No. 12 Men’s Tennis Falls to No. 2 Virginia on the Road

Friday, January 30

Charlottesville, Va.

5:00 P.M.

Columbia University

Virginia

Photo by: Columbia University Athletics / Lem Photography

No. 12 Men’s Tennis Falls to No. 2 Virginia on the Road

1/30/2026 8:14:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Results (PDF)

Michael Zheng’s return to the lineup is not enough to help the Lions

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The return of back-to-back NCAA singles national champion Michael Zheng to the lineup was not enough to help the 12th-ranked Columbia men's tennis team, as the Lions fell 6-1 to No. 2 Virginia on Friday night at the Boar's Head Sports Club.

Columbia (2-3) earned its lone point in singles, when Thanaphat Boosarawongse delivered a gritty three-set win at the No. 5 position. Boosarawongse outlasted Jangjun Kim, 6-2, 3-6, 7-5, to give Columbia a spark against the Cavaliers. The match was one of three singles contests that went the distance for the Lions.

Virginia (5-0) secured the doubles point by winning at the top two spots. Columbia's pairing of Boosarawongse and Aditya Govila fought to a draw at No. 3 doubles as the match was clinched before completion.

In singles play, several Lions pushed Virginia deep. At No. 1, No. 52 Nicolas Kotzen won the opening set before No. 16 Dylan Dietrich rallied to take a 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 decision. Abhishek Thorat also forced three sets at No. 4 but came up just short, while Sachin Palta, Aditya Govila and Andrew Kotzen each lost in straight sets.

Columbia will return to action on Sunday at 11 a.m. when the Lions take on North Carolina in Chapel Hill.

Results
Singles
1. #16 Dylan Dietrich (UVA) def. #52 Nicolas Kotzen (COL), 2-6, 6-3, 7-5
2. #29 Keegan Rice (UVA) def. #65 Sachin Palta (COL), 6-2, 6-1
3. Thanaphat Boosarawongse (COL) def. Jangjun Kim (UVA), 6-2, 3-6, 7-5
4. Andrés Santamarta Roig (UVA) def. Abhishek Thorat (COL), 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
5. Stiles Brockett (UVA) def. Aditya Govila (COL), 6-1, 6-0
6. Douglas Yaffa (UVA) def. Andrew Kotzen (COL), 7-5, 6-0

Doubles
1. Dylan Dietrich/Stiles Brockett (UVA) def. Nicolas Kotzen/Andrew Ena (COL), 6-1
2. Jangjun Kim/Måns Dahlberg (UVA) def. Michael Zheng/Sachin Palta (COL), 6-3
3. Thanaphat Boosarawongse/Aditya Govila (COL) vs. Andrés Santamarta Roig/Keegan Rice (UVA) 2-5 unfinished

Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (5,2,6,4,3,1)

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