Friday, February 28
Evanston, Ill.
1:00 P.M.
Columbia University
vs
DePaul
Photo by: ITA
No. 7 Columbia Heads West to Face DePaul, No. 34 Northwestern
2/27/2020 1:34:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The Lions will play a pair of matches in Evanston, Illinois, this weekend, first taking on DePaul on Friday before facing No. 34 Northwestern on Saturday
NEW YORK — The No. 7 Columbia men's tennis team will head back to the Midwest this weekend to play a pair of matches at the Combe Tennis Center in Evanston, Illinois. The Lions will first take on DePaul Friday before taking on No. 34 Northwestern Saturday. First serve in both matches is set for 1 p.m. ET.
Fans can follow along via live results for both matches, while live streaming will also be provided Saturday vs. the Wildcats.
LAST TIME OUT
Columbia (5-2) returns to action after nearly two weeks off from competition, having played top-15 foes on three consecutive days in the ITA National Team Indoor Championship in Madison, Wisconsin, Feb. 14-16. Despite falling to third-ranked Florida, the Lions bounced back in a big way with back-to-back wins over No. 14 South Carolina and No. 12 Baylor.
LIONS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
Having been ranked in the top-10 in four-straight weeks, the Lions come in at No. 7 in the latest Oracle/ITA Division I Team Rankings released on Feb. 25, while the Tennis Channel/USTA College Top 25 has Columbia ranked eighth in the nation.
Three singles players and one doubles team grace the ITA rankings released on Feb. 18. In singles, No. 25 Jack Lin leads the way, followed by No. 88 Jackie Tang and No. 116 Alex Kotzen. In doubles, Jack Lin and Jackie Tang come in as the eighth-ranked tandem.
SCOUTING DEPAUL
The Blue Demons are 5-8 entering Friday's matchup, most recently coming off a 4-1 victory over Corpus Christi. This will be the second-ever meeting between the two programs, with Columbia owning a 1-0 edge after defeating DePaul, 7-0, on Feb. 2, 2014 in New York.
SCOUTING NORTHWESTERN
The 34th-ranked Wildcats are 6-4 on the season after falling at Harvard, 4-3, on Feb. 23 in their most recent outing. The Crimson took the doubles point and split singles play, with Northwestern getting wins from Dominik Stary, Trice Pickens and Simen Bratholm.
Stary is the only ranked player for the Wildcats, coming in at No. 113 nationally.
Saturday's contest marks the third meeting between the two teams, split at 1-1. Columbia won the most recent dual in the series, taking down the Wildcats, 7-0, in New York last season.
UP NEXT
The Lions return home next weekend to face Florida Atlantic on Saturday, March 7, at the Dick Savitt Tennis Center. The contest is set for a 1 p.m. start.
For the latest on the Columbia men's tennis, follow @ColumbiaMTennis on Twitter and Instagram, and on the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.
Fans can follow along via live results for both matches, while live streaming will also be provided Saturday vs. the Wildcats.
LAST TIME OUT
Columbia (5-2) returns to action after nearly two weeks off from competition, having played top-15 foes on three consecutive days in the ITA National Team Indoor Championship in Madison, Wisconsin, Feb. 14-16. Despite falling to third-ranked Florida, the Lions bounced back in a big way with back-to-back wins over No. 14 South Carolina and No. 12 Baylor.
LIONS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
Having been ranked in the top-10 in four-straight weeks, the Lions come in at No. 7 in the latest Oracle/ITA Division I Team Rankings released on Feb. 25, while the Tennis Channel/USTA College Top 25 has Columbia ranked eighth in the nation.
Three singles players and one doubles team grace the ITA rankings released on Feb. 18. In singles, No. 25 Jack Lin leads the way, followed by No. 88 Jackie Tang and No. 116 Alex Kotzen. In doubles, Jack Lin and Jackie Tang come in as the eighth-ranked tandem.
SCOUTING DEPAUL
The Blue Demons are 5-8 entering Friday's matchup, most recently coming off a 4-1 victory over Corpus Christi. This will be the second-ever meeting between the two programs, with Columbia owning a 1-0 edge after defeating DePaul, 7-0, on Feb. 2, 2014 in New York.
SCOUTING NORTHWESTERN
The 34th-ranked Wildcats are 6-4 on the season after falling at Harvard, 4-3, on Feb. 23 in their most recent outing. The Crimson took the doubles point and split singles play, with Northwestern getting wins from Dominik Stary, Trice Pickens and Simen Bratholm.
Stary is the only ranked player for the Wildcats, coming in at No. 113 nationally.
Saturday's contest marks the third meeting between the two teams, split at 1-1. Columbia won the most recent dual in the series, taking down the Wildcats, 7-0, in New York last season.
UP NEXT
The Lions return home next weekend to face Florida Atlantic on Saturday, March 7, at the Dick Savitt Tennis Center. The contest is set for a 1 p.m. start.
For the latest on the Columbia men's tennis, follow @ColumbiaMTennis on Twitter and Instagram, and on the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.
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