PHILADELPHIA - Franklin & Marshall freshman Guillherme de
Melo moved to 2-0, but his efforts alone were not enough as #7 Penn
defeated the eleventh ranked Diplomats 8-1 on Wednesday.
Guillherme de Melo swept Dan Greenberg 13-11, 11-4, 11-5 to
remain unblemished at No. 2. His brother, sophomore Gabriel de Melo
(0-2), battled back from a 2-0 hole to force a fifth game, but the
Quakers (2-0) Mark Froot took the deciding set 11-8 to seal the win
in the first position.
After jumping out to a 2-0 lead on Trevor McGuiness, the
Diplomats' No. 3, Juan Lopez, saw his Quaker opponent squeak out
wins in each of the next three games to secure a Penn point.
The Diplomats return to action on Saturday when F&M hosts
another Ivy representative, Yale.
#7 Pennsylvania 8, #11 Franklin & Marshall 1
Dec 2, 2009 at Philadelphia, Pa. (Ringe Courts)
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1. Mark Froot (PENN) def. Gabriel de Melo (F&M) 11-6, 11-9,
5-11, 5-11, 11-8
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2. Guillherme de Melo (F&M) def. Dan Greenberg (PENN) 13-11,
11-4, 11-5
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3. Trevor McGuinness (PENN) def. Juan Diego Lopez (F&M)
2-11, 7-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-9
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4. James Clark (PENN) def. Sadiq Madraswala (F&M) 11-3,
11-9, 13-11
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5. Porter Drake (PENN) def. Zarir Aibara (F&M) 11-13, 11-6,
12-10, 11-6
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6. Akhilesh Nayak (PENN) def. Pat Cunningham (F&M) 11-8,
11-8, 2-11, 13-11
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7. Zuhaib Mohiuddin (PENN) def. Ben Lurio (F&M) 11-8, 12-10,
11-6
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8. Brooks Russell (PENN) def. Ben Haack (F&M) 11-5, 11-6,
11-6
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9. Christopher Thompson (PENN) def. Fred Struse (F&M) 11-4,
11-4, 11-3
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Exh. Justin Kim (PENN) def. Scott Nerhbas (F&M) 12-10,
12-10, 11-3
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Franklin & Marshall 0-2; National ranking #11
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Pennsylvania 1-2; National ranking #7
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