Men’s Tennis Wins Blue Gray Classic

Friday, October 2

Montgomery, Ala.

Columbia

Blue Gray Tournament

10/4/2026 1:32:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Jakub Katuch named Blue Gray Tennis Classic tournament MVP

MONTGOMERY, ALA. – Columbia men's tennis earned three team victories at the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic en route to a first place finish, while sophomore Jakub Katuch was named tournament MVP. Meanwhile, at the Penn State Invitational the Lions recorded several strong individual performances.

At the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic, the Lions opened with a 5-4 victory over South Alabama before defeating Alabama, 4-2, on Day 2. Columbia closed out the tournament with a 4-1 win over Texas Tech.

Against South Alabama, Columbia took control in doubles, earning victories from Aditya Govila and Abhishek Thorat, who won 6-3, and Andrew Ena and Jakub Katuch, who claimed a 6-1 decision.
Govila added a singles victory over Jules Caby, 6-4, 6-2, while Ena rallied for a 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 win over Victor Frumholz. Katuch also earned a singles victory to help the Lions secure the 5-4 team result.

On Saturday, the Lions played a pair of matchups. Columbia opened the busy day with a 4-2 win over Alabama. Govila and Thorat opened with a 7-5 doubles victory over Aleksander Blus and Theo Hegarty.

In singles, Govila defeated Hegarty, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, while Katuch earned a 6-3, 6-3 win over Antonio Voljavec. Ena rallied past Yoshka Sborowsky, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4, to secure another singles point for the Lions.

The Lions wrapped up the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic with a 4-1 victory over Texas Tech. Govila and Thorat won their doubles match, 6-2, while Katuch and Ena followed with a 6-3 victory.
Govila continued his strong weekend in singles, defeating Felipe Pagnacco, 7-5, 6-1, and Katuch added a 6-1, 7-5 win over Thomas Van Den Dooren.

At the Penn State Invitational, Columbia recorded multiple doubles and singles victories across three days of competition against Buffalo, Penn State and Cleveland State.

On Day 1, the Lions swept all four doubles matches. Jordan Chang and Andrew Kotzen opened with a 6-0 win over Buffalo's Cowen Lau and Chase Zhao, while Tristan Lee and Charlie Valentine defeated Penn State's Christos Glavas and Ludwig Hermann, 6-3.

Both Columbia pairs returned in the afternoon to earn additional victories, with Lee and Valentine defeating Buffalo, 6-2, and Chang and Kotzen topping Penn State, 6-3.

In singles, Chang earned two victories, defeating Buffalo's Lau, 7-5, 6-1, and Penn State's Hermann, 6-4, 6-3. Kotzen also posted two wins, overcoming Buffalo's Zhao, 7-5, 4-6, 6-1, before defeating Penn State's Glavas, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2. Valentine added a 6-3, 6-3 win over Zhao.

On Day 2, Lee and Valentine earned a 6-4 doubles victory over Buffalo's Onder Balci and Michael Malkin. Valentine also recorded a singles win, defeating Balci, 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (8-6), to lead Columbia's singles results.

The Lions closed out the invitational with a strong performance on Day 3, sweeping both doubles matches. Chang and Kotzen defeated Penn State's Reiya Hattori and Eyal Shyovitz, 6-4, while Lee and Valentine also earned a 6-4 win over Cleveland State's Max Henson and Nico Jamison.

In singles, Chang defeated Hattori, 6-2, 6-3, while Kotzen rallied to beat Shyovitz, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5). Lee added a three-set victory over Henson, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7-5), to close out the weekend.

Columbia will continue its fall season when it travels to Philadelphia for the ITA Regionals October 15-20.

TOURNAMENT RESULTS
BLUE GRAY NATIONAL TENNIS CLASSIC RESULTS

DAY 1 RESULTS:
Columbia def. South Alabama 5-4
Doubles
Aditya Govila/Abhishek Thorat (COL) def.Jules Caby/Adam Bouacoub(S. Alabama), 6-3
Andrew Ena/Jakob Katuch (COL) def. Victor Frumholz/van Raemdonck (S. Alabama), 6-1

Singles
Aditya Govila (COL) def. Jules Caby (S. Alabama), 6-4, 6-2
Harold van Raemdonck (S. Alabama) def. Abhishek Thorat (COL), 6-3, 1-6, 6-4
Jakub Katuch (COL) def. Adam Bouacoub (S. Alabama),
Andrew Ena (COL) def. Victor Frumholz (S. Alabama), 4-6, 7-5, 7-5

DAY 2 RESULTS
Columbia def. Alabama 4-2
Doubles
Aditya Govila/Abhishek Thorat (COL) def. Aleksander Blus/Theo Hegarty (Ala), 7-5
Antonio Voljavec/Yoshka Sborowsky (Ala) def. Andrew Ena/Jakob Katuch (COL), 6-4

Singles
Aleksander Blus (Ala.) def. Abhishek Thorat (COL), 6-1, 6-7(3), 6-3
Aditya Govila (COL) def. Theo Hegarty (Ala), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
Jakub Katuch (COL) def. Antonio Voljavec (Ala), 6-3, 6-3
Andrew Ena (COL) def. Yoshka Sborowsky (Ala) 3-6, 7-5, 6-4

Columbia def. Texas Tech (4-1)
Doubles
Abhishek Thorat/Aditya Govila (COL) def. Thiago Guglieri/Felipe Pagnacco (TTU) 6-2
Jakub Katuch/Andrew Ena (Col) def. Joseph Patton/Thomas Van Den Dooren (TTU) 6-3

Singles
Abhishek Thorat (Col) vs. Thiago Guglieri (TTU) (5)6-7, 6-0, 0-1, uf
Aditya Govila (COL) def. Felipe Pagnacco (TTU) 7-5, 6-1
Jakub Katuch (COL) def. Thomas Van Den Dooren (TTU) 6-1, 7-5
Joseph Patton (TTU) def. Andrew Ena (COL) 5-2, ret.

PENN STATE INVITATIONAL

DAY 1 RESULTS
Morning Doubles
Andrew Kotzen/Jordan Chang (COL) def. Cowen Lau/Chase Zhao (Buffalo) 6-0
Tristan Lee/Charlie Valentine (COL) def. Christos Glavas/Ludwig Hermann (Penn State), 6-3

Afternoon Doubles
Tristan Lee/Charlie Valentine (COL) def. Cowen Lau/Chase Zhao (Buffalo), 6-2
Jordan Chang/Andrew Kotzen (COL) def. F.G. Borch-Nielsen/Christos Glavas (Penn State), 6-3

Morning Singles
Christos Glavas (Penn State) def. Charlie Valentine (COL), 6-3, 6-3
Ludwig Hermann (Penn State) def. Tristan Lee (COL), 6-3, 6-4
Jordan Chang (COL) def. Cowen Lau (Buffalo), 7-5, 6-1
Andrew Kotzen (COL) def. Chase Zhao (Buffalo), 7-5, 4-6, 6-1

Afternoon Singles
Jordan Chang (COL) def. Ludwig Hermann (Penn State), 6-4, 6-3
Charlie Valentine (COL) def. Chase Zhao (Buffalo), 6-3, 6-3
Cowen Lau (Buffalo) def. Tristan Lee (COL), 6-4, 6-2
Andrew Kotzen (COL) def. Christos Glavas (Penn State), 7-6 (7-4), 6-2

DAY 2 RESULTS
Doubles
Emil Matikainen/Marcus Schoeman (Penn State) def. Jordan Chang/Andrew Kotzen (COL) 6-4
Tristan Lee/Charlie Valentine (COL) def. Onder Balci/Michael Malkin (Buffalo) 6-4

Singles
Marcus Schoeman (Penn State) def. Andrew Kotzen (COL) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
Emil Matikainen (Penn State) def. Jordan Chang (COL) 6-1, 6-4
Charlie Valentine (COL) def. Onder Balci (Buffalo) 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (8-6)
Michael Malkin (Buffalo) def. Tristan Lee (COL) 6-0, 6-3

DAY 3 RESULTS
Doubles
Jordan Chang/Andrew Kotzen (COL) def. Reiya Hattori/Eyal Shyovitz (Penn State) 6-4
Tristan Lee/Charlie Valentine (COL def. Max Henson/Nico Jamison (Cleveland State) 6-4

Singles
Andrew Kotzen (COL) def. Eyal Shyovitz (Penn State) 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
Jordan Chang (COL) def. Reiya Hattori (Penn State) 6-2, 6-3
Nico Jamison (Cleveland State) def. Charlie Valentine (COL) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
Tristan Lee (COL) def. Max Henson (Cleveland State) 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7-5)

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