2025-26 Men's Tennis Roster
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Sachin Palta
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Forest Hills, N.Y.
- Previous School:
- The Kew-Forest School
- College:
- Columbia College
HONORS AND AWARDS
Second Team All-Ivy League Doubles - 2025
Honorable Mention All-Ivy League Doubles - 2026
SENIOR (2025-26)
Took home All-Ivy honors for the second time in his career, capturing All-Ivy Honorable Mention honors in doubles play … went 16-12 in singles play including a 9-9 mark in dual matches … played primarily at the No. 3 spot in singles and No. 2 spot in doubles for the Lions in 2025-26 … went 18-7 in doubles play … with Ena, he went 7-2 on the year, including a 4-2 record against Ivy League opponents … earned wins in the NCAA Tournament with Ena against Saint John’s and Virginia.
JUNIOR (2024-25)
Had a breakout season in 2024-25 more than doubled his career win total in singles play going 18-10 ... in dual matches he went 9-4 playing primarily in the No. 5 spot ... with partner Max Westphal he went 16-6 in doubles play, finished the year 20-11 overall in doubles play ... named to Second Team All-Ivy League in doubles ... in singles play went on an unbeaten streak from Feb. 16 to May 2 going 8-0 during that stretch, also was leading in four matches that went unfinished ... in doubles play he and Westphal went 6-1.
SOPHOMORE (2023-24)
Posted a 7-5 overall record in singles as a sophomore … Went 1-1 in dual singles … Tallied a 5-2 overall mark in doubles.
FIRST-YEAR (2022-23)
Recorded an 8-2 overall singles record … Went 7-7 in doubles play … Earned his first career singles win against Notre Dame’s Brian Bilsey (6-4, 6-2) at the Bobby Bayliss Invitational (Sept. 24).
PRIOR TO COLUMBIA
Played for high school coach Terry Hampton...Two-time American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) qualifier...Harvard/MIT Math Tournament participant.
PERSONAL
Enrolled in Columbia College.
CAREER RECORDS
2025-26: 16-12 Overall, 9-9 Dual (Singles), 18-7 Doubles (Overall)
2024-25: 18-10 Overall, 9-4 Dual (Singles), 20-11 Doubles (Overall)
2023-24: 7-5 Overall, 1-1 Dual (Singles), 5-2 Doubles (Overall)
2022-23: 8-2 Overall, 0-0 Dual (Singles), 7-7 Doubles (Overall)
Overall: 49-29 Overall, 19-14 Dual (Singles), 50-27 Doubles (Overall)
Second Team All-Ivy League Doubles - 2025
Honorable Mention All-Ivy League Doubles - 2026
SENIOR (2025-26)
Took home All-Ivy honors for the second time in his career, capturing All-Ivy Honorable Mention honors in doubles play … went 16-12 in singles play including a 9-9 mark in dual matches … played primarily at the No. 3 spot in singles and No. 2 spot in doubles for the Lions in 2025-26 … went 18-7 in doubles play … with Ena, he went 7-2 on the year, including a 4-2 record against Ivy League opponents … earned wins in the NCAA Tournament with Ena against Saint John’s and Virginia.
JUNIOR (2024-25)
Had a breakout season in 2024-25 more than doubled his career win total in singles play going 18-10 ... in dual matches he went 9-4 playing primarily in the No. 5 spot ... with partner Max Westphal he went 16-6 in doubles play, finished the year 20-11 overall in doubles play ... named to Second Team All-Ivy League in doubles ... in singles play went on an unbeaten streak from Feb. 16 to May 2 going 8-0 during that stretch, also was leading in four matches that went unfinished ... in doubles play he and Westphal went 6-1.
SOPHOMORE (2023-24)
Posted a 7-5 overall record in singles as a sophomore … Went 1-1 in dual singles … Tallied a 5-2 overall mark in doubles.
FIRST-YEAR (2022-23)
Recorded an 8-2 overall singles record … Went 7-7 in doubles play … Earned his first career singles win against Notre Dame’s Brian Bilsey (6-4, 6-2) at the Bobby Bayliss Invitational (Sept. 24).
PRIOR TO COLUMBIA
Played for high school coach Terry Hampton...Two-time American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) qualifier...Harvard/MIT Math Tournament participant.
PERSONAL
Enrolled in Columbia College.
CAREER RECORDS
2025-26: 16-12 Overall, 9-9 Dual (Singles), 18-7 Doubles (Overall)
2024-25: 18-10 Overall, 9-4 Dual (Singles), 20-11 Doubles (Overall)
2023-24: 7-5 Overall, 1-1 Dual (Singles), 5-2 Doubles (Overall)
2022-23: 8-2 Overall, 0-0 Dual (Singles), 7-7 Doubles (Overall)
Overall: 49-29 Overall, 19-14 Dual (Singles), 50-27 Doubles (Overall)
Highlights: MTEN | National Championship Highlights
Sunday, November 23
Postgame: MTEN | Michael Zheng on winning the NCAA singles championship
Sunday, November 24
Postgame: MTEN | Michael Zheng on advancing to the singles final at NCAA Championships
Saturday, November 23
Postgame: MTEN | Michael Zheng on advancing to semifinals at NCAA Championships
Friday, November 22
