{"id":230530,"date":"2025-10-21T23:53:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T23:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/230530\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T23:53:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T23:53:13","slug":"kotzen-and-palta-advance-to-ita-northeast-regional-quarterfinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/230530\/","title":{"rendered":"Kotzen and Palta Advance to ITA Northeast Regional Quarterfinals"},"content":{"rendered":"

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PRINCETON, N.J. \u2013 The Columbia men’s tennis team had a strong showing at the ITA Northeast Regional, concluding on Tuesday. Seniors Nicolas Kotzen<\/a> and Sachin Palta<\/a> highlighted the Lions’ strong play, advancing to the quarterfinals in singles.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The tournament opened on Friday with the Lions boasting a perfect day, winning all eight singles matches and all five doubles competitions. The Lions’ newcomers boosted Friday’s strong play. Aditya Govila<\/a>, Jakub Katuch<\/a>, Andrew Ena<\/a>, and Abhishek Thorat<\/a>\u00a0all won their opening rounds, with three doing it in straight sets.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The tournament resumed on Saturday with Palta defeating Monmouth’s Alex Martinez Sans 6-2, 7-5. Govila took down NJIT’s Maxime Hankings 6-2, 6-4. Boosarwongse made quick work of Delaware’s Euan Mackenzie 6-0, 6-3. Kotzen and Thorat\u00a0also earned straight-set wins. Kotzen defeated Penn’s Nischal Spurling 6-4, 6-2, and\u00a0Thorat defeated Princeton’s Sawyer Severance 6-1, 6-0.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The round of 16 saw Palta and Kotzen\u00a0come out on top with straight-set wins. Palta defeated Saint Joseph’s Ernesto Ruy 6-2, 6-3. While Kotzen soundly defeated Penn’s Shaurya Bharadwaj 6-1, 6-0.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Columbia’s two seniors saw their tournament run come to an end in the quarterfinals, with Palta falling 7-6(8-6), 6-3 to Princeton’s Paul Inchauspe. Kotzen fell to Princeton’s Sebastian Sec, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In doubles play, the Lions’ duo of Palta and Boosarwongse advanced to the quarterfinals. Columbia also saw the duo of Jordan Chang<\/a>e and Andrew Kotzen<\/a> advance to the round of 16.<\/p>\n

Columbia returns to action Friday. Four Lions will travel to Rome, Ga., to participate in the Rome Tennis Center Collegiate Invite. Four other members of the squad will travel to Tuscaloosa, Ala., to play in the Alabama Crimson Tide Fall Challenge.<\/p>\n

QUALIFYING DRAW – Thurs. Oct. 16

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\nR64\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Andrew Ena<\/a> (COL) def. Pere Prat Turro (DEL), 6-2, 6-7(5-7), 6-3

\nR64\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Jordan Chang<\/a> (COL) def. Justin Chung (PENN), 6-4, 4-6, 6-2

\nR64\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Andrew Kotzen<\/a> (COL) def. Tom Lamers (Wagner), 6-2, 6-2

\nR64\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Jung Hee You<\/a> (COL) def. Filip Paroulek (St. Johns), 6-4, 6-2

\nR32\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Andrew Ena<\/a> (COL) def. Petar Belosevic (Mercyhurst), 6-4, 7-5

\nR32\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Maxime Hankings (NJIT) def. Jordan Chang<\/a> (COL), 6-2, 6-4

\nR32\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Luke Tollenaar (DEL) def. Andrew Kotzen<\/a> (COL), 6-4, 6-3

\nR32\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Jung Hee You<\/a> (COL) def. Aristotelis Bezianis (DEL), 6-3, 6-2<\/p>\n

MAIN DRAW –\u00a0

\nSingles

\nR64\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Sachin Palta<\/a> (COL) def. Stephan Gershfield (PENN), 6-4, 6-1

\nR64\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Aditya Govila<\/a> (COL) def. Ofer Hachohen (Lehigh), 6-1, 7-5

\nR64\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Jakub Katuch<\/a> (COL) def. Aayush Bhat (Temple), 6-3, 3-1 (RET)

\nR64\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Thanaphat Boosarawongse<\/a> (COL) def. Joshua Oboniye (FDU), 6-3, 6-1

\nR64\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Andrew Ena<\/a> (COL) def. Soma Fukhuara (NJIT), 6-1, 7-5, 6-2

\nR64\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Jung Hee You<\/a> (COL) def. Adam Kresina (St. John’s) 6-1, 6-0

\nR64\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Nicolas Kotzen<\/a> (COL) def. Semen Aginskiy (St. John’s), 6-4, 6-1

\nR64\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Abhishek Thorat<\/a> (COL) def. Dominic Anderson (HOF), 6-3, 6-1

\nR32\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Sachin Palta<\/a> (COL) def.\u00a0 Alex Martinez Sanz (Monmouth), 6-2, 7-5

\nR32\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Aditya Govila<\/a> (COL) def.\u00a0 Maxime Hankings (NJIT), 6-2, 6-4

\nR32\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Evan Wen (Princeton) def. Jakub Katuch<\/a> (COL) 6-3, 6-4

\nR32\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Thanaphat Boosarawongse<\/a> (COL) def. Euan Mackenzie (DEL), 6-0, 6-3

\nR32\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Top Nidunjianzan (PRIN) def. Andrew Ena<\/a> (COL) 6-2, 6-3

\nR32\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Shaurya Bharadwaj (Penn) def. Jung Hee You<\/a> (COL), 6-1, 6-4

\nR32\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Nicolas Kotzen<\/a> (COL) def. Nischal Spurling (PENN), 6-4, 6-2

\nR32\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Abhishek Thorat<\/a>\u00a0(COL) def. Sawyer Severance (PRIN), 6-1, 6-0

\nR16\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Sachin Palta<\/a> (COL) def. Ernesto Ruy (St. Joseph’s), 6-2, 6-3

\nR16\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Amar Tahirovic (BUCK) def. Aditya Govial (COL), 6-2, 6-2

\nR16\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Top Nidunjianzan (PRIN) def. Thanaphat Boosarawongse<\/a> (COL), 7-5, 6-2

\nR16\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Sebastian Sec (PRIN) def. Abhishek Thorat<\/a>(COL) 6-4, 6-2

\nR16\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Nicolas Kotzen<\/a> (COL) def. Shaurya Bharadwaj (PENN), 6-1, 6-0

\nQF\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Paul Inchauspe (PRIN) def. Sachin Palta<\/a> (COL), 7-6(8-6), 6-3

\nQF\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Sebastian Sec (PRIN) def. Nicolas Kotzen<\/a> (COL), 6-4, 3-6, 6-2\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

Doubles

\nR64\u00a0 \u00a0 Abhishek Thorat<\/a>\/Jakub Katuch<\/a> (COL) def. Petar Belosevic\/Colm Schulz (Mercy), 8-3

\nR64\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Jordan Chang<\/a>\/Andrew Kotzen<\/a> (COL) def. Nejc Skorjanc\/Maxime Hankins (NJIT), 8-5

\nR64\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Aditya Govila<\/a>\/Andrew Ena<\/a> (COL) def. Axel Engstron\/Heath Waters (RID), 8-3

\nR64\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Sachin Palta<\/a>\/Thanaphat Boosarawongse<\/a> (COL) def. Dhanajay Karthik Athreya\/Dhilon Virdee-Oakley (FOR), 8-3

\nR64\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Tristan Lee<\/a>\/Jung Hee You<\/a> (COL) def. Tarek Erlewein\/William Burridge (DREX), 8-7(7-4)

\nR32\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Lokier Williams\/Mateusz Gradski (FOR) def. Abhishek Thorat<\/a>\/Jakub Katuch<\/a> (COL), 8-4

\nR32\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Jordan Chang<\/a>\/Andrew Kotzen<\/a> (COL) def. Kush Anand\/William Monahan (VIL) , 8-4

\nR32\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Othman Bezzaz\/Ernesto Ruy (St. Joseph’s) def. Aditya Govila<\/a>\/Andrew Ena<\/a> (COL), 8-6

\nR32\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Sachin Palta<\/a>\/Thanaphat Boosarawongse<\/a> (COL) def. Alex Van Lumich\/Sean Jaeger (Leh), 8-7(7-1)

\nR32\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Tristan Lee<\/a>\/Jung Hee You<\/a> (COL) def. Oleksandr Vysochenko\/Otakar Ungerman (MON), 8-4

\nR16\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Othman Bezzaz\/Ernesto Ruy (St. Joseph’s) def. Jordan Chang<\/a>\/Andrew Kotzen<\/a> (COL), 8-7(7-2)

\nR16\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Sachin Palta<\/a>\/Thanaphat Boosarawongse<\/a> (COL) def. Sawyer Severance\/Milan Markovitz (PRI), 8-5

\nQF\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Tobey Lock\/Euan Mackenzi (DEL) def. Sachin Palta<\/a>\/Thanaphat Boosarawongse<\/a> (COL) 6-3, 6-2<\/p>\n

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