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Kunal Gupta
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Men's Tennis Finishes 10-6, Women Disappoint With 2-15 Mark
While neither the men's nor women's tennis team managed to bring an Ivy League title to Columbia this year, the spring tennis season was filled with its customary ups and downs.
Three Lions Make All-Ivy Tennis Team
The Columbia men’s tennis team found itself well-represented on the All-Ivy squad, with sophomore Jon Wong making first-team All-Ivy and senior Mark Clemente and junior Bogdan Borta earning second-team All-Ivy nominations.
Columbia Lacrosse Club Seeks to Earn Varsity Status With Stellar Play
For most sports at Columbia, winning a league title at any level should merit some level of recognition from both the student body and the athletic administration, but in the case of the Columbia lacrosse club, neither of these has been given.
Columbia Lacrosse Club Seeks to Earn Varsity Status With Stellar Play
For most sports at Columbia, winning a league title at any level should merit some level of recognition from both the student body and the athletic administration, but in the case of the Columbia lacrosse club, neither of these has been given.
Record-Setting CU Heavyweight Rowing Leads Fellow Teams into Weekend
The men’s heavyweight rowing team, coming off a historic weekend in which it won the Blackwell Cup for the first time in 67 years and the Maxwell Stevenson Cup for the first time since 1963, will lead all three of Columbia’s rowing teams into action this weekend.
Men’s Tennis Sweeps Matches, Women Winless
The final weekend of Ivy League tennis yielded mixed results for Columbia, as the men swept Princeton and Penn, while the women lost both of their matches to the same schools. The weekend victories gave the men a record of 5-2 in the Ivy League, while the women failed to win a match in the Ivy League this season. Although the men boast an impressive record on the season, it will not be enough to win them the Ivy League title, as Harvard is currently sitting at 6-0 with one match left to go against Dartmouth.
CU Rowing Heads To Yale for Two Competitions
Both of the Columbia men’s rowing teams will be in action this weekend as the lightweights race against Ivy foes Yale and Penn in the Dodge Cup, hosted by Yale.
CU Tennis Enters Final Ivy League Weekend of the Season
The men’s and women’s tennis teams will wrap up their Ivy League seasons against Penn and Princeton this weekend. The men are coming off a disappointing loss to Brown that all but ended their chance of repeating as Ivy League champions.
Columbia Golf Teams Go Seventh, Eighth in Weekend Competitions
The Columbia men’s and women’s golf teams were in action this weekend at different venues, as the men traveled to New Jersey for the Princeton Invitational and the women were home to host the second annual Roar-ee Invitational.
Men’s Tennis Suffers Upset At Brown As Women Still Look for First League Win
The Columbia men’s and women’s tennis teams finished a disappointing weekend that saw the men’s hopes for an Ivy League championship repeat take a serious blow and left the women still searching for their first league win. The men squeaked by Yale 4-3 on Bogdan Borta’s three-set win at number-three singles but were upset 5-2 by a 74th-ranked Brown squad. Both Yale and Brown, on the other hand, swept the Columbia women, who won only one point between the two matches combined.
Golf Returns to Action in Final Tune-Up For Ivy Championships
Columbia’s golf teams will return to action this weekend as the men will travel to Princeton, N.J. to compete with other Ivy League schools in the Princeton Invitational and the women will host the second annual Roar-ee Invitational.
After Disappointing Weekends, Both Tennis Teams Face Brown, Yale
The Columbia men’s and women’s tennis teams will face off against Yale and Brown this weekend, as both teams are looking to right the ship, coming off relatively disappointing weekends.
CU Tennis Falls Victim to Close Matches
The Columbia men’s and women’s tennis teams went a combined 1-3 in a pivotal weekend in Ivy League play. The men defeated Dartmouth 7-0 on Friday and then dropped a heartbreaker to Harvard 4-3 to lower their record to 7-5 (2-1 Ivy). The women were defeated 6-1 by 51st-ranked Dartmouth, and, like the men, lost a tight match to Harvard, 4-3.
Tennis to Face Harvard and Dartmouth in Crucial Matchups
The Columbia men’s and women’s tennis teams will take on Harvard and Dartmouth in matches that are pivotal for both the men and women.
