Friday, October 23
New York, N.Y.
Columbia
vs
Ivy League Qualifier
10/22/2026 11:41:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Four-day tournament begins Friday with six Lions competing
NEW YORK – The Columbia women's tennis team is set to host the Ivy League Qualifier beginning Friday morning at the Philip & Cheryl Milstein Family Tennis Center. The tournament champions will qualify for the ITA Conference Masters in Rome, Georgia, in early November.
TOURNAMENT INFO & SCHEDULE
All matches will be played indoors and are open to the public. Every match and court will be streamed. The stream can be accessed on IvyLeague.tv.
LAST TIME OUT
The Lions are fresh off a strong showing at the ITA Northeast Regional Championship. First-year player Kenzie Nguyen punched her ticket to the NCAA Singles Championships after defeating Princeton's Pearlie Zheng in the semifinals last Tuesday. Sophomore Margot Phanthala put together a terrific run, advancing to the quarterfinals.
In doubles, Columbia had two teams reach the quarterfinals. Phanthala/Kenzie Nugyen fell to Isabella Chhiv/Zheng 8-3 after a stellar run. The 'Lions' other strong duo, Gayathri Krishnan and Sabrina Lin, also saw their run end in the quarterfinals, falling to Maelie Monfils and Patricia Grigoras of Penn State, 8-5.
THE LIONS LINEUP
Columbia will have four singles players competing and two doubles pairs. Krishnan, Amber Yin, Emily Baek and Elena Zhao will compete in singles play. Krishnan will partner with Lin in doubles. Meanwhile, Kyle Nguyen and Zhao will be the other doubles team.
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
Last season, Columbia had a strong showing at the tournament that was hosted by Harvard. Malak El Allami advanced to the semifinals in both the singles and doubles. Baek advanced to the round of 16.
FOLLOW THE LIONS
Stay up to date on all things Columbia Women's Tennis by following the Lions on Twitter (@CULionsWTEN), Instagram (@culionswten) and on Facebook (@ColumbiaAthletics).
TOURNAMENT INFO & SCHEDULE
All matches will be played indoors and are open to the public. Every match and court will be streamed. The stream can be accessed on IvyLeague.tv.
LAST TIME OUT
The Lions are fresh off a strong showing at the ITA Northeast Regional Championship. First-year player Kenzie Nguyen punched her ticket to the NCAA Singles Championships after defeating Princeton's Pearlie Zheng in the semifinals last Tuesday. Sophomore Margot Phanthala put together a terrific run, advancing to the quarterfinals.
In doubles, Columbia had two teams reach the quarterfinals. Phanthala/Kenzie Nugyen fell to Isabella Chhiv/Zheng 8-3 after a stellar run. The 'Lions' other strong duo, Gayathri Krishnan and Sabrina Lin, also saw their run end in the quarterfinals, falling to Maelie Monfils and Patricia Grigoras of Penn State, 8-5.
THE LIONS LINEUP
Columbia will have four singles players competing and two doubles pairs. Krishnan, Amber Yin, Emily Baek and Elena Zhao will compete in singles play. Krishnan will partner with Lin in doubles. Meanwhile, Kyle Nguyen and Zhao will be the other doubles team.
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
Last season, Columbia had a strong showing at the tournament that was hosted by Harvard. Malak El Allami advanced to the semifinals in both the singles and doubles. Baek advanced to the round of 16.
FOLLOW THE LIONS
Stay up to date on all things Columbia Women's Tennis by following the Lions on Twitter (@CULionsWTEN), Instagram (@culionswten) and on Facebook (@ColumbiaAthletics).
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