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3/28/2025 10:20:00โฏAM | Men's Tennis
Lions look to extend home winning streak to five
NEW YORK โย The 8th-ranked Columbia men's tennis team is back home at the Philip and Cheryl Milstein Family Tennis Center on Saturday to No. 40 Cornell. First serve Saturday is scheduled for 1 p.m.
LIVE COVERAGE
Action from the Milstein Family Tennis Center this weekend will be broadcastย live throughย Columbia's stretch portal. Fans can also follow the action live viaย live scores online.
LIONS IN THE ITA RANKINGS
Columbia continues to be represented well in the most recent ITA singles and doubles rankings released this week. Three Lions are ranked in singles, while two doubles pairs earned rankings.
Michael Zheng continues to sit at the top of the ITA Division I singles rankings, while teammates Nicolas Kotzen sits at No. 42 this week and Max Westphal checks in at No. 123.
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The duo of Zheng and Hugo Hashimoto earned the highest doubles ranking for the Lions at No. 22. Zheng and Kotzen came in at No. 35.
Singles
#1 โย Michael Zheng
#42 โย Nicolas Kotzen
#123 โ Max Westphal
Doubles
#22 โย Michael Zheng,ย Hugo Hashimoto
#35 โย Michael Zheng,ย Nicolas Kotzen
LAST TIME OUT
Columbia saw its five-match winning streak end last Thursday evening in Malibu, Calif., when No. 21 Pepperdine defeated the Lions 4-1, at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center.
Pepperdine (11-6) took control of the match early, winning the doubles point thanks to wins on the one and two spots. Hugh Winter and Edward Winter defeated the 35th-ranked duo ofย Nicolas Kotzen/Michael Zheng 6-2. At the number two spot, Linus Halldin/Maxi Homberg held on to defeatย Sachin Palta/Max Westphal 7-6 (7-5).
In the singles matches, the Lions got a win from first-yearย Thanaphat Boosarawongse, who defeated David Fix in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4. Edward Winter got the better of top-rankedย Michael Zheng, winning 6-3, 7-5. Pepperdine secured the match with wins from Lasse Peortner overย Max Westphall (7-6, 6-2) and Linus Halldin overย Hugo Hashimoto (7-5, 6-4).
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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LIVE COVERAGE
Action from the Milstein Family Tennis Center this weekend will be broadcastย live throughย Columbia's stretch portal. Fans can also follow the action live viaย live scores online.
LIONS IN THE ITA RANKINGS
Columbia continues to be represented well in the most recent ITA singles and doubles rankings released this week. Three Lions are ranked in singles, while two doubles pairs earned rankings.
Michael Zheng continues to sit at the top of the ITA Division I singles rankings, while teammates Nicolas Kotzen sits at No. 42 this week and Max Westphal checks in at No. 123.
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The duo of Zheng and Hugo Hashimoto earned the highest doubles ranking for the Lions at No. 22. Zheng and Kotzen came in at No. 35.
Singles
#1 โย Michael Zheng
#42 โย Nicolas Kotzen
#123 โ Max Westphal
Doubles
#22 โย Michael Zheng,ย Hugo Hashimoto
#35 โย Michael Zheng,ย Nicolas Kotzen
LAST TIME OUT
Columbia saw its five-match winning streak end last Thursday evening in Malibu, Calif., when No. 21 Pepperdine defeated the Lions 4-1, at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center.
Pepperdine (11-6) took control of the match early, winning the doubles point thanks to wins on the one and two spots. Hugh Winter and Edward Winter defeated the 35th-ranked duo ofย Nicolas Kotzen/Michael Zheng 6-2. At the number two spot, Linus Halldin/Maxi Homberg held on to defeatย Sachin Palta/Max Westphal 7-6 (7-5).
In the singles matches, the Lions got a win from first-yearย Thanaphat Boosarawongse, who defeated David Fix in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4. Edward Winter got the better of top-rankedย Michael Zheng, winning 6-3, 7-5. Pepperdine secured the match with wins from Lasse Peortner overย Max Westphall (7-6, 6-2) and Linus Halldin overย Hugo Hashimoto (7-5, 6-4).
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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