Lions on the Road: January 31 - February 1 - Columbia University Athletics

Friday, January 30

Charlottesville, Va.

5:00 P.M.

Columbia University

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Lions on the Road: January 31 - February 1

1/28/2026 1:00:00 PM | General, Men's Squash, Men's Tennis, Women's Squash, Wrestling, Fencing

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Men's Tennis, Wrestling, Squash, Fencing featured in this week's edition

NEW YORK — Columbia men's tennis, wrestling, squash, and fencing are featured in this week's edition of Lions on the Road. Every week, GoColumbiaLions.com will be using Lions on the Road to preview that week's upcoming games and events happening off campus.

Men's Tennis
The Lions men's tennis team returns to the road this weekend with a pair of dual matches starting with a match at Virginia on Friday. On Sunday, the Lions will take on North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Both of those matches will feature live video and live stats. The Lions are 2-2 in duals this year after going 1-1 at the ITA Kickoff Weekend last week at the Philip & Cheryl Milstein Family Tennis Center. Columbia opened the tournament with a 4-3 win over No. 25 Illinois before falling to Florida 4-2 in the Championship Match on Saturday. All-time, the Lions are 2-6 against the Cavaliers. The last time these two teams squared off was on May 12, 2018, when the Lions defeated Virginia 4-2 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Against the Tar Heels, Columbia is 2-0 all-time. Last time out, Columbia beat North Carolina 6-1 on January 21, 2024.

Day	Opponent	Time	Location	Results	Live Stream
Friday	Virginia	5 p.m.	Charlottesville, Va.	Click Here	Click Here
Sunday	North Carolina	12 p.m.	Chapel Hill, N.C.	Click Here	Click Here

Wrestling
Columbia wrestling looks to remain perfect in Ivy League action, but their biggest test comes this weekend when they travel to Ithaca, N.Y. to take on the 22nd-ranked Cornell Big Red. Columbia enters this weekend 6-3 in dual meets and has won four in a row after going 2-0 last weekend. The Lions opened the weekend by blasting Princeton on the road before storming back to upset No. 22 Penn. Senior Cesar Alvan was named the Ivy League Wrestler of the Week after going 2-0 with a pair of ranked wins. His win over #19 Sean Seefeldt started the Lions' run of 20 unanswered points in the win over the Quakers. Columbia's duel against Cornell is slated to begin at 1 p.m. The Lions will also take on Arizona State at 5 p.m.

Day	Opponent	Time	Location	Results	Stream
Saturday	#22 Cornell	1 p.m.	Ithaca, N.Y.	TBD	Click Here
Saturday	vs. Arizona State	5 p.m.	Ithaca, N.Y.	TBD	TBD

Squash
The Lions resume conference actions after coming off a successful showing at the CSA Individual National Championships. Senior Franklyn Smith won the Men Plate Pool B division while sophomore Yusuf Sheikh advanced to the round of 16 in the Pool Trophy Divison. Junior Arhan Chandra soared to his first victory of the season defeating Penn's no. 52 Rustin Wiser in three games, 11-5, 14-12, 11-6. Junior Shaurya Bawa outlasted Kyle Broadhurst from F&M (11-6, 11-13, 11-8, 11-9). On the women's side, first year Yeheni Kuruppu secured the win, outlasting Amherst's Quincy D. Cline. Kuruppu dominated from start to end with a convincing win, 11-9, 11-4, 11-9.

Day	Opponent	Time	Location	Results	Live Stream
Sunday	Princeton	1 p.m.	Princeton, N.J.	Click Here	Click Here

Columbia fencing competes at the St. John's Super Cup (January 17, 2026)

Fencing
After last week's Penn State Invitational was postponed due to inclement weather, the Lions added another meet to the schedule in preparation for the Ivy League Championships next weekend in Princeton. Columbia will fence three times during the afternoon on Sunday, starting with Penn State at 2:15, followed by matchups against Vassar and Wagner.