No. 11 Lions Sweep No. 32 UCLA to Complete the California Trip 4-0

Thursday, March 16

Los Angeles, Calif.

5:00 PM ET

Columbia University

#32 UCLA

No. 11 Lions Sweep No. 32 UCLA to Complete the California Trip 4-0

3/16/2023 10:04:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score (PDF)

By: Garret Sulak

LOS ANGELES – The No. 11 Lions dominated the courts Thursday afternoon at No. 32 UCLA to earn a 4-0 sweep of the Bruins. With the win, Columbia finishes its California spring break trip with a perfect 4-0 record that includes wins over three ranked opponents.

Columbia improves to 11-1 overall this season and extends its win streak to 11 matches as Ivy League action approaches. The 11-1 start is the team's best since the 2014 season when the Lions also were 11-1 and finished the season 22-2 overall. The 2014 squad achieved a 20-match win streak en route to the NCAA Championships.

The Lions got the match started by quickly winning the doubles point. The duo of Theo Winegar and Michael Zheng posted a 6-1 win over Giacomo Revelli and Patrick Zahraj in the No. 1 doubles. Brothers Alex and Nicolas Kotzen clinched the doubles point for Columbia with a 6-4 win against Timothy Li and Azuma Visaya at the No. 3 doubles.

Nicolas Kotzen kicked off singles action with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Visaya at the No. 4 singles to put the Lions up, 2-0. No. 75 Westphal followed that up with a 7-6(7-4), 6-4 win against Aadarsh Tripathi in the No. 3 singles.

Hugo Hashimoto finished off the Columbia sweep with a win in the No. 5 singles. Hashimoto posted a 7-5, 7-6(7-0) win over Stefan Leustian to clinch the team win.

Roko Horvat and Westphal's doubles match went unfinished. No. 16 Zheng, Alex Kotzen and Henry Ruger also competed in singles matches that went unfinished.

RESULTS

#11 Columbia vs #32 UCLA
3/16/2023 at Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Tennis Center

#11 Columbia 4, #32 UCLA 0
Singles competition
1. Patrick Zahraj (UCLA) vs. #16 Michael Zheng (COLU) 6-7 (3-7), 6-2, 0-2, unfinished
2. Giacomo Revelli (UCLA) vs. Alex Kotzen (COLU) 3-6, 6-2, 5-5, unfinished
3. #75 Max Westphal (COLU) def. Aadarsh Tripathi (UCLA) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
4. Nicolas Kotzen (COLU) def. Azuma Visaya (UCLA) 6-3, 6-2
5. Hugo Hashimoto (COLU) def. Stefan Leustian (UCLA) 7-5, 7-6 (7-0)
6. Gianluca Ballotta (UCLA) vs. Henry Ruger (COLU) 3-6, 7-5, 2-0, unfinished

Doubles competition
1. Theo Winegar/Michael Zheng (COLU) def. Giacomo Revelli/Patrick Zahraj (UCLA) 6-1
2. Jeffrey Fradkin/Aadarsh Tripathi (UCLA) vs. Roko Horvat/Max Westphal (COLU) 3-4, unfinished
3. Alex Kotzen/Nicolas Kotzen (COLU) def. Timothy Li/Azuma Visaya (UCLA) 6-4

Match Notes:
Columbia 11-1; National ranking #11
UCLA 7-4; National ranking #32
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (4,3,5)

UP NEXT

The Lions return home after the spring break trip in California. Columbia will host Hofstra for a doubleheader next Saturday, March 25 at the Columbia Tennis Center. The first match will start at 11 a.m. with the second match following at 4 p.m.

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