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PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania men’s tennis team continues its fall schedule Thursday at the Ivy League Masters event, with four Quakers competing in singles and doubles. The tournament features a chance to advance to the ITA Conference Masters Championships in Rome, Ga., with the winners of both events earning a spot in the next stage.

Schedule:

Doubles:

1 p.m. – Callum Markowitz/Zaid Al Mashni vs. Pinzon/Bernadsky (Cornell)

Bye: No. 1 seed Shaurya Bharadwaj/Vojtech Vales

Singles:

2:30 p.m. – No. 3 seed Shaurya Bharadwaj vs. Junghee You (Columbia)

2:30 p.m. – No. 5 seed Zaid Al Mashni vs. Elliot Wasserman (Brown)

4 p.m. – Callum Markowitz vs. Jason Shuler (Yale)

4 p.m. – Vojtech Vales vs. Bryan Assi (Yale)

Quakers Participating: Shaurya Bharadwaj, Vojtech Vales, Callum Markowitz and Zaid Al Mashni.

Quaker Notemeal

*A strong showing at regionals: Penn is coming off the ITA Northeast Regional Championships, held Oct. 16-20, where Nischal Spurling advanced to the singles final and qualified for the NCAA Singles Championships.

*NCAA-bound: Spurling secured his spot in the NCAA Singles Championships with a 6-4, 6-1 semifinal victory over Andrew Ena of Columbia.

*A deep run in doubles: Aaron Sandler and Justin Chung reached the ITA Northeast Regional doubles final after earning four victories, including a semifinal win over Columbia’s Andrew Kotzen and Jordan Chang.

*Quarterfinal appearances: Adam Bain and Chung each advanced to the singles quarterfinals at the ITA Northeast Regional Championships.

*Bharadwaj’s regional success: Shaurya Bharadwaj earned a singles victory over Princeton’s Ford McCollum, 7-6, 6-4, and teamed with Vales for an 8-1 doubles win over Mercyhurst.

*Additional wins at regionals: Parashar Bharadwaj recorded a 6-2, 6-0 singles victory over FDU’s Nate Roberman and teamed with Sebastian Chodura for an 8-4 doubles win over Villanova.

*Top-seeded doubles team: Shaurya Bharadwaj and Vales enter the Ivy League Masters as the No. 1 seed in doubles and will receive a first-round bye.

*The winners of the singles and doubles events will advance to the ITA Conference Masters Championships in Rome, Ga.

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