Michigan
Columbia
Michigan Takes Down Columbia in NYC
2/11/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Feb. 11, 2017
» U-M pulled off three upsets against ranked opponents in the match (one single and two doubles).
» Michigan have gotten off to 5-1 starts in consecutive seasons.
Site: New York, N.Y. (Dick Savitt Tennis Center)
Score: #18 Michigan 5, #19 Columbia 2
Records: U-M (5-1), CU (2-2)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Feb. 18 -- vs Kentucky (Varsity Tennis Center), 1 p.m.
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The No. 18-ranked University of Michigan men's tennis team won the doubles point and four out of six singles matches to take a 5-2 victory over Columbia University on Saturday (Feb. 11).
In doubles, Michigan was able to secure the first point of the match with wins at No. 1 and No. 2. The duo of Jathan Malik and Connor Johnston won their second match in a row while upsetting No. 14-ranked Victor Pham and Richard Pham, 7-5. At No. 2, Runhao Hua and Alex Knight improved to 4-0 on the season by capturing a win over No. 30 Shawn Hadavi and Jackie Tang, 6-3.
The Lions evened the score at one-all with a win at No. 2 singles, before Carter Lin gave the Maize and Blue the one point advantage again with a win at No. 6 (6-2, 7-6).
Columbia gained its second and final point of the match with a win at No. 3 singles before Michigan went on to take victories at No. 5, No. 1 and No. 4, respectively.
Hua put U-M's third point on the scoreboard with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 win at No. 5, while Malik pulled off the upset over No. 87-ranked Victor Pham at No. 1 (6-3, 6-2) to clinch the team victory.
Knight also picked up a victory at No. 4, 2-6, 6-2, 6-2, to claim the Wolverines' fifth and final point.
Up next for the Wolverines is a home match against Kentucky next Saturday (Feb. 18). The following weekend, Michigan will go on its West Coast swing, traveling to Cal Poly (Feb. 26) and California (Feb. 28). U-M will wrap up the trip with a neutral-site match against Oklahoma State on March 2.
Following are match-by-match results
Singles
No. 1 -- Jathan Malik (U-M) d. No. 87 Victor Pham (CU), 6-3, 6-2
No. 2 -- No. 39 Shawn Hadavi (CU) d. No. 83 Kevin Wong (U-M), 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
No. 3 -- No. 100 Jackie Tang (CU) d. Myles Schalet (U-M), 6-4, 7-6
No. 4 -- Alex Knight (U-M) d. Alex Keyser (CU), 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
No. 5 -- Runhao Hua (U-M) d. Will Matheson (CU), 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
No. 6 -- Carter Lin (U-M) d. Tim Wang (CU), 6-2, 7-6
Doubles
No. 1 -- Jathan Malik/Connor Johnston (U-M) d. No. 14 Victor Pham/Richard Pham (CU), 7-5
No. 2 -- Runhao Hua/Alex Knight (U-M) d. No. 30 Shawn Hadavi/Jackie Tang (CU), 6-3
No. 3 -- Chris Grant/Adam Ambrozy (CU) d. Myles Schalet/Kevin Wong, 6-2
Order of Completion: Doubles 3-2-1, Singles 1-6-3-4-2-5
Communications Contact: TJ Garske
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