Saturday, May 11
New York, N.Y.
1:00 PM
Columbia University
vs
#9 Arizona
Photo by: Columbia University Athletics / Lem Photography
No. 8 Men’s Tennis Hosts No. 9 Arizona in NCAA Super Regional Match
5/10/2024 3:50:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Columbia looks to advance to the NCAA Quarterfinals for the first time in program history
NEW YORK – The No. 8 Columbia men's tennis team hosts No. 9 Arizona for an NCAA Super Regional match Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Philip and Cheryl Milstein Family Tennis Center. Saturday's match marks the final time Columbia will play on its home courts this season as the winner will advance to the NCAA Final Site in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Columbia cruised past Quinnipiac in the first round of the NCAA Tournament last Friday before pulling away in the end to take a dramatic 4-2 win over No. 26 Michigan on Saturday to earn a spot in the Super Regionals for the first time since 2019.
Columbia earned wins in the doubles No. 2 and 3 matches to take the doubles point to start the match against Michigan. Max Westphal and No. 23 Michael Zheng then added singles victories to pull the Lions within one point of clinching the victory. Following a rain delay, Nicolas Kotzen rallied back to win a third set tiebreaker that sealed Columbia's 4-2 win over Michigan.
The Lions (22-3) will host Arizona (26-3) Saturday in a match that will determine who advances to the NCAA Quarterfinals to meet the winner of No. 1 Ohio State and No. 16 Mississippi State. A Columbia win against Arizona would mark the first time in program history the Lions would make an appearance in the NCAA Quarterfinals.
Arizona competed in the ITA National Team Indoor Championships in New York City earlier this season, but did not play Columbia. The Wildcats opened the weekend with an impressive 4-2 win against then No. 3 Texas. Arizona then lost to Wake Forest before finishing the weekend with a win over Texas A&M. Saturday's contest will be the first-ever meeting between the Lions and Wildcats.
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Columbia cruised past Quinnipiac in the first round of the NCAA Tournament last Friday before pulling away in the end to take a dramatic 4-2 win over No. 26 Michigan on Saturday to earn a spot in the Super Regionals for the first time since 2019.
Columbia earned wins in the doubles No. 2 and 3 matches to take the doubles point to start the match against Michigan. Max Westphal and No. 23 Michael Zheng then added singles victories to pull the Lions within one point of clinching the victory. Following a rain delay, Nicolas Kotzen rallied back to win a third set tiebreaker that sealed Columbia's 4-2 win over Michigan.
The Lions (22-3) will host Arizona (26-3) Saturday in a match that will determine who advances to the NCAA Quarterfinals to meet the winner of No. 1 Ohio State and No. 16 Mississippi State. A Columbia win against Arizona would mark the first time in program history the Lions would make an appearance in the NCAA Quarterfinals.
Arizona competed in the ITA National Team Indoor Championships in New York City earlier this season, but did not play Columbia. The Wildcats opened the weekend with an impressive 4-2 win against then No. 3 Texas. Arizona then lost to Wake Forest before finishing the weekend with a win over Texas A&M. Saturday's contest will be the first-ever meeting between the Lions and Wildcats.
FOLLOWING THE LIONS
Stay up to date on all things Columbia Men's Tennis by following the Lions on X (@CULionsMTEN), Instagram (@culionsmten) and on Facebook (@ColumbiaAthletics).
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