Princeton University Athletics
Sunday, April 13
Princeton, N.J.
1:00 PM
Princeton University
0
vs
4
No. 10 Columbia
Paul Inchauspe
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No. 30 Men’s Tennis Drops Final Home Contest To No. 10 Columbia
April 13, 2025 | Men's Tennis
PRINCETON, N.J.- The Princeton men's tennis team hosted the No. 10 Columbia Lions in the final home match of the 2025 season.
The Tigers were unable to secure the doubles point and the Lions later clinched the match by a score of 4-0.
Princeton worked to a 10-2 home record with the two losses coming against two top-20 teams in the Lions and the then-ranked No. 19 NC State Wolfpack.
"Columbia played a good match and we didn't do enough to give ourselves the momentum we needed," head coach Billy Pate said. "We started making a push in singles and had a pathway, but we put ourselves in a position where we needed to be perfect. We talk about momentum changing points so frequently and it's something against strong teams you must execute. We'll rebound from this with a good week of practice and be ready to go next weekend."
Results
Doubles
Order of finish: 3, 2
1. #42 Michael Zheng/Nicolas Kotzen (COL) vs. #41 Paul Inchauspe/Filippos Astreinidis (PRIN) 4-3, unfinished
2. Max Westphal/Sachin Palta (COL). Def. Ellis Short/Milan Markovits (PRIN) 6-3
3. Hugo Hashimoto/Jayden Templeman def. Landon Ardila/Aleksandar Mitric (PRIN) 6-0
Singles
Order of finish: 3, 1, 5
1. #1 Michael Zheng (COL) def. #67 Fnu Nidunjianzan (PRIN) 6-2, 6-3
2. #53 Nicolas Kotzen (COL) vs. #40 Paul Inchauspe (PRIN) 7-6(7-4), 3-2 unfinished
3. Max Westphal (COL) def. Landon Ardila (PRIN) 6-2, 6-2
4. #74 Hugo Hashimoto (COL) vs. Ellis Short (PRIN) 3-6, 5-5 unfinished
5. Sachin Palta (COL) def. Evan Wen (PRIN) 6-2, 6-4
6. Thanaphat Boosarawongse (COL) vs. Milan Markovits (PRIN) 6-2, 6-6 unfinished
The Tigers were unable to secure the doubles point and the Lions later clinched the match by a score of 4-0.
Princeton worked to a 10-2 home record with the two losses coming against two top-20 teams in the Lions and the then-ranked No. 19 NC State Wolfpack.
"Columbia played a good match and we didn't do enough to give ourselves the momentum we needed," head coach Billy Pate said. "We started making a push in singles and had a pathway, but we put ourselves in a position where we needed to be perfect. We talk about momentum changing points so frequently and it's something against strong teams you must execute. We'll rebound from this with a good week of practice and be ready to go next weekend."
Results
Doubles
Order of finish: 3, 2
1. #42 Michael Zheng/Nicolas Kotzen (COL) vs. #41 Paul Inchauspe/Filippos Astreinidis (PRIN) 4-3, unfinished
2. Max Westphal/Sachin Palta (COL). Def. Ellis Short/Milan Markovits (PRIN) 6-3
3. Hugo Hashimoto/Jayden Templeman def. Landon Ardila/Aleksandar Mitric (PRIN) 6-0
Singles
Order of finish: 3, 1, 5
1. #1 Michael Zheng (COL) def. #67 Fnu Nidunjianzan (PRIN) 6-2, 6-3
2. #53 Nicolas Kotzen (COL) vs. #40 Paul Inchauspe (PRIN) 7-6(7-4), 3-2 unfinished
3. Max Westphal (COL) def. Landon Ardila (PRIN) 6-2, 6-2
4. #74 Hugo Hashimoto (COL) vs. Ellis Short (PRIN) 3-6, 5-5 unfinished
5. Sachin Palta (COL) def. Evan Wen (PRIN) 6-2, 6-4
6. Thanaphat Boosarawongse (COL) vs. Milan Markovits (PRIN) 6-2, 6-6 unfinished
Players Mentioned
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
Michael Zheng / 0 [COL]
66
23
#2 Singles Match
123
Nicolas Kotzen / 0 [COL]
730
62UF
#3 Singles Match
12
Max Westphal / 0 [COL]
66
22
#4 Singles Match
123
Hugo Hashimoto / 0 [COL]
350
65UF
#5 Singles Match
12
Sachin Palta / 0 [COL]
66
24
#6 Singles Match
123
Thanaphat Boosarawon / 0 [COL]
260
66UF
Order of Finish:
3,1,5
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