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Michael Zheng Named ITA All-American
5/27/2025 5:31:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Junior becomes first three-time All-American in program history
NEW YORK – Columbia men's tennis junior Michael Zheng has been named an Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-American for the 2024-25 college tennis season, as announced by the association on Monday afternoon.
Zheng becomes the first Columbia men's tennis player to earn All-American honors three times. He is just the fourth tennis player from the Ivy League to earn this honor, joining Yale's Donald Dell (1958, '59, '60), Princeton's Jay Lapidus (1978, '79, '80), and Harvard's Howard Sands (1981, '82, '83).
Zheng made history by winning the NCAA Individual Tennis Championship in the fall – becoming the first Lion to win a singles championship since Robert LeRoy won the title in 1904 and 1906. Zheng is the first men's singles champion from an Ivy League school since Lucien Williams of Yale won the title in 1922.
The 2024-25 Ivy League Player of the Year finished his junior campaign with an overall record of 37-5. Leading Columbia to its 18th conference title and a historic second-straight appearance in the NCAA Championship quarterfinals.
The criteria for ITA All-America singles honors include winning the ITA All-American Championship, advancing to the round of 16 at the NCAA Individual Championships, or finishing in the top 20 of the final ITA Singles Rankings. All-America recognition is awarded to doubles teams who win the ITA All-American Championship, reach the NCAA Championship quarterfinals, or finish in the top 10 in the final ITA National Doubles Rankings.
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Zheng becomes the first Columbia men's tennis player to earn All-American honors three times. He is just the fourth tennis player from the Ivy League to earn this honor, joining Yale's Donald Dell (1958, '59, '60), Princeton's Jay Lapidus (1978, '79, '80), and Harvard's Howard Sands (1981, '82, '83).
Zheng made history by winning the NCAA Individual Tennis Championship in the fall – becoming the first Lion to win a singles championship since Robert LeRoy won the title in 1904 and 1906. Zheng is the first men's singles champion from an Ivy League school since Lucien Williams of Yale won the title in 1922.
The 2024-25 Ivy League Player of the Year finished his junior campaign with an overall record of 37-5. Leading Columbia to its 18th conference title and a historic second-straight appearance in the NCAA Championship quarterfinals.
The criteria for ITA All-America singles honors include winning the ITA All-American Championship, advancing to the round of 16 at the NCAA Individual Championships, or finishing in the top 20 of the final ITA Singles Rankings. All-America recognition is awarded to doubles teams who win the ITA All-American Championship, reach the NCAA Championship quarterfinals, or finish in the top 10 in the final ITA National Doubles Rankings.
FOLLOW 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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