CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Columbia men's tennis team opened the spring season in impressive fashion by winning 26 out of 33 singles and doubles matches played at the Tar Heel Invitational hosted by North Carolina. Columbia competed against North Carolina and Boise State during the three-day event.
Columbia played four doubles matches and four singles matches against Boise State on Saturday. The Lions captured all four singles matches and won two out of four doubles matches.
The Lions defeated the Broncos in on doubles match Sunday before competing against North Carolina in singles and doubles. Columbia dominated with six singles wins and two doubles wins against the Tar Heels.
Columbia wrapped up play at the Tar Heel Classic on Monday with more singles and doubles matches against Boise State. The Lions won three of five doubles matches and earned wins in seven of nine singles matches.
Henry Ruger and
Theo Winegar capped of the weekend with a perfect 3-0 mark in singles. Nick Kotzen,
Michael Zheng and
Ishaan Ravichander each finished the weekend 2-0 in singles action. Highlighting doubles play for the Lions, Ravichander and Ruger earned a 2-0 mark over the weekend.
FULL RESULTS
Saturday
Doubles
Ishaan Ravichander/
Henry Ruger (COL) def. Idriss Haddouch/Jip Van Assendelft (BSU), 6-2
Jan Lucca Marquardt/Caden Moortgat (BSU) def.
Alex Kotzen/Nick Kotzen (COL), 7-6(5)
Theo Winegar/
Michael Zheng (COL) def. Sam Sippel/Jett Middleton (BSU), 7-5
John Chin/James Van Herzeele (BSU) def.
Hugo Hashimoto/
Jayden Templeman (COL), 6-4
Singles
Jayden Templeman (COL) def. Teague Burger (BSU), 4-6, 6-0, 7-5
Theo Winegar (COL) def. Kyvan Rietkerk (BSU), 6-1, 6-2
Hugo Hashimoto (COL) def. Idriss Haddouch (BSU), 7-5, 6-4
Henry Ruger (COL) def. Liam Toroman (BSU), 6-1, 6-2
Sunday
Doubles
Ishaan Ravichander/
Jayden Templeman (COL) def. Rietkerk/Moortgat (BSU), 6-4
Poling/Watane (UNC) def.
Henry Ruger/
Alex Kotzen (COL), 6-4
Nick Kotzen/
Michael Zheng (COL) def. Peters/Murphy (UNC), 6-4
Max Westphal/
Theo Winegar (COL) def. Kittay/Schoen (UNC), 6-3
Singles
Henry Ruger (COL) def. Peter Murphy (UNC), 6-4, 6-4
Nick Kotzen (COL) def. Dennis Perumov (UNC), 6-2, 6-2
Theo Winegar (COL) def. Anuj Watane (UNC), 6-4, 7-6
Ishaan Ravichander (COL) def. Will Peters (UNC), 6-3, 7-5
Michael Zheng (COL) def. Karl Poling (UNC), 7-6, 2-6, 6-2
Alex Kotzen (COL) def. Patrick Schoen (UNC), 4-6, 7-5, 6-3
Jayden Templeman (COL) def. Kyvan Reitkerk (BSU), 6-4, 7-5
Monday
Doubles
Sachin Palta/
Hugo Hashimoto (COL) def. Teague Burger/Kyvan Rietkerk (BSU), 6-4
John Chin/James Van Herzeele (BSU) def.
Alex Kotzen/
Jayden Templeman (COL), 6-4
Nick Kotzen/
Max Westphal (COL) def. Caden Moortgat/Jan Lucca Marquardt (BSU), 7-5
Ishaan Ravichander/
Henry Ruger (COL) def. Jett Middleton/Idriss Haddouch (BSU), 6-3
Jip Van Assendelft/Sam Sippel (BSU) def.
Michael Zheng/
Theo Winegar (COL), 6-3
Singles
Theo Winegar (COL) def. Idriss Haddouch (BSU), 6-4, 6-2
Nick Kotzen (COL) def. Jan Lucca Marquardt (BSU), 6-2, 6-2
Jip Van Assendelft (BSU) def.
Alex Kotzen (COL), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
Henry Ruger (COL) def. Jett Middleton (BSU), 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
Max Westphal (COL) def. John Chin (BSU), 6-4, 6-2
Ishaan Ravichander (COL) def. James Van Herzeele (BSU), 6-1, 7-6(4)
Michael Zheng (COL) def. Sam Sippel (BSU), 3-6, 7-6(2), 6-2
Liam Toroman (BSU) def.
Jayden Templeman (COL), 6-1, 6-1
Hugo Hashimoto (COL) def. Caden Moortgat (BSU), 6-2, 6-3
UP NEXT
No. 12 Columbia opens the dual season this weekend as the Lions will host No. 13 North Carolina in a dual format this time. First serve from the Philip and Cheryl Milstein Family Tennis Center is set for 12 p.m. Sunday.
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