Friday, October 23
New York, N.Y.
Columbia
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Ivy League Qualifier
10/26/2026 4:39:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Senior secured berth to ITA Conference Masters in November
NEW YORK — It was an all-Columbia final in the Ivy League Qualifier championship match on Monday afternoon at the Philip & Cheryl Milstein Family Tennis Center, with senior Gayathri Krishnan taking the title. With the win, Krishnan secures a bid to the ITA Conference Masters in Rome, Ga., later this month.
Krishnan won four consecutive matches, including a semifinal comeback against Yale's Erin Ha and a 6-1, 6-3 victory over teammate Emily Baek in Monday's final to secure the singles title.
Krishnan opened the tournament Friday with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Cornell's Athena Orzechowski in the Round of 32. She followed with a hard-fought Round of 16 win over Princeton's Lilian Liu, recovering from a 7-5 first-set loss to take the second set, 6-3, before winning 14-12 in the deciding 10-point tiebreaker.
In Saturday's quarterfinals, Krishnan continued her run, beating Penn's Lara Stojanovski 7-5, 6-4 to reach the semifinals.
Krishnan faced another challenge Sunday against Yale's Erin Ha. After dropping the opening set, 7-5, Krishnan responded with a 6-2 second set and closed out the match with a 6-3 third set to advance to the championship match.
In Monday's final, Krishnan controlled the contest, winning 6-1, 6-3 to claim the singles title and cap an undefeated run through four matches.
Baek's sensational run began with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Princeton's Maren Urata and defeated Yale's Angela Chen 7-6(3), 7-6(4), in the Round of 16. She then earned a three-set quarterfinal victory over Brown's Sari Woo, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3, before advancing past Cornell's Dylan Gelber in the semifinals following Gelber's injury retirement.
Columbia also recorded singles wins from Elena Zhao, who defeated Brown's Anne Yang in a deciding 10-point tiebreaker before posting a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Cornell's Sage Loudon to reach the quarterfinals. Zhao's run ended Saturday against Ha, 6-4, 7-6(7).
In doubles, Kylie Nguyen and Zhao opened with an 8-1 victory over Princeton's Lilian Liu and Ana Nguyen before falling to Yale's Shyla Aggarwal and Ziye Liu, 8-3, in the quarterfinals.
Columbia returns to action on November 5 when Krishnan travels to Rome, Ga., for the ITA Masters Championships. Some Lions will travel to Philadelphia, Pa., to participate in the ITA Sectional Championships the same weekend.
Tournament Results
East Draw Singles Round of 32 - Friday, Oct. 23
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Krishnan won four consecutive matches, including a semifinal comeback against Yale's Erin Ha and a 6-1, 6-3 victory over teammate Emily Baek in Monday's final to secure the singles title.
Krishnan opened the tournament Friday with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Cornell's Athena Orzechowski in the Round of 32. She followed with a hard-fought Round of 16 win over Princeton's Lilian Liu, recovering from a 7-5 first-set loss to take the second set, 6-3, before winning 14-12 in the deciding 10-point tiebreaker.
In Saturday's quarterfinals, Krishnan continued her run, beating Penn's Lara Stojanovski 7-5, 6-4 to reach the semifinals.
Krishnan faced another challenge Sunday against Yale's Erin Ha. After dropping the opening set, 7-5, Krishnan responded with a 6-2 second set and closed out the match with a 6-3 third set to advance to the championship match.
In Monday's final, Krishnan controlled the contest, winning 6-1, 6-3 to claim the singles title and cap an undefeated run through four matches.
Baek's sensational run began with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Princeton's Maren Urata and defeated Yale's Angela Chen 7-6(3), 7-6(4), in the Round of 16. She then earned a three-set quarterfinal victory over Brown's Sari Woo, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3, before advancing past Cornell's Dylan Gelber in the semifinals following Gelber's injury retirement.
Columbia also recorded singles wins from Elena Zhao, who defeated Brown's Anne Yang in a deciding 10-point tiebreaker before posting a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Cornell's Sage Loudon to reach the quarterfinals. Zhao's run ended Saturday against Ha, 6-4, 7-6(7).
In doubles, Kylie Nguyen and Zhao opened with an 8-1 victory over Princeton's Lilian Liu and Ana Nguyen before falling to Yale's Shyla Aggarwal and Ziye Liu, 8-3, in the quarterfinals.
Columbia returns to action on November 5 when Krishnan travels to Rome, Ga., for the ITA Masters Championships. Some Lions will travel to Philadelphia, Pa., to participate in the ITA Sectional Championships the same weekend.
Tournament Results
East Draw Singles Round of 32 - Friday, Oct. 23
- Elena Zhao (COL) def. Anne Yang (BROWN), 4-6, 6-4(10-5)
- Gayathri Krishnan (COL) def. Athena Orzechowski (COR), 6-4, 6-1
- Emily Baek (COL) def. Maren Urata (PRI), 6-0, 6-2
- Dylan Gelber (COR) def. Amber Yin (COL), 6-2, 6-1
- Elena Zhao (COL) def. Sage Loudon (COR), 6-3, 6-0
- Gayathri Krishnan (COL) def. Lilian Liu (PRI), 5-7, 6-3(14-12)
- Emily Baek (COL) def. Angela Chen (Yale), 7-6(3), 7-6(4)
- Kylie Nguyen/Elena Zhao (COL) def. Lilian Liu/Ana Nguyen (PRI), 8-1
- Anna-Raphaelle Serghi (HAR) def. Gayathri Krishnan/Sabrina Lin (COL), 8-4
- Amber Yin (COL) def. Anna Nguyen (PRI), 1-6, 6-2(10-4)
- Erin Ha (Yale) def. Elena Zhao (COL), 6-4, 7-6(7)
- Gayathri Krishnan (COL) def. Lara Stojanovski (Penn), 7-5, 6-4
- Emily Baek (COL) def. Sari Woo (Brown), 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
- Shyla Aggarwal / Ziye Liu (Yale) def. Kylie Nguyen/Elena Zhao (COL), 8-3
- Gayathri Krishnan (COL) def. Erin Ha (Yale), 5-7, 6-2, 6-3
- Emily Baek (COL) def. Dylan Gelber (COR), 3-6, R-Inj.
- Gayathri Krishnan (COL) def. Emily Baek (COL), 6-1, 6-3
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