Four Lions Have Strong Showing at Notre Dame Hidden Duals

Friday, October 30

South Bend, Ind.

Columbia

Notre Dame Invitational

11/1/2026 9:42:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Lions get strong as competition progresses

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Columbia men's tennis wrapped up competition at the Notre Dame Hidden Duals on Sunday, Nov. 1, earning multiple singles and doubles victories across three days of competition.

Jung Hee You led the Lions throughout the weekend, posting four singles victories while adding two doubles wins alongside Shaan Patel. You opened Friday's competition with a 6-2, 6-3 singles victory over Illinois' Sasha Colleu. He followed with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Notre Dame Gold's Peter Nad on Saturday before closing the weekend with a 6-1, 7-5 victory over Northern Illinois' Constantin Radu.

You and Patel also teamed up for a pair of doubles victories, defeating Notre Dame Gold's Jonas Kucera and Nolan Balthazor, 6-1, on Saturday before earning a 7-5 win over Northern Illinois' Lorenzo Leti Messina and Curzio Manucci on Sunday.

Patel added two singles victories of his own, rallying past Notre Dame Gold's Nolan Balthazor, 2-6, 6-3, 7-6, on Saturday before earning a 6-2, 6-0 win over Northern Illinois' Manucci on Sunday.

Andrew Kotzen also recorded a pair of singles victories, defeating Notre Dame Gold's Alex Suhanitski, 6-4, 6-0, on Saturday. On Sunday, Kotzen teamed with Jakub Katuch for a 6-2 doubles victory over Northern Illinois' Constantin Radu and Saul Berdullas Calvino.

Katuch added a singles win on Sunday, defeating Northern Illinois' Berdullas Calvino, 6-3, 6-4. He also teamed with Kotzen for the doubles victory.

Columbia opened the weekend Friday against Illinois, with You earning the Lions' lone singles victory of the day. He defeated Colleu in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3. The Lions dropped both doubles matches and the remaining three singles contests.

On Saturday, Columbia picked up four victories against Notre Dame Gold. You and Patel earned the doubles win, while You, Kotzen and Patel each recorded singles victories. Katuch also competed in singles, falling to Kucera in three sets, 1-6, 7-6(1), 6-3.

The Lions closed the three-day event Sunday against Northern Illinois, sweeping both doubles matches and winning three of four singles contests.

Day 1 - Friday, Oct. 30
Doubles Results

Zach Viiala/Sasha Colleu (Illinois) def. Jakub Katuch/Jung Hee You (COL), 7-6(4)
Nicholas Mekhael/David Bakonyi def. Andrew Kotzen/Shaan Patel (COL), 6-2

Singles Results

Zach Viiala (Illinois) def. Jakub Katuch (COL), 6-4, 7-6
Jung Hee You (COL) def. Sasha Collea (Illinois), 6-2, 6-3
David Bakonyi (Illinois) def. Andrew Kotzen (COL), 6-4, 6-4
Nicholas Mekhael (Illinois) def. Shaan Patel (COL), 6-4, 6-0

Day 2 - Saturday, Oct. 31
Doubles Results

Peter Nad/Alex Suhanitski (ND Gold) def. Jakub Katuch/Andrew Kotzen (COL), 6-3
Jung Hee You/Shaan Patel (COL) def. Jonas Kucera/Nolan Balthazor (ND Gold), 6-1

Singles Results

Jonas Kucera (ND Gold) def. Jakub Katuch (COL), 1-6, 7-6(1), 6-3
Jung Hee You (COL) def. Peter Nad (ND Gold), 6-2, 6-2
Andrew Kotzen (COL) def. Alex Suhanitski (ND Gold), 6-4, 6-0
Shaan Patel (COL) def. Nolan Balthazor (ND Gold), 2-6, 6-3, 7-6

Day 3 - Nov. 1
Doubles Results

Andrew Kotzen/Jakub Katuch (COL) def. Constanntin Radu/Saul Berdullas Calvino (NIU), 6-2
Jung Hee You/Shaad Patel (COL) def. Lorenzo Leti Messina/Curzio Manucci (NIU), 7-5

Singles Results

Jung Hee You (COL) def. Constantin Radu (NIU), 6-1, 7-5
Jakub Katuch (COL) def. Saul Berdullas Calvino (NIU), 6-3, 6-4
Lorenzo Leti Messina (NIU) def. Andrew Kotzen (COL), 6-4, 6-2
Shaan Patel (COL) def. Curzio Manucci (NIU), 6-2, 6-0

UP NEXT
The Lions return to action later this week, some of the squad will be competing at the ITA Sectional Championships in Charlottesville, Va. Other members of the squad will travel to Rome, Ga., for the ITA Conference Championships.

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