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No. 63 Lions to Host Two Ivy League Matches This Weekend

Columbia continues Ivy League play this weekend by hosting Brown (Saturday at 1 p.m.) and No. 59 Yale (Sunday at 1 p.m.).

4/14/2022 10:51:00 PM

HARRISON, N.Y.—The No. 63 ranked Columbia Women's Tennis team will host two Ivy League matches this weekend when it plays Brown on Saturday and No. 59 Yale on Sunday, respectively at LifeTime Westchester in Harrison, N.Y. First-serve for both matches is at 1 p.m. ET.
 
Spectators for the event are limited to those on a pass list. If you would like to attend the match, please contact Columbia Head Coach Ilene Weintraub at ijw2@columbia.edu by 5 p.m. ET on Friday. Westchester is located at 1 Westchester Park Drive, West Harrison, N.Y. 10604.
 
In the latest ITATennis national rankings, Columbia comes in this week at No. 63. Columbia, No. 50 Princeton, No. 59 Yale, and No. 72 Harvard are the four Ivy League teams currently listed in the national rankings. Columbia's Akanksha Bhan is ranked No. 117 in the ITATennis singles ratings.
 
Seven Lions have over 10 wins including Jennifer Kerr (14 wins), Melissa Sakar (13 wins), Michelle Xu and Anna Zhang (12 wins apiece), Bhan and Julia Haynes (11 wins apiece), and Clarine Lerby (10 wins). Kerr and Amineni have teamed for eight doubles wins, while Zhang and Winta Tewolde have won six.
 
Brown enters the weekend with a 6-12 overall and 0-3 Ivy League record. Yale is 11-8 and 2-1 in Ivy League play after winning three of its last four matches.
 
Next week, Columbia concludes its regular season with a Friday Senior Night match against Penn (6:30 p.m.) at LifeTime Westchester and then travels to Princeton for a Sunday 1 p.m. match.
 
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