No. 25 Columbia Sweeps Saturday Twin Billing

Saturday, March 7

1:00 PM

Columbia

Quinnipiac

3/7/2026 7:25:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Quinnipiac Results (PDF)Fordham Results (PDF)

Andrew Kotzen notches first two career singles dual wins, Lions flex their depth

NEW YORK – The 25th-ranked Columbia men's tennis team displayed its depth on Saturday, with a pair of lopsided victories, both coming without ranked seniors Michael Zheng and Sachin Palta.

Columbia improves to 8-4 in the spring and has now won three in a row and six of its last seven matches. They opened Saturday with a 7-0 win over Quinnipiac (3-5) before roasting local rival Fordham (4-8) 5-0.

Sophomore Andrew Kotzen had a big day; he recorded his first career dual singles win against Quinnipiac and followed it up with another straight-sets win against Fordham.

QUINNIPIAC MATCH RECAP
Columbia secured the doubles point with wins on all three courts. Jordan Chang and Andrew Kotzen opened with a 6-1 win at No. 3, followed by a 6-2 victory from Thanaphat Boosarawongse and Abhishek Thorat at No. 2. The No. 51 duo of Nicolas Kotzen and Andrew Ena completed the sweep with a 6-4 win at the top spot.

The Lions carried that momentum into singles, winning all six matches in straight sets. Boosarawongse led the way with a 6-1, 6-0 victory at No. 2. Thorat added a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 3, while Chang earned a 6-2, 6-1 result at No. 4, and Jung Hee You followed with a 6-1, 6-1 victory at No. 5.

At the top spot, No. 30 Nicolas Kotzen defeated Vishal Prakash, 6-3, 6-4, and Andrew Kotzen closed the match with a 6-3, 6-1 win at No. 6 as Columbia completed the shutout. The win for A. Kotzen was his first collegiate dual win.

FORDHAM MATCH RECAP
Columbia secured the doubles point with victories on Courts 2 and 3. Thanaphat Boosarawongse and Abhishek Thorat earned a 6-1 win, while Jordan Chang and Andrew Kotzen followed with a 6-3 victory to clinch the point.

The Lions closed out the match with four completed singles wins. N. Kotzen led the way with a 6-2, 6-1 victory at the top spot. A. Kotzen added a 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 6, and You posted a 6-1, 6-4 decision at No. 5. You trailed 4-1 in the second set but rallied back to secure the straight-sets victory.

Boosarawongse clinched the match for Columbia with a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 2 singles. Matches at Nos. 3 and 4 went unfinished after the Lions secured the victory.

The Lions return to action on Tuesday, hosting Delaware. That match is scheduled for a 5 p.m. first serve.

RESULTS
Quinnipiac
Singles
1. #30 Nicolas Kotzen (COL) def. Vishal Prakash (QU), 6-3, 6-4
2. Thanaphat Boosarawongse (COL) def. Finn Burridge (QU), 6-1, 6-0
3. Abhishek Thorat (COL) def. Elias Hoxha (QU), 6-1, 6-2
4. Jordan Chang (COL) def. Carl Sjoholm (QU), 6-2, 6-1
5. Jung Hee You (COL) def. Alessandro Sciacca (QU), 6-1, 6-1
6. Andrew Kotzen (COL) def. Csanad Nyaradi (QU), 6-3, 6-1

Doubles
1. #51 Nicolas Kotzen/Andrew Ena (COL) def. Finn Burridge/Elias Hoxha (QU), 6-4
2. Thanaphat Boosarawongse/Abhishek Thorat (COL) def. Vishal Prakash/Csanad Nyaradi (QU), 6-2
3. Jordan Chang/Andrew Kotzen (COL) def. Alessandro Sciacca/Prithvi Sudhakar (QU), 6-1

Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (2,3,5,4,1,6)

Fordham
Singles
1. #30 Nicolas Kotzen (COL) def. Mateusz Gradzki (FORD), 6-2, 6-1
2. Thanaphat Boosarawongse (COL) def. Will Lokier (FORD), 6-3, 6-2
3. Abhishek Thorat (COL) vs. Filip Horak (FORD), 6-2, 4-3 unfinished
4. Jordan Chang (COL) vs.Dhillon Virdee-Oakley (FORD), 7-6(4), 2-3 unfinished
5. Jung Hee You (COL) def. Dhananjay Athreya (FORD), 6-1, 6-4
6. Andrew Kotzen (COL) def. Reuben Russwurm (FORD), 6-1, 6-1

Doubles
1. #51 Nicolas Kotzen/Andrew Ena (COL) vs. Dhillon Virdee-Oakley/Mateusz Gradzki (FORD), 4-4 unfinished
2. Thanaphat Boosarawongse/Abhishek Thorat (COL) def. Dhananjay Athreya/Filip Horak (FORD), 6-1
3. Jordan Chang/Andrew Kotzen (COL) def. Will Lokier/Nicolas Garnier (FORD), 6-3

Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (1,6,5,2)

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