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Men's Tennis

Columbia Concludes Play at ITA All-American, Looks Ahead to NE Regional

The Columbia men’s tennis team wrapped up play at the ITA All-American this past weekend in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

NEW YORK – The Columbia men's tennis team wrapped up play at the ITA All-American this past weekend in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
 
Making the deepest run in the over week-long event was Rian Pandole, who advanced all the way out of the Pre-Qualifying rounds. The sophomore opened with straight-set wins over Cal's Ben Draper and Max Stewart from Oklahoma, before a 6-2, 6-1 triumph over Iowa's Joe Tyler in the round of 64. Pandole advanced to the Qualifying round after defeating Wichita State's Eddie Stoica, 6-4, 6-2, then was halted after a 6-4, 6-4 defeat from Yancy Davis of South Carolina.
 
Also winning a pair of matches during the Pre-Qualifying round was Jason Lui, who topped Fanis Kontopoulos from Tennessee Tech, before knocking off Grayson Broadus from Notre Dame, both in straight sets.
 
With a No. 40 ranking in the preseason, junior Jackie Tang skipped both the Pre-Qualifying and Qualifying rounds, heading straight to the Main Draw. Tang impressed with a 6-4, 6-1 victory against UT-Arlington's Guarnateme Nuez Delgado during the first round, before falling to No. 22 Jan Zielinski (Georgia), 6-4, 6-4, in the round of 32.
 
Next up, the Lions head to Princeton for the ITA Northeast Regional. Slated to play in the Main Draw Singles are Tang, Jack Lin, Adam Ambrozy, Austen Huang, William Matheson, and Timothy Wang, while the Qualifying Draw features Pandole and Lui. Columbia will also have a trio of doubles teams playing starting on Thursday.
 
Full Results ITA All-American
 
Austen Huang
Qualifying R1 – L, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 vs. Scott Jones (Tennessee)
Qualifying Cons. – vs. Mattia Ros (Denver)
 
Jason Lui
Round of 256 – W, 6-2, 6-4 vs. Fanis Kontopoulos (Tennessee Tech)
Round of 128 – W, 6-2, 7-6(5) vs. Grayson Broadus (Notre Dame)
Round of 64 – L, 6-4, 6-3 vs. Ryan Goetz (Virginia)
 
William Matheson
Qualifying R1 – W, 6-1, 6-2 vs. Peter Trhac (Idaho State)
Qualifying R2 – L, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 vs. Bojan Jankulovski (Miami)
 
Rian Pandole
Round of 256 – W, 6-2, 6-2 vs. Ben Draper (Cal)
Round of 128 – W, 7-6 (9), 6-4 vs. Max Stewart (Oklahoma)
Round of 64 – W, 6-2, 6-1 vs. Joe Tyler (Iowa)
Round of 32 – W, 6-4, 6-2 vs. Eddie Stoica (Wichita State)
Qualifying R1 – L, 6-4, 6-4 vs. Yancy Davis (South Carolina)
Qualifying Cons. – vs. Matias Soto (Baylor)

Jackie Tang
Main Draw R1 – W, 6-4, 6-1 vs. Guarnateme Nuez Delgado (UT Arlington)
Main Draw R2 – L, 6-4, 6-4 vs. Jan Zielinski (Georgia)
 
Timothy Wang
Round of 256 – Bye
Round of 128 – L, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4) vs. Bradley Frye (USC)
Consolation Round – W, 6-3, 6-4 vs. Tomas Vaise (SMU) (Sept. 30)
 
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Players Mentioned

Adam Ambrozy

Adam Ambrozy

6' 2"
Junior
Columbia College
Austen Huang

Austen Huang

5' 11"
Sophomore
Columbia College
Jack Lin

Jack Lin

5' 10"
Sophomore
Columbia College
Jason Lui

Jason Lui

5' 10"
Sophomore
Columbia College
William Matheson

William Matheson

5' 10"
Senior
Columbia College
Rian Pandole

Rian Pandole

6' 2"
Sophomore
Columbia College
Jackie Tang

Jackie Tang

6' 0"
Junior
Columbia College
Timothy Wang

Timothy Wang

6' 0"
Senior
Columbia College

Players Mentioned

Adam Ambrozy

Adam Ambrozy

6' 2"
Junior
Columbia College
Austen Huang

Austen Huang

5' 11"
Sophomore
Columbia College
Jack Lin

Jack Lin

5' 10"
Sophomore
Columbia College
Jason Lui

Jason Lui

5' 10"
Sophomore
Columbia College
William Matheson

William Matheson

5' 10"
Senior
Columbia College
Rian Pandole

Rian Pandole

6' 2"
Sophomore
Columbia College
Jackie Tang

Jackie Tang

6' 0"
Junior
Columbia College
Timothy Wang

Timothy Wang

6' 0"
Senior
Columbia College