Manfredi Graziani and Aaron Sandler from the University of Pennsylvania men’s tennis team achieved a notable victory at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-American Doubles Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The pair defeated Timofey Stepanov and Tiago Silva of California with a scoreline of 3-6, 7-5, 10-5.
This win marks their first top 10 victory and their second against a top 50 opponent this season. Graziani and Sandler started the year ranked as the number 67 doubles team in the ITA preseason poll. Their recent performance may improve their ranking when the next poll is published on November 26.
The Penn duo will continue competition as they face Bruno Nhavene and Oscar Lacides of Oklahoma, who are currently ranked ninth, later today at 4:30 p.m.
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