RICHMOND, Va. - The University of Pennsylvania men's tennis team traveled to Virginia this weekend as they took on William & Mary and VCU. The Quakers looked to bounce back after last week's narrow 4-3 loss to Old Dominion, but once again came up short in both matches losing 4-3 to the Tribe on Saturday evening and then 4-2 to the Rams on Sunday afternoon. 

With the losses, Penn moves to 0-3 in dual matches this spring and will hope to get their first win of the new year when the host DePaul and Georgetown at Hecht Tennis Center for a double-header next Sunday. 

Inside The Numbers

- The Quakers have struggled in doubles this season as they have gone 2-6 in their three duals. Max Cancilla and Alexs Huryn got the lone win at No. 3 doubles against William & Mary on Saturday. 

- No. 1 singles player, Kyle Mautner, remains undefeated this spring. He won in straight sets against the Tribe before bouncing back after losing the first set to win in three sets against the Rams' Vitor Lima. 

- With Mautner's win, The Red and Blue are 4-5 in three set matches. Nicholai Westergaard has gone the distance in all three duals this spring. Westergaard has come up just short in all three including losing in a third set tiebreak to VCU. 

How it Happened

The Quakers began the weekend on Saturday against William and Mary. Losing two out of three doubles, Penn would need to win four of the six singles in order to get the win. Earning the lone win in doubles was the team of Max Cancilla and Aleks Huryn who won by a convincing two breaks of serve, 6-2 against the Tribe's Lars de Boer and Sebastian Quiros. 

Mautner tied things up at 1-1 after a 7-5, 6-3 win of his own. The Quakers lost two of the next three matches in three sets. After winning the first set 6-2, Josh Pompan fell 6-2, 6-4. At number four, Nicholai Westergaard lost 6-1 in the third after winning a second set tiebreaker to even the match. 

Dmitry Shatalin won his second straight three set match winning 6-4 in the third after splitting the first two sets at 6-3 apiece. 

While Max Cancilla won 6-3, 6-1 at number five, Huryn came up just short at number six losing 6-0, 7-5 to clinch the match for William & Mary. 

Looking to end the weekend on a high note, the Quakers played VCU. Once again, Penn fell short in doubles losing at number two and three to give the Rams an early 1-0 lead.

In singles Mautner bounced back after losing his first set 4-6 to win the next set 6-3 and then earned the 6-0 "bagel" to clinch his match match. 

The Red and Blue got just one more win in singles as Max Cancilla finished 2-0 on the weekend winning 6-2, 7-5. 

Full Results

* Penn vs. William & Mary

Doubles (0-1)

1. Alec Miller/Michael Chen (WMM) def. Kyle Mautner/Dmitry Shatalin (PENN) 6-3
2. Christian Cargill/Louis Newman (WMM) def. Josh Pompan/Nicholai Westergaard (PENN) 7-6 (7-5)
3. Max Cancilla/Aleks Huryn (PENN) def. Lars de Boer/Sebastian Quiros (WMM) 6-2 

Singles (3-3)

1. Kyle Mautner (PENN) def. Christian Cargill (WMM) - 7-5, 6-3
2. Alec Miller (WMM) def. Josh Pompan (PENN) - 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
3. Dmitry Shatalin (PENN) def. Lars de Boer (WMM) - 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
4. Louis Newman (WMM) def. Nicholai Westergaard (PENN) - 6-4, 6-7, 6-1
5. Max Cancilla (PENN) def. Finbar Talcott (WMM) -  6-3, 6-1
6. Sebastian Quiros (WMM) def. Aleks Huryn (PENN) - 6-0, 7-5 
 

* Penn vs. VCU

Doubles (0-1)

1- Vitor Lima/Philip Mobius (VCU) vs. Kyle Mautner/Dmitry Shatalin (PENN) -  6-6 DNF
2- Javier Amantegui/Arvid Noren (VCU) def. RJ Sands/Nicholai Westergaard (PENN) - 6-4
3- Inigo Torre Martin/Timo Zgraggen (VCU) def. Aleks Huryn/Max Cancilla (PENN) -  7-5

Singles (2-3)

1- Kyle Mautner (PENN) def. Victor Lima (VCU) - 4-6, 6-3, 6-0
2- Javier Amantegui (VCU) def. Josh Pompan (PENN) - 4-6, 6-4, 3-1 Penn Default due to illness
3- Arvid Noren (VCU) def. Dmitry Shatalin (PENN) -  6-1, 6-3
4- Max Cancilla (PENN) def. Philip Mobius (VCU) - 6-2, 7-5
5- Timo Zgraggen (VCU) def. Nicholai Westergaard (PENN) -  7-5, 4-6, 7-6(2)
6- Inigo Torre Martin (VCU) vs. Aleks Huryn (PENN) -  7-5, 1-0 DNF

What's Next

With back to back losses, Penn moves to 0-3 in dual matches this spring and will hope to get their first win of the new year when the host DePaul and Georgetown at Hecht Tennis Center for a double-header next Sunday at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.