March 22, 2014

Complete Results

WASHINGTON - The Georgetown men's tennis team (5-8) dropped a non-conference match on Saturday afternoon, 4-3, to the University of Pennsylvania at the McDonough Outdoor Tennis Courts on Georgetown's campus.

Sophomore Daniel Khanin (Baldwin, N.Y./Pendleton) won one of two singles matches for the Hoyas. His victory came in the No. 1 position over Penn's Nikola Kocovic, 6-2, 6-3. It was Khanin's sixth duals victory on the season. He now owns a 6-7 mark in the No. 1 position for the Hoyas this spring.

Junior Alex Tropiano (Laurel Hollow, N.Y./Cold Spring Harbor) grabbed the No. 4 singles match for Georgetown, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5), over Penn's Matt Nardella. Tropiano has won his last three matches and is 2-2 from the No. 4 spot in 2014.

Georgetown was able to grab the doubles point with two 8-6 victories over Pennsylvania, but could not translate the success over to the singles portion.

Georgetown 3, University of Pennsylvania 4

Singles
#1: Daniel Khanin (GU) def. Nikola Kocovic (PENN); 6-2, 6-3
#2: Vim De Alwis (PENN) def. Shane Korber (GU); 6-4, 6-3
#3: Jeremy Court (PENN) def. Jack Murphy (GU); 6-4, 7-6(6)
#4: Alex Tropiano (GU) def. Matt Nardella (PENN); 7-6(3), 7-6(5)
#5: Marshall Sharp (PENN) def. Casey Distaso (GU); 6-3, 6-4
#6: Zach Lessen (PENN) def. John Brosens (GU); 4-6, 7-5, 7-6(3)

Doubles
#1: Matt Nardella / Nikola Kocovic (PENN) def. Jack Murphy / Alex Tropiano (GU); 8-4
#2: Casey Distaso / Daniel Khanin (GU) def. Austin Kaplan / Thomas Spratt (PENN); 8-6
#3: Shane Korber / Jordan Portner (GU) def. Vim De Alwis / Jeremy Court (PENN); 8-6