No. 34 Columbia Men’s Tennis Blanks No. 37 Princeton

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No. 34 Columbia Men’s Tennis Blanks No. 37 Princeton

4/12/2026 4:41:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Results (PDF)

Lions remain undefeated in conference play

NEW YORK – The 34th-ranked Columbia men's tennis team got a resounding win over No. 37 Princeton on Sunday, winning 4-0 at the Philip & Cheryl Milstein Family Tennis Center.

With the win, Columbia improves to 14-6 in dual matches. The Lions have won five in a row and are 4-0 in Ivy League play. The Lions also avenge an earlier loss, when Princeton defeated Columbia 4-3 in the finals of the ECAC Indoor Championships on February 15.

The Lions jumped out to an early 1-0 lead thanks to stellar play in the doubles point. The Lions duo of Thanaphat Boosarawongse and Abhishek Thorat set the tone with a 6-2 win over Sebastian Sec and Aleksander Mitric.

Sachin Palta and Andrew Ena quickly followed, defeating Evan Wen and Meecha Bigun 6-2. With the win, Palta and Ena improve to 4-0 as playing partners. On court one, Nicolas Kotzen and Michael Zheng were tied 5-5 with Paul Inchausep and Fnu Nidunjianzan when the match was abandoned.

In singles play, Columbia carried the momentum. Abhishek Thorat and Thanaphat Boosarawongse gave the Lions a 3-0 lead with a pair of straight-set wins.

Thortat defeated Milan Markovits 6-4, 6-2 on court No. 5, followed by Boosarawongse, who defeated Aleksander Mitric, 6-3, 6-2 on court No. 4.

No. 9 Michael Zheng took care of business on court No. 1, defeating the 13th-ranked Inchauspe, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.

Columbia returns to action on Saturday, April 18, when Harvard comes to the Milstein Family Tennis Center. Saturday's match against the Crimson is scheduled for a 1 p.m. first serve.

RESULTS
Singles
1. #9 Michael Zheng (COL) def. #13 Paul Inchauspe (PRIN), 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
2. #45 Nicolas Kotzen (COL) vs. Fnu Nidunjianzan(PRIN), 5-7, 5-5 unfinished
3. #84 Sachin Palta (COL) vs. Sebastian Sec (PRIN), 7-6, 3-3 unfinished
4. Thanaphat Boosarawongse (COL) def. Aleksandar Mitric (PRIN), 6-3, 6-2
5. Abhishek Thorat (COL) def. Milan Markovits (PRIN), 6-4, 6-2
6. Aditya Govila (COL) vs. Jordan Reznik (PRIN), 6-1, 4-6, 3-2 unfinished

Doubles
1. Nicolas Kotzen/Michael Zheng (COL) vs. Paul Inchauspe/Fnu Nidunjianzan (PRIN), 5-5 unfinished
2. Sachin Palta/Andrew Ena (COL) def. Evan Wen/Meecah Bigun (PRIN), 6-2
3. Thanaphat Boosarawongse/Abhishek Thorat (COL) def. Sebastian Sec/Aleksandar Mitric (PRIN), 6-2

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

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