Thursday, November 5
Philadelphia, Pa.
Columbia
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ITA Sectional Championships
11/4/2026 2:43:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Six Lions to compete in three tournaments up and down the East Coast
NEW YORK – The Columbia women's tennis team will have six players compete in three different tournaments this weekend.
Senior Gayathri Krishnan will compete at the ITA Master's Championships, taking place Thursday, Nov. 5 through Sunday, Nov. 8 in Rome, Ga., at the Rome Tennis Center.
Margot Phanthala and Amy Lee will compete in doubles at the ITA East Section Championship hosted by Penn. Phanthala will also compete in singles.
Closer to home, Michelle Li, Margaret Hui, and Isabelle Oak will compete in the UTA Prize Money Tournament, hosted by Fordham at the Hawthorn/Rooney Tennis Courts in the Bronx.
TOURNAMENT INFO & SCHEDULE
The ITA Master's Championships and ITA East Section Championships provide the final chance to secure a bid for the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships. Both tournaments feature a 32-team field where four semifinalists will secure their bid for the NCAAs.
Krishnan begins her run at the ITA Conference Master's on Thursday at 12:30 p.m. when she takes on Elon's Cornelia Kack.
Phanthala and Lee begin their doubles run at the ITA East Sectional Championships, battling Princeton's duo of Maren Urata/Tsehay Driscoll. That match is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.
Phanthala begins singles play at 12:30 p.m. in the ITA East Sectional Championships, taking on Virginia's Eugenia Zozaya.
Li, Hui, and Oak will begin play at the UTR Price Money event in the Bronx on Thursday. The tournament is a chance for collegiate players to improve their UTR rating.
LIVE COVERAGE
Live streaming for all courts at the ITA Conference Master's is available on the ITA's YouTube page. A link for Live Scoring will be available soon.
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).
Senior Gayathri Krishnan will compete at the ITA Master's Championships, taking place Thursday, Nov. 5 through Sunday, Nov. 8 in Rome, Ga., at the Rome Tennis Center.
Margot Phanthala and Amy Lee will compete in doubles at the ITA East Section Championship hosted by Penn. Phanthala will also compete in singles.
Closer to home, Michelle Li, Margaret Hui, and Isabelle Oak will compete in the UTA Prize Money Tournament, hosted by Fordham at the Hawthorn/Rooney Tennis Courts in the Bronx.
TOURNAMENT INFO & SCHEDULE
The ITA Master's Championships and ITA East Section Championships provide the final chance to secure a bid for the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships. Both tournaments feature a 32-team field where four semifinalists will secure their bid for the NCAAs.
Krishnan begins her run at the ITA Conference Master's on Thursday at 12:30 p.m. when she takes on Elon's Cornelia Kack.
Phanthala and Lee begin their doubles run at the ITA East Sectional Championships, battling Princeton's duo of Maren Urata/Tsehay Driscoll. That match is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.
Phanthala begins singles play at 12:30 p.m. in the ITA East Sectional Championships, taking on Virginia's Eugenia Zozaya.
Li, Hui, and Oak will begin play at the UTR Price Money event in the Bronx on Thursday. The tournament is a chance for collegiate players to improve their UTR rating.
LIVE COVERAGE
Live streaming for all courts at the ITA Conference Master's is available on the ITA's YouTube page. A link for Live Scoring will be available soon.
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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