Friday, February 28
New York, N.Y.
11:30 AM
Columbia University
vs
St. John's
Photo by: Mike McLaughlin
Lions to Host St. John's, Rhode Island in Friday Doubleheader
2/25/2020 8:29:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Columbia women's tennis enters matches riding a seven-match win streak with a perfect 7-0 February record.
NEW YORK—Riding a seven-match win streak, the Columbia women's tennis team will host both St. John's and Rhode Island in a doubleheader at Dick Savitt Tennis Center on Friday. The Lions play St. John's at 11:30 a.m., then take on Rhode Island at 4 p.m.
Columbia enters its week with a 9-2 overall record, including a perfect 7-0 record in February matches. The Lions are coming off a superb weekend which saw them defeat Fairfield (7-0), No. 25 Syracuse (4-2) and No. 34 Washington State (4-3)
Six Lions have reached double figures in singles victories including sophomore Melissa Sakar (21-2), sophomore Akanksha Bhan (16-8), first-year Michelle Xu (16-6), first-year Julia Haynes (16-3), junior Jennifer Kerr (15-7) and first-year Shivani Amineni (17-4). Bhan is the nation's No. 102 ranked singles player by the ITA. In doubles, Sakar has an 11-match win streak intact and a perfect 9-0 dual match record, Haynes has won nine straight and Amineni has won six straight. In doubles, the Lions are led by Bhan and junior Paulina Ferrari (12-7) and Kerr and Amineni (11-2).
St John's enters Friday's match with a 6-4 overall record, while Rhode Island is 3-3 on a three-match win streak.
In two weeks, Columbia will take its annual Spring Break Trip competition trip, this time to Miami, Fla. from March 14-21. The Lions will play Broward College (March 14) in a scrimmage, take on East Tennessee State (March 17), Florida International (March 19) and Florida Atlantic (March 21) before Ivy League play begins on March 28 vs. Cornell.
Columbia enters its week with a 9-2 overall record, including a perfect 7-0 record in February matches. The Lions are coming off a superb weekend which saw them defeat Fairfield (7-0), No. 25 Syracuse (4-2) and No. 34 Washington State (4-3)
Six Lions have reached double figures in singles victories including sophomore Melissa Sakar (21-2), sophomore Akanksha Bhan (16-8), first-year Michelle Xu (16-6), first-year Julia Haynes (16-3), junior Jennifer Kerr (15-7) and first-year Shivani Amineni (17-4). Bhan is the nation's No. 102 ranked singles player by the ITA. In doubles, Sakar has an 11-match win streak intact and a perfect 9-0 dual match record, Haynes has won nine straight and Amineni has won six straight. In doubles, the Lions are led by Bhan and junior Paulina Ferrari (12-7) and Kerr and Amineni (11-2).
St John's enters Friday's match with a 6-4 overall record, while Rhode Island is 3-3 on a three-match win streak.
In two weeks, Columbia will take its annual Spring Break Trip competition trip, this time to Miami, Fla. from March 14-21. The Lions will play Broward College (March 14) in a scrimmage, take on East Tennessee State (March 17), Florida International (March 19) and Florida Atlantic (March 21) before Ivy League play begins on March 28 vs. Cornell.
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