PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – William & Mary men's tennis suffered a setback at Ivy League foe and No. 51-ranked Penn, 7-0, on Sunday afternoon at the Hecht Tennis Centers.
 
How It Happened
- The Tribe (4-5) dropped a close double point as Penn picked up a narrow tiebreaker win, 7-6 (4), at the top spot. Graduate student Daniel Pelleritto and sophomore Alexander Karman posted W&M's lone doubles win, topping Baylor Sai and Zachery Lim, 6-3, at No. 3. It was the pair's second win of the season.
- The Quarters (5-4) posted straight-set wins at No. 2, No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 to secure the team victory.
- Pellerito battled to a third set at No. 6. After dropping the opening set, he responded with a 6-3 victory in the second over Kian Vakili. The Penn freshman pulled out the third-set super tiebreaker, 10-6.
- At the top spot, senior George Davis dropped a tough three-setter to Kevin Zhu, who has been ranked in the top 100 nationally during his career. Davis battled back from a set deficit to win the second, 6-4, but Zhu claimed the match in the third.
 
Up Next
The Tribe travels to the western part of Virginia for a pair of road matches next week. W&M travels to Radford on Friday, March 3, at 3 p.m., before heading to James Madison on Saturday, March 4, at 1 p.m.
 
#51 Penn 7, William & Mary 0
Singles
No. 1 – Kevin Zhu (Penn) def. George Davis (W&M) – 6-1, 4-6, 6-0
No. 2 – Aditya Gupta (Penn) def. Joseph Brailovsky (W&M) – 6-1, 6-0
No. 3 – Harsh Parikh (Penn) def. Andres Silva (W&M) – 6-1, 6-1
No. 4 - Manfredi Graziani (Penn) def. Bill Duo (W&M) – 6-3, 6-3
No. 5 – Baylor Sai (Penn) def. Sean Joseph (W&M) – 7-5, 6-3
No. 6 – Kian Vakili (Penn) def. Daniel Pellerito (W&M) – 6-3, 3-6, 10-6
Finishing Order: 2, 3, 4*, 5, 6, 1
 
Doubles
No. 1 – Gupta/M. Graziani (Penn) def. Davis/Brailovsky (W&M) – 7-6 (4)
No. 2 – Zhu/Parikh (Penn) def. Duo/Joseph (W&M) – 6-0
No. 3 – Karman/Pellerito (W&M) def. Sai/Lim (Penn) – 6-3
Finishing Order: 2, 3, 1*