Men’s Tennis Drops Tight Match to Penn, 4-3

Sunday, March 17

Philadelphia, PA

3:00 P.M.

Temple University

Penn

Photo by: Zamani Feelings

Men’s Tennis Drops Tight Match to Penn, 4-3

3.17.19 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA— Temple men's tennis (5-6, 1-1 AAC) competed against Philly foe Penn on Sunday afternoon, falling to the Quakers, 4-3, in a hard-fought contest.

Match Notes
> Penn took the doubles point, winning at first and second doubles.
> The Quakers went up 2-0 with a win at sixth singles, but Paolo Cucalon came out on top in the No. 4 spot to bring the score to 2-1.
> Penn maintained its advantage with a victory at third singles and Temple continued to chip away with an Eric Biscoveanu win in three sets at fifth singles.
> Alberto Caceres Casas tied the match 3-3, rallying in the No. 1 spot after dropping the first set.
> The contest was decided at second singles in a three-set showdown between Mark Wallner and Kevin Zhu. Zhu ultimately edged Wallner, 6-7(6), 6-3, 7-5.

Results
Doubles
1. Kyle Mautner/Eduardo Graziani (Penn) def. #31 Alberto Caceres Casas/Mark Wallner (Temple), 6-1
2. Robert Smithline/Max Cancilla (Penn) def. Uladzimir Dorash/Paolo Cucalon (Temple), 6-4
3. Eric Biscoveanu/Michael Haelen (Temple) vs. Kevin Zhu/Jeff Zucker (Penn), 5-4 DNF

Singles
1. Alberto Caceres Casas (Temple) def. Eduardo Graziani (Penn), 0-6, 6-3, 6-4
2. Kevin Zhu (Penn) def. Mark Wallner (Temple), 6-7(6), 6-3, 7-5
3. Noah Makarome (Penn) def. Uladzimir Dorash (Temple), 7-5, 6-4
4. Paolo Cucalon (Temple) def. Max Cancilla (Penn), 6-3, 7-6(5)
5. Eric Biscoveanu (Temple) def. Jeff Zucker (Penn), 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
6. Jonah Jurick (Penn) def. Enzo Brida (Temple), 6-2, 6-2

Order of Finish
Doubles: 1, 2
Singles: 6, 4, 3, 5, 1, 2

Next Up
> The Owls compete outdoors for the first time this season on Thursday, March 21. Temple will host Hofstra at 10 a.m. at the TU Pavilion.