{"id":616389,"date":"2026-04-19T04:14:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T04:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/616389\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T04:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T04:14:09","slug":"mens-tennis-drops-road-match-at-no-40-penn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/616389\/","title":{"rendered":"Men\u2019s Tennis Drops Road Match at No. 40 Penn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Philadelphia, Pa. &#8211; The Brown men&#8217;s tennis team (15-13, 0-6 Ivy) falls to No. 40 Penn (17-9, 3-3 Ivy), 4-0, on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In doubles, <a href=\"https:\/\/brownbears.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/ivan-sodan\/23689\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"23689\" target=\"_blank\">Ivan Sodan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/brownbears.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/robert-yang\/23659\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"23659\" target=\"_blank\">Robert Yang<\/a> were edged by Aaron Sandler and Manfredi Graziani, 6-4, at the top spot. <a href=\"https:\/\/brownbears.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/cole-oberg\/23657\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"23657\" target=\"_blank\">Cole Oberg<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/brownbears.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/lukas-phimvongsa\/22580\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"22580\" target=\"_blank\">Lukas Phimvongsa<\/a> fell to Nischal Spurling and Shaurya Bharadwaj, 6-2, resulting in <a href=\"https:\/\/brownbears.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/noah-hernandez\/22576\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"22576\" target=\"_blank\">Noah Hernandez<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/brownbears.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/zander-bravo\/22575\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"22575\" target=\"_blank\">Zander Bravo<\/a> in an unfinished match against Vojtech Vales and Justin Chung (4-5).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In singles play, Sodan was defeated by Graziani at the first line, 6-2, 6-2; Phimvongsa fell in his match to Butera, 6-4, 7-6. Hernandez battled against Bharadwaj but was halted at 7-6, 6-6. <a href=\"https:\/\/brownbears.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/robert-yang\/23659\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"23659\" target=\"_blank\">Robert Yang<\/a> played against Vales, 2-6, 6-4, 5-4, but the match went unfinished. <a href=\"https:\/\/brownbears.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/zander-bravo\/22575\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"22575\" target=\"_blank\">Zander Bravo<\/a> dropped his match to Adam Bain, 6-0, 6-1, and <a href=\"https:\/\/brownbears.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/alex-koong\/22577\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"22577\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Koong<\/a> and Matthew Rutter had their match halted at 6-2, 4-6.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Brown will close its 2026 regular season at Princeton on Sunday, Apr. 19.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">RESULTS<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Doubles<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Aaron Sandler\/Manfredi Graziani (Penn) def. <a href=\"https:\/\/brownbears.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/ivan-sodan\/23689\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"23689\" target=\"_blank\">Ivan Sodan<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/brownbears.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/robert-yang\/23659\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"23659\" target=\"_blank\">Robert Yang<\/a> (Brown), 6-4<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Vojtech Vales\/Justing Chung (Penn) vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/brownbears.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/noah-hernandez\/22576\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"22576\" target=\"_blank\">Noah Hernandez<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/brownbears.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/zander-bravo\/22575\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"22575\" target=\"_blank\">Zander Bravo<\/a> (Brown), 5-4 UNF<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Nischal Spruling\/Shaurya Bharadwaj (Penn) def. <a href=\"https:\/\/brownbears.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/cole-oberg\/23657\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"23657\" target=\"_blank\">Cole Oberg<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/brownbears.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/lukas-phimvongsa\/22580\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"22580\" target=\"_blank\">Lukas Phimvongsa<\/a> (Brown), 6-2<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Singles<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Manfredi Graziani (Penn) def. <a href=\"https:\/\/brownbears.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/ivan-sodan\/23689\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"23689\" target=\"_blank\">Ivan Sodan<\/a> (Brown), 6-2, 6-2<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Luka Butera (Penn) def. <a href=\"https:\/\/brownbears.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/lukas-phimvongsa\/22580\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"22580\" target=\"_blank\">Lukas Phimvongsa<\/a> (Brown), 6-4, 7-6<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Shaurya Bharadwaj (Penn) vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/brownbears.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/noah-hernandez\/22576\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"22576\" target=\"_blank\">Noah Hernandez<\/a> (Brown), 7-6, 6-6, UNF<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Vojtech Vales (Penn) vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/brownbears.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/robert-yang\/23659\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"23659\" target=\"_blank\">Robert Yang<\/a> (Brown), 6-2, 4-6, 5-4, UNF<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Adam Bain (Penn) def. <a href=\"https:\/\/brownbears.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/zander-bravo\/22575\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"22575\" target=\"_blank\">Zander Bravo<\/a> (Brown), 6-0, 6-1<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Matthew Rutter (Penn) def. <a href=\"https:\/\/brownbears.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/alex-koong\/22577\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"22577\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Koong<\/a> (Brown), 6-2, 4-6, 0-0, UNF<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">BROWN UNIVERSITY SPORTS FOUNDATION<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nThe Brown University Sports Foundation (BUSF) is the backbone of our athletics program, playing a crucial role in enhancing the student-athlete experience. 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