Lions on the Road: February 6 -8

Friday, February 6

Boston, Mass.

All Day

Columbia

BU Invite

2/4/2026 1:12:00 PM | General, Men's Swimming and Diving, Men's Tennis, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Tennis, Track and Field

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Tennis, Swimming & Diving, and Track & Field featured in this week's edition

NEW YORK — Columbia tennis, swimming & diving, and track & field are featured in this week's edition of Lions on the Road. Every week, GoColumbiaLions.com will be using Lions on the Road to preview that week's upcoming games and events happening off campus.

Amber Yin/Malak El Allami doubles point vs Purdue

Women's Tennis
Women's tennis returns to action this weekend when it travels to Princeton, N.J., to participate in the annual ECAC Indoor Championships. The Lions look to continue their strong showing in the event, having won it in 2024 and finished as runners-up in 2025. The tournament will once again feature all eight Ivy League schools, with the Lions earning the No. 3 seed. Columbia opens the tournament on Friday at 2 p.m., taking on No. 6 seed Cornell. Should Columbia win on Friday, they would play the winner of No. 2 Penn/No. 7 Dartmouth at 5 p.m. on Saturday, with the Championship match taking place on Sunday at 2 p.m. Columbia enters this weekend 2-1 this spring with wins over LIU and Purdue. Doubles points have helped the Lions to their solid start. Columbia has captured the doubles point in two of the three matches this season, with the top doubles duo of Malak El Allami and Amber Yin going 2-0. In singles play, the Lions' top two singles players, El Allami and Gayathri Krishnan, have helped set the tone, with the duo going a combined 4-1 to begin the year.

Day	Opponent	Time	Location	Results	Live Stream
Friday	#6 Cornell	2 PM	Princeton, N.J.	TBD	TBD
Saturday	TBD	11 AM/5 PM	Princeton, N.J.	TBD	TBD
Sunday	TBD	TBD	Princeton, N.J.	TBD	TBD

Swimming & Diving
With the regular season coming to an end last weekend, men's and women's swimming and diving will now begin preparations for the Ivy League Championships. Both teams will be sending some student-athletes to compete at the BU Invite this weekend to get some final swims in a championship style meet before Ivies begins later this month. The men and women are both coming off big wins over Dartmouth on senior day this past Saturday, and will look to keep the momentum going.

Day	Opponent	Time	Location
Friday - Sunday	BU Invite	All Day	Boston, Mass.

Track & Field
Columbia Track & Field turned in a strong performance at the 2026 Mets Indoor Championships at Ocean Breeze, highlighted by multiple podium finishes and personal bests in the field events. Junior Jessica Thompson led the Lions with a first-place finish in the women's pole vault (3.91m), followed by sophomore Lucy Markow in second (3.81m). Junior Norina Khanzada earned third in the high jump with a personal-best 1.68m, while sophomore Viktoria Mihaylova placed third in the triple jump (11.81m). On the men's side, sophomore Collin Moore finished third in the high jump (1.99m), and first-year Gavin Holcombe added a third-place showing in the pole vault (4.35m). Columbia also saw action on the track, with sophomore Sean O'Brien placing ninth and first-year Zayna Flynn running a personal-best in the women's 200m.

Day	Opponent	Time	Location	Results
Friday	Rutgers Scarlet Knights Open	10 a.m.	New York, N.Y.	Click Here
Friday - Saturday	Penn Classic	10 a.m.	Philadephia, pa.	Click Here

Men's Tennis
The 12th-ranked Columbia men's tennis team continues its tough road trip, taking on Michigan in Ann Arbor on Saturday. The Lions and Wolverines are scheduled to play at noon on Saturday with the match featuring live video and live stats for fans to follow along. Columbia enters this week with an overall record of 2-3, last time out they fell to No. 2 Virginia 6-1 in Charlottesville, Va. In that match, senior Michael Zheng made his spring debut for the Lions playing with partner Sachin Palta in the No. 2 doubles spot. Zheng did not play singles. In his absence, senior Nicolas Kotzen has been holding it down at the No. 1 singles spot where he is 3-2 with a pair of ranked wins, including a thrilling straight-sets win over No. 10 Kenta Miyoshi of Illinois. In the No. 3 spot, Thanaphat Boosarawongse has been tremendous, going 4-1. He had the lone win last time against the Cavaliers. Saturday marks the eight time these two historic teams have squared off, with Michigan owning a 4-3 advantage in the series that dates back to 1911. The last time Columbia faced Michigan came in a 7-0 defeat in Ann Arbor on March 14, 2022.