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.
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).
