No. 10 Columbia Men’s Tennis Sweeps No. 30 Princeton

Sunday, April 13

Princeton, N.J.

1:00 PM

Columbia University

#30 Princeton

Photo by: Columbia University Athletics / Josh Wang

No. 10 Columbia Men’s Tennis Sweeps No. 30 Princeton

4/13/2025 6:51:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Lions make quick work of Tigers on the road

PRINCETON, N.J. – The 10th-ranked Columbia men's tennis team made quick work of host Princeton, defeating the Tigers 4-0 on Sunday afternoon.

Columbia (15-4, 5-0 Ivy) has won five matches in a row, and has yet to surrender a point in conference play, sweeping all five opponents. Princeton (19-8, 3-2 Ivy) has now lost two straight and falls to 10-2 at home this year.

In doubles play, the Lions took the early momentum with strong performances at the No. 3 and No. 2 spots. Hugo Hashimoto and Jayden Templeman continued their excellent play, defeating Landon Ardila and Aleksandar Mitric 6-0. Max Westphal and Sachin Palta secured the doubles point with an efficient 6-3 win over Princeton's Ellis Short and Milan Markovits.

In singles play, it was Westphal who scored the first point for the Lions at the No. 3 spot, defeating Ardila in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2. Michael Zheng followed that up with a convincing 6-2, 6-3 win over the Tiger's Fnu Nidunjianzan. Palta clinched the match with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Evan Wen.

RESULTS
#10 Columbia 4, #30 Princeton 0

Singles
1. #1 Michael Zheng (COL) def. Fnu Nidunjianzan (PRIN) 6-2, 6-3
2. #53 Nicolas Kotzen (COL) vs. Paul Inchauspe (PRIN) 7-6(7-4), 3-2 unfinished
3. Max Westphal (COL) def. Landon Ardila (PRIN) 6-2, 6-2
4. #74 Hugo Hashimoto (COL) vs. Ellis Short (PRIN) 3-6, 5-5 unfinished
5. Sachin Palta (COL) def. Evan Wen (PRIN) 6-2, 6-4
6. Thanaphat Boosarawongse (COL) vs. Milan Markovits (PRIN) 6-2, 6-6 unfinished

Doubles
1. #42 Michael Zheng/Nicolas Kotzen (COL) vs. Paul Inchauspe/Filippos Astreinidis (PRIN) 4-3, unfinished
2. Max Westphal/Sachin Palta (COL). Def. Ellis Short/Milan Markovits (PRIN) 6-3
3. Hugo Hashimoto/Jayden Templeman def. Landon Ardila/Aleksandar Mitric (PRIN) 6-0

Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (3,1,5)

UP NEXT
Columbia returns to action on Saturday, April 19 when they travel to Cambridge, Mass for a showdown against Harvard. First serve for that contest is scheduled for 1 p.m.

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