Manfredi Graziani and Aaron Sandler from the University of Pennsylvania men’s tennis team are scheduled to face Timofey Stepanov and Tiago Silva, the seventh-ranked doubles team from the University of California, at 2:30 p.m. today in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The match is part of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Men’s Doubles All-American Championships.
Earlier in the tournament, Graziani and Sandler secured a win against Jay Friend and Pepijn Bastiaansen from the University of Arizona, who were ranked 41st. The Penn duo won with scores of 1-6, 6-3, 10-4 on Tuesday.
Their next match resulted in a loss to Jack Anthrop and Preston Stearns of Ohio State University, who are ranked nineteenth. The final score was 7-5, 6-7, 3-10 on Wednesday.
Graziani and Sandler will have another opportunity to advance as they compete against the seventh-ranked team from California later today.
