{"id":588057,"date":"2026-04-06T00:37:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T00:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/588057\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T00:37:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T00:37:09","slug":"no-37-mens-tennis-takes-down-bulldogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/588057\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 37 Men\u2019s Tennis Takes Down Bulldogs"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW HAVEN, Conn. \u2013 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.
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\nWith 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.
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\nThe Lions jumped out to an early 1-0 lead with a strong showing in doubles play. Aditya Govila<\/a> and Thanphat Boosarwongse reunited as doubles partners and quickly defeated the duo of Eric Li and Jim Ji, 6-2.
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\nSachin Palta<\/a> and Andrew Ena<\/a> clinched the doubles point with a 6-3 win over Jason Shuler and Dylan Tsoi on court No. 2. Michael Zheng<\/a> and Nicolas Kotzen<\/a> were tied 5-5 with Vignesh Gogineni and Edward Liao when their match went unfinished.
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\nIn 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.
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\nGogineni made it 3-1 Bulldogs, with a 7-6(3), 6-3 win over Zheng at court No. 1.
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\nKotzen 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.
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\nThe 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.
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\nColumbia 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.
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\nResults
\nSingles
\n1. #45 Vignesh Gogineni (Yale) def. No. 6 Michael Zheng<\/a> (Columbia) 7-6 (3), 6-3
\n2. #44 Nicolas Kotzen<\/a> (COL) def. Edward Liao (Yale), 6-3, 7-6(1)
\n3. #74 Sachin Palta<\/a> (COL) def. Jason Shuler (Yale), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
\n4. Eric Li (Yale) def. Thanaphat Boosarawongse<\/a> (COL), 7-5, 4-6, 1-0
\n5. Abhishek Thorat<\/a> (COL) def. Ji Zhengqing (Yale), 6-3, 6-4
\n6. Aditya Govila<\/a> (COL) def. Dylan Tsoi (Yale), 6-3, 6-2
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\nDoubles
\n1. Michael Zheng<\/a>\/Nicolas Kotzen<\/a> (COL) vs. Vignesh Gogineni\/Edward Liao (Yale), 5-5 unfinished
\n2. Sachin Palta<\/a>\/Andrew Ena<\/a> (COL). def. Jason Shuler\/Dylan Tsoi (Yale), 6-3
\n3. Aditya Govila<\/a>\/Thanaphat Boosarawongse<\/a> (COL) def. Eric Li\/Jim Ji (Yale), 6-2<\/p>\n

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

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