Saturday, March 8
New York, N.Y.
2:00 PM
Columbia University
vs
Delaware
10th-Ranked Men’s Tennis Wraps Up Home Swing Against Delaware Saturday
3/6/2025 2:56:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Columbia plays its final non-conference home match Saturday
NEW YORK – The 10th-ranked Columbia men's tennis team is back home at the Philip and Cheryl Milstein Family Tennis Center on Saturday to host Delaware. First serve Saturday was originally slated for 3 p.m., but has been moved up to 2 p.m.
LIVE COVERAGE
Action from the Milstein Family Tennis Center this weekend will be broadcast live through Columbia's stretch portal. Fans can also follow live scores online for both matches this weekend.
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 three doubles pairs earned rankings.
Michael Zheng continues to sit at the top of the ITA Division I singles rankings after claiming the NCAA title in November. Nicolas Kotzen improved to No. 30 this week and Hugo Hashimoto follows at No. 51.
The duo of Zheng and Hashimoto earned the highest doubles ranking for the Lions at No. 20. Zheng and Kotzen came in at No. 36 and Kotzen and Westphal secured a No. 83 ranking.
Singles
#1 – Michael Zheng
#30 – Nicolas Kotzen
#51 – Hugo Hashimoto
Doubles
#20 – Michael Zheng, Hugo Hashimoto
#36 – Michael Zheng, Nicolas Kotzen
#83 – Nicolas Kotzen, Max Westphal
LAST TIME OUT
Columbia finished last weekend with two 7-0 sweeps against No. 46 Tulsa and No. 67 Penn State. The Lions dominated in doubles and singles action to force two sweeps. The Lions will now face Delaware, San Diego and Pepperdine in the final nonconference matches before the Ivy League slate starts on March 29 at home against Cornell.
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).
LIVE COVERAGE
Action from the Milstein Family Tennis Center this weekend will be broadcast live through Columbia's stretch portal. Fans can also follow live scores online for both matches this weekend.
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 three doubles pairs earned rankings.
Michael Zheng continues to sit at the top of the ITA Division I singles rankings after claiming the NCAA title in November. Nicolas Kotzen improved to No. 30 this week and Hugo Hashimoto follows at No. 51.
The duo of Zheng and Hashimoto earned the highest doubles ranking for the Lions at No. 20. Zheng and Kotzen came in at No. 36 and Kotzen and Westphal secured a No. 83 ranking.
Singles
#1 – Michael Zheng
#30 – Nicolas Kotzen
#51 – Hugo Hashimoto
Doubles
#20 – Michael Zheng, Hugo Hashimoto
#36 – Michael Zheng, Nicolas Kotzen
#83 – Nicolas Kotzen, Max Westphal
LAST TIME OUT
Columbia finished last weekend with two 7-0 sweeps against No. 46 Tulsa and No. 67 Penn State. The Lions dominated in doubles and singles action to force two sweeps. The Lions will now face Delaware, San Diego and Pepperdine in the final nonconference matches before the Ivy League slate starts on March 29 at home against Cornell.
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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