Blue Hens Beat UPenn In Tight 4-3 Matchup

Saturday, April 17

10 am

University of Delaware

University of Pennsylvania

Photo by: Sarah Boekholder

4/17/2021 7:39:00 PM | Men's Tennis

NEWARK, Del. – The Delaware men's tennis team celebrated Senior Day on Saturday by defeating the University of Pennsylvania in a close 4-3 victory.

"What an incredible day today!" said head coach Pablo Montana, "This was a huge win for our program and I'm so excited that all of our players were able to experience this! I can't think of a better way to end a Senior Day as it came down to the last match and senior Justice Jones pulled out an amazing victory! We will continue to build from this confidence as we look to improve on a few things and we will use this momentum as we get ready to play Saint Joe's on Tuesday."

The Blue Hens will return to the Delaware Field House Courts for their final regular season match on Tuesday, April 20^th against St. Joseph's University.

Singles competition
1. Jason Hildebrandt (PENN) def. Pierre-Louis Dodens (UD) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
2. Aditya Gupta (PENN) def. James Wilkinson (UD) 7-6 (3), 6-2
3. Zach Smith (PENN) def. Liam Hedlund (UD) 6-4, 6-1
4. Guilherme Valdoleiros (UD) def. Jonah Jurick (PENN) 6-2, 6-2
5. Luis Molina (UD) def. Sameer Gangoli (PENN) 1-6, 6-2, 6-4
6. Justice Jones (UD) def. Jeff Zucker (PENN) 7-5, 2-6, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. Pierce Gilheany/Pierre-Louis Dodens (UD) def. Zach Smith/Jason Hildebrandt (PENN) 7-6
2. Harsh Parikh/Aditya Gupta (PENN) def. Milo Nagle/Nathan Benyowitz (UD) 6-0
3. Justice Jones/Luis Marcano (UD) def. Jeff Zucker/Sameer Gangoli (PENN) 6-4
Upcoming Schedule:
Tuesday, April 20 – Delaware vs St. Joseph's University – 2:30 pm – Delaware Field House Courts
Thursday, April 29 – Saturday, May 1 – CAA Tournament – Williamsburg, Va.