No. 37 Men’s Tennis Takes Down Bulldogs

Sunday, April 5

New Haven, CT

1:00 PM

Columbia

Yale

Photo by: Columbia University Athletics / Stockton Photo, Inc.

4/5/2026 6:16:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Lions capture big road win to remain unbeaten in conference play

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The 37th-ranked Columbia men's tennis team jumped out to a 4-0 lead and eventually went on to win the match 5-2 over No. 39 Yale at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center on Sunday.

With the win, Columbia improves to 12-6 in dual matches this year and is now 2-0 in Ivy League play. Columbia has also won three in a row.

The Lions jumped out to an early 1-0 lead with a strong showing in doubles play. Aditya Govila and Thanphat Boosarwongse reunited as doubles partners and quickly defeated the duo of Eric Li and Jim Ji, 6-2.

Sachin Palta and Andrew Ena clinched the doubles point with a 6-3 win over Jason Shuler and Dylan Tsoi on court No. 2. Michael Zheng and Nicolas Kotzen were tied 5-5 with Vignesh Gogineni and Edward Liao when their match went unfinished.

In singles play, the Lions' first years quickly made it 3-0 in favor of Columbia with a pair of straight-sets wins. Govila defeated Tsoi 6-3, 6-2 on court No. 6. Thorat followed with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Ji Zhengqing on court No. 5.

Gogineni made it 3-1 Bulldogs, with a 7-6(3), 6-3 win over Zheng at court No. 1.

Kotzen clinched the match for Columbia, coming back in the second set to win in a tie-breaker, 6-3, 7-6(1) over Liao on court No. 2.

The match continued with Eric Li defeating Boosarawongse 7-5, 4-6, 1-0. Palta closed it out with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Jason Shuler.

Columbia returns to action on Friday, April 10, when they travel to the Hamlin/Hecht Tennis Centers to battle No. 40 Penn. That match is scheduled to start at 2 p.m.

Results
Singles
1. #45 Vignesh Gogineni (Yale) def. No. 6 Michael Zheng (Columbia) 7-6 (3), 6-3
2. #44 Nicolas Kotzen (COL) def. Edward Liao (Yale), 6-3, 7-6(1)
3. #74 Sachin Palta (COL) def. Jason Shuler (Yale), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
4. Eric Li (Yale) def. Thanaphat Boosarawongse (COL), 7-5, 4-6, 1-0
5. Abhishek Thorat (COL) def. Ji Zhengqing (Yale), 6-3, 6-4
6. Aditya Govila (COL) def. Dylan Tsoi (Yale), 6-3, 6-2

Doubles
1. Michael Zheng/Nicolas Kotzen (COL) vs. Vignesh Gogineni/Edward Liao (Yale), 5-5 unfinished
2. Sachin Palta/Andrew Ena (COL). def. Jason Shuler/Dylan Tsoi (Yale), 6-3
3. Aditya Govila/Thanaphat Boosarawongse (COL) def. Eric Li/Jim Ji (Yale), 6-2

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

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