NEW YORK - The eighth-ranked Columbia men's tennis team swept visiting Brown, 7-0, on Saturday afternoon at the Philip and Cheryl Milstein Family Tennis Center.
The Lions (12-4, 2-0 Ivy) have won two matches in a row and are now 10-1 at home this season. Columbia claimed the doubles point thanks to a pair of 6-2 victories in the No. 2 and No. 3 spots.
On the No. 2 doubles court, Columbia's duo of
Max Westphal and
Sachin Palta made quick work of Brown's duo of Alex Finkelstein/Zander Bravo. The Lions' No. 3 duo of
Hugo Hashimoto/
Jayden Templeman clinched the doubles point with an efficient 6-2 victory over Sam Feldman/James Lian.
The Lions took the singles, winning all six matches. Hashimoto got momentum going with a straight sets victory over Noah Hernandez (6-2, 6-2) at the No. 3 spot. Kotzen finished immediately after with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Oliver Worth in the No. 2 spot.
Zheng, the top ranked player in the nation, clinched the match with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Alex Finkelstein at the No. 1 spot. The two sides played out the rest of the match with
Thanaphat Boosarawongse defeating James Lian 6-2, 6-2 at the No. 5 spot. At the No. 4 Spot, Palta defeated Lukas Phimvongsa 6-0, 4-6, (12-10).
Jayden Templeman closed out the match with a 6-2, 6-7 (2-7), (10-4) win over Zander Bravo at the No. 6 spot.
RESULTS
#8 Columbia 7, Brown 0
Singles
1. #1
Michael Zheng (COL) vs. Alex Finkelstein (BU) 6-2, 7-5
2. #38
Nicolas Kotzen (COL) def. Oliver Worth (BU) 6-2, 6-2
3. #76
Hugo Hashimoto (COL) def. Noah Hernandez (BU) 6-3, 6-2
4.
Sachin Palta (COL) def. Lukas Phimvongsa (BU) 6-0, 4-6, (12-10)
5.
Thanaphat Boosarawongse (COL) def. James Lian (BU) 6-2, 6-3
6.
Jayden Templeman (COL) vs. Zander Bravo (BU) 6-2, 6-7 (2-7), (10-4)
Doubles
1. #34
Michael Zheng/
Nicolas Kotzen (COL) vs. Noah Hernandez/Lukas Phimvongsa (BU) 4-3 unfinished
2.
Max Westphal/
Sachin Palta (COL) def. Alex Finkelstein/Zander Bravo (BU) 6-2
3.
Hugo Hashimoto/
Jayden Templeman def. Sam Feldman/James Lian (BU) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (3, 2, 1, 5, 4, 6)
UP NEXT
Columbia wraps up a busy weekend when No. 50 Yale comes to the Philip and Cheryl Milstein Family Tennis Center on Sunday, April 6. The Lions and Bulldogs are scheduled to begin their match at 1 p.m.
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