Men’s Tennis Wins Close Match, Women Fall
The Columbia men’s tennis team won a thrilling come-from-behind match against Cornell on Saturday, 4-3, while the women fell to the Big Red, 6-1, in a match that was much closer than the overall score indicated.
Light Blue Tennis to Open League Play Against Big Red
The Columbia men’s and women’s tennis teams’ real seasons begin this weekend with Ivy League play against Cornell. The men will be looking to repeat last season’s stellar performance and defend their Ivy League title, while the women, under first-year head coach Ilene Weintraub, will be looking to improve on last season’s 4-10 (1-6 Ivy) record.
Rallies Leave Light Blue Tennis Winless
The Columbia men’s and women’s tennis teams failed to win any matches over their spring break trips, resulting in a combined 0-6 record. Five of the six matches were against ranked teams, and nearly all of the matches were competitive, despite what the final record shows.
Tennis Teams Prep for League Schedules With Tough Nonconference Matches
While the majority of the student body will leave for spring break sometime in the next few days, the men’s and women’s tennis teams will embark on separate trips on which they will train and play against top competition.
Tennis Brings Relaxation for Men, Army for Women
The men’s tennis team will take a break from competitive action this weekend with its Friends and Varsity Alumni match on Saturday, while the women’s team will look to return to its winning ways after being swept in a dual meet last weekend.
Tennis Fails to Win Set Over Weekend Road Trip
A short-handed women’s tennis team dropped two matches this weekend against Penn State and West Virginia at a dual meet at University Park.
Men’s Tennis Takes Down Army to Continue Four-Match Win Streak
The men’s tennis team added a fourth consecutive victory to its impressive winter campaign, defeating Army, 7-0, on Saturday. The Lions, who are now 5-1 in non-conference play, entered the match as favorites, but refused to take the Cadets lightly. Head coach Bid Goswami reminded Columbia all week that this was the same Army team that ended the Light Blue’s hopes of an undefeated season just three years ago.
Men’s Tennis to Duel With Knights, While Women Face Two Teams at Penn State
The Columbia men’s and women’s tennis teams return to action this weekend as the men take on the 6-1 Black Knights of Army and the women travel to Penn State to take on both the Nittany Lions and the West Virginia Mountaineers. The men will look to continue their winning ways, while the women will look to regain momentum following a two-week layoff due to last week’s snow storm.
Light Blue Takes the Red Storm in 4-3 Win
The Columbia men’s tennis team defeated the Red Storm of St. John’s on Saturday in a match that was postponed one day due to the snowfall on Friday, while the women’s match against Temple was postponed indefinitely. Senior co-captain Jared Drucker, in his return from off-season surgery, led the men’s team and made his presence felt in the 4-3 win with victories in both singles and doubles.
Tennis Continues Nonconference Play Against Temple and St. John’s
The Columbia men’s and women’s tennis teams return to action this Friday in a double header at the Dick Savitt Tennis Center that will see both teams in pivotal matches.
Columbia Men Take Two Wins, Women Suffer Close Loss
The men’s and women’s tennis teams put together outstanding efforts over the weekend and combined to defeat three tough opponents. On Friday, the men comfortably shut out Fairleigh Dickinson 7-0, while the women lost a nail biter against St. John’s, 4-3.
Tennis Competes in Nonconference Matches Before Ivy League Play
The men’s tennis team returns to action this weekend against two non-conference foes following a two-week layoff, while the women’s team will look to continue the momentum it gained last weekend in a sweep of its dual meet.
Dedication Pays Off For Chow
If you listen to Columbia tennis standout Justin Chow explain his story, you will realize that his success comes neither from his technical skill with a racquet nor from his tactical skills on the court.
Lions Tennis Fails to Clear the Net This Weekend
With the men splitting their first non-conference matches of the season and the women losing to both of their opponents, this weekend provided mixed results for the Columbia tennis teams.
Lions Tennis Takes On Non-Conference Teams at Home
With league play just weeks away, the Columbia men’s tennis team begins the nonconference portion of its schedule this weekend with two home matches.







