Friday, April 7
Princeton, N.J.
2:00 PM
Princeton University
3
vs
4
Columbia
Photo by: Shelley M. Szwast
No. 50 Men's Tennis Falls Just Short Against No. 11 Columbia, 4-3
April 07, 2023 | Men's Tennis
PRINCETON, N.J. – The No. 50 Princeton University men's tennis team won the doubles point, but fell just short against No. 11 Columbia Friday afternoon at the Lenz Tennis Center.
"Despite the loss I'm proud of our guys. They fought hard and created a winning opportunity today," said Head Coach Billy Pate. "We didn't quite turn the corner and Columbia did a good job getting the fourth point as we were making a strong push. We played a much better doubles point today and I'm especially pleased with Top and Seb as they had great performances against two of the best freshmen in the country. We'll take the positives from this match and look to build on it against Cornell on Sunday."
The duo of Alan Kam and Will Peters outlasted Roko Hovat and Max Westphal, 7-6, at No. 2 and the team of Ellis Short and Sebastian Sec earned a 6-4 win at No. 4 over Nicolas Kotzen and Ishaan Ravichander, securing the doubles point for Princeton.
In singles, Fnu Nidunjianzan earned an impressive 7-6, 6-4 victory over No. 22 Michael Zheng, and Sec prevailed over Cotzen at No. 4, 7-6, 6-1.
Results
No. 11 Columbia 4, Princeton 3
Doubles
Order of finish: (1, 3, 2)
Singles
Order of finish: (2, 3, 1, 6, 5, 4)
Up Next
Princeton takes on Cornell (13-4, 0-1) on Sunday, April 9, at 1 p.m. in Ithaca, New York.
"Despite the loss I'm proud of our guys. They fought hard and created a winning opportunity today," said Head Coach Billy Pate. "We didn't quite turn the corner and Columbia did a good job getting the fourth point as we were making a strong push. We played a much better doubles point today and I'm especially pleased with Top and Seb as they had great performances against two of the best freshmen in the country. We'll take the positives from this match and look to build on it against Cornell on Sunday."
The duo of Alan Kam and Will Peters outlasted Roko Hovat and Max Westphal, 7-6, at No. 2 and the team of Ellis Short and Sebastian Sec earned a 6-4 win at No. 4 over Nicolas Kotzen and Ishaan Ravichander, securing the doubles point for Princeton.
In singles, Fnu Nidunjianzan earned an impressive 7-6, 6-4 victory over No. 22 Michael Zheng, and Sec prevailed over Cotzen at No. 4, 7-6, 6-1.
Results
No. 11 Columbia 4, Princeton 3
Doubles
Order of finish: (1, 3, 2)
- 1. Michael Zheng/Theo Winegar (COL) def. Fnu Nidunjianzan/Thomas Bosancic (PRIN) 6-3
- 2. Alan Kam/Will Peters (PRIN) def. Roko Horvat/Max Westphal (COL) 7-6
- 3. Ellis Short/Sebastian Sec (PRIN) def. Nicolas Kotzen/Ishaan Ravichander (COL) 6-4
Singles
Order of finish: (2, 3, 1, 6, 5, 4)
- 1. Fnu Nidunjianzan (PRIN) def. No. 22 Michael Zheng (COL) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
- 2. No. 96 Max Westphal (COL) def. Thomas Bosancic (PRIN 6-1, 6-4
- 3. Hugo Hashimoto (COL) def. Will Peters (PRIN) 6-3, 6-1
- 4. Sebastian Sec (PRIN) def. Nicolas Kotzen (COL) 7-6 (11-9), 6-1
- 5. Henry Ruger (COL) def. Ellis Short (PRIN) 7-5, 6-4
- 6. Ishaan Ravichander (COL) def. Filippos Astreinidis (PRIN) 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
Up Next
Princeton takes on Cornell (13-4, 0-1) on Sunday, April 9, at 1 p.m. in Ithaca, New York.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
Michael Zheng / 0 (22/-) [COL-MT]
64
76
#2 Singles Match
12
Max Westphal / 0 (96/-) [COL-MT]
66
14
#3 Singles Match
12
Hugo Hashimoto / 0 [COL-MT]
66
31
#4 Singles Match
12
Nicolas Kotzen / 0 [COL-MT]
61
76
#5 Singles Match
12
Henry Ruger / 0 [COL-MT]
76
54
#6 Singles Match
12
Ishaan Ravichander / 0 [COL-MT]
76
61
Order of Finish:
2,3,1,6,5,4
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