfredi Graziani/Aditya Gupta (PENN) def. Jeffrey Fradkin/Timothy Li (UCLA) 6-2
3. Giacomo Revelli/Aadarsh Tripathi (UCLA) def. Harsh Parikh/Baylor Sai (PENN) 6-1
Match Notes:
Pennsylvania 5-6; National ranking #49
UCLA 6-2; National ranking #34
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (3,4,2,5,6,1)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
3,4,2,5,6,1
Players Mentioned